Forum: iSpine
12-20-2006, 11:54 PM
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Forum: iSpine
12-20-2006, 04:20 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,322
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Forum: iSpine
12-19-2006, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,753
Yvette,
I have facet arthritis as well, and I...
Yvette,
I have facet arthritis as well, and I wanted to say that I wouldn't let that stop you from having an ADR. ProDisc is easier on the facets because the design doesn't allow hyperextension. I...
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Forum: iSpine
12-19-2006, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,453
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Forum: iSpine
12-12-2006, 03:26 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,389
Today I drove through a snowstorm to Denver for...
Today I drove through a snowstorm to Denver for my 12 week post-op follow-up. X-rays (flexion/extension/lateral bending) were all good. They even gave me a few of the films (they couldn't put them...
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Forum: iSpine
12-12-2006, 03:21 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,408
I'm 27, and only 3 months out from my ADR...
I'm 27, and only 3 months out from my ADR (ProDisc). I just got an order today for a facet block. I was told I had facet arthritis years ago, and even had a successful block, but got pregnant and...
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Forum: iSpine
12-09-2006, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,780
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Forum: iSpine
12-09-2006, 12:57 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,534
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Forum: iSpine
12-09-2006, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,780
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Forum: iSpine
12-08-2006, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,641
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Forum: iSpine
11-28-2006, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,027
I know the feeling of walking into the office,...
I know the feeling of walking into the office, perversely hoping you'll be told there's something drastically wrong on your films, just so you have an answer for your pain. I'm so grateful that I...
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Forum: iSpine
11-28-2006, 04:18 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,027
I'm no expert, but I believe the lami defect is...
I'm no expert, but I believe the lami defect is because they remove a part of the bone surrounding the nerve root's exit, to give it more room, hopefully decreasing irritation on it. That shows in...
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Forum: iSpine
11-21-2006, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,187
I specifically asked Dr Janssen about using my...
I specifically asked Dr Janssen about using my TENS unit in the future, and he said no problem. No warning about where to place the pads or not, just a shrug and a 'go ahead'. I haven't used it yet...
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Forum: Community Support - NSR
11-18-2006, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,597
This is the first time I've read this...
This is the first time I've read this thread-thanks for moving it. I find it funny how often the date of Sept 19 came up in it. Funny to me because that was my surgery date, and the start of my new...
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Forum: iSpine
11-15-2006, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,389
Well, tomorrow is 8 weeks! I'm tired and sore...
Well, tomorrow is 8 weeks! I'm tired and sore after a long pilates PT session yesterday. I'm trying again to not take the last 30 mg of Avinza (long-acting morphine). It only lasted 2 1\2 days...
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Forum: iSpine
11-14-2006, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 8,942
Welcome!
Hi!
Sorry to hear you're in pain, but you've come to the right place! It sounds from your other thread that you're looking into laminectomy/discectomy. Been there! My docs wouldn't even talk...
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Forum: iSpine
11-09-2006, 04:01 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,003
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Forum: iSpine
11-09-2006, 03:58 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,923
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Forum: iSpine
11-08-2006, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,389
I went back to work!
Monday was my first day back to work, for a 4 hour day. And it was pretty good. It was the first time I'd really noticed how much more movement I have in my lower back. It was kind of...
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Forum: iSpine
11-06-2006, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,003
More Neurontin!!:p That's great!!:D
If it...
More Neurontin!!:p That's great!!:D
If it helps here's a list of docs who participated in the ProDisc trials in the US-I don't know where you are, so who's close to you.
Hyun W. Bae,...
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Forum: iSpine
11-03-2006, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,365
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Forum: iSpine
11-01-2006, 02:00 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,389
6 Week PostOp
Well, I just got home from my 6 week post-op appointment with Dr. Janssen. He was so thrilled with my recovery, he wouldn’t stop going on and on to the doctor from the UK that was there with him...
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Forum: iSpine
10-24-2006, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,718
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Forum: iSpine
10-22-2006, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,389
You know what the hardest part is-I've been in...
You know what the hardest part is-I've been in pain so long, that I actually have to consiously tell my brain-'hey, relax that muscle, it doesn't hurt there anymore'. I can actually reduce my pain a...
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Forum: iSpine
10-22-2006, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,389
Success story for L4-5 ProDisc in USA
Just wanted to add my 2 cents about the great care I got right here in the USA-Denver, CO. Dr. Michael Janssen did a one level ProDisc at L4-5 on Sept 19, 2006. I am now 4 1\2 weeks out from...
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