Forum: iSpine
05-19-2014, 06:31 AM
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decision
Sounds very reasonable to me especially with a degree of concern or doubt regarding pain generators (or any part of the proposed surgery). Good luck Jim.
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Forum: iSpine
05-19-2014, 06:22 AM
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reply
Jim,
Soft tissue according to Wikipedia:
In anatomy, soft tissues are the tissues that connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body, not being bone. Soft tissue includes...
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Forum: iSpine
05-16-2014, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 10,542
interesting
My Dad was able to eat on his own and that's all it took for him to go to rehab and he hardly was eating then. Couldn't get up by himself, or go to the bathroom or anything else. I mean he was...
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Forum: iSpine
05-15-2014, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 10,542
absolutely
re the questions Mark. Rehab facilities used to be part of the hospital but it seems there is greater $ to be made to often design them as a separate entity w/ rehab, SNF and maybe Alzheimer related...
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Forum: iSpine
05-15-2014, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 10,542
re rehab
I beg to differ on rehab hospital =SNF=Nursing Home. A rehab hospital or facility stay is something that a physician and other qualified health care professionals consider for the patient if the...
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Forum: iSpine
05-14-2014, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 10,542
did you make it
To the beach today? I went to Seal Beach last evening and it was really great there re perfect weather and just perfect place to be. Walked out on the pier and looking to one side saw the sun...
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Forum: iSpine
05-13-2014, 02:46 AM
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re my discograms
Even back then I didn't have the disc above L3 tested (or rather a test healthy disc). L3 had an annular tear and on first discogram was not concordant for pain. L4 and L5 already had surgery and...
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Forum: iSpine
05-12-2014, 03:36 PM
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my experience has been
Per pre surgical protocol re diagnostics Orthopedic Spine Surgeons in CA that I've seen order discograms. I've had 3.
Neuosurgeons order myelograms. I've had 2. I leaked spinal fluid both...
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Forum: iSpine
05-11-2014, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 11
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re pain clinic
AJ,
great news! I am surprised with so much PTSS that any military doctors would not get the treatment of pain as even that can spiral into part of or stem from PTSS.
As an retired RN,NP...
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Forum: iSpine
05-11-2014, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,149
the VA
AJ,
I remember when I worked for the VA in San Francisco in the Neurosurgical unit and the attitude of the fellows and residents on rounds towards patients they thought were "users" or "slackers." ...
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Forum: iSpine
05-10-2014, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 10,542
re house
Well that will probably take a back seat to surgery and recovery!!! So will driving most likely no matter which foot is involved so hopefully your dau will get her drivers license before your...
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Forum: iSpine
05-10-2014, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 11
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at least
looking at your MRI and not knowing what I'm looking at other than the ADR I'd have wondered if it should look like that as well and if it were a reason for concern. I hope your doctor was just...
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Forum: iSpine
05-10-2014, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,949
please excuse my repetitive error!
I am surprised you could decipher what I was asking as I kept writing allopathy when I meant ayurvedic!
Thanks again for answering my questions (esp. when they must have sounded somewhat...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
05-09-2014, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 15,767
re the recumbent trike
I too had one when I was living in Florida and while I found the position better for my low back or tailbone I should say I also found that pedaling up an incline was much more difficult because my...
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Forum: iSpine
05-09-2014, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,949
your post
Thank you for returning and letting us know how you are doing and with the use of eastern vs. western medicine.
I could say quite a bit here with regard to the prescribing of medicine in the US...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
05-08-2014, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 12,626
penny
for your thoughts Gil.. have you scheduled surgery, had surgery, are thinking of how to get the $ to have surgery? Just wondering what you're up to these days and hoping you're doing Ok.
Maria
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Forum: iSpine
05-08-2014, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 9,487
thanks
Once a nurse always a nurse? Hope your recovery is such that the patience you take with getting your new back together and your body as a whole will yield long lasting excellent results you'll enjoy...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
05-08-2014, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 15,767
re report
Mark thanks for updating on Janet. That's just incredible re the law school endeavor and even more so having gone back to take care of an ailing parent. Both photos of Janet are great~ congrats...
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Forum: iSpine
05-08-2014, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 9,487
recovering
I was thinking when you mentioned your foot/feet prob (since I have posterior tibial tendonitis that I made much worse over a period of 5 years) that you may want to break up your walks into shorter...
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Forum: iSpine
05-08-2014, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 10,542
re AFO
Hey Judy,
what does your AFO look like? I think you saw a photo of the one I have. I think that it's the shoe as well that makes it seem like such clunkiness. I'm going to try wearing it with...
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Forum: iSpine
05-06-2014, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 5
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topics
All topics look interesting. Sorry your pain is flared up again and hope it's a short lived course. thanks for going there and gathering the info~
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Forum: iSpine
05-05-2014, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 10,542
re your foot
Judy,
I wonder if it's the posterior tibial tendon/muscle that might be worked on? The reason why I wonder this is because if this detaches or ruptures (in my case) the foot will be totally flat (I...
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Forum: iSpine
05-05-2014, 01:12 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,193
re questions
No problem Richard re questions. I had an L5S1 discectomy (big open surgery) in '89. Symptoms were 8 years of back going out with loads of pain, being off my feet for 2-8 weeks at a time and...
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Forum: iSpine
05-04-2014, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,193
re surgery
When I was considering a 3rd lumbar surgery and after hearing I needed a 3 level lumbar fusion (back in 2000) I decided to wait a bit because I was just reading about ADR in Europe and success with...
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Forum: iSpine
05-02-2014, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,079
just wanted to mention
You may not need surgery or even want it or possibly not yet.. or possibly aren't a candidate. My cervical stuff seemed to have calmed down on it's own but then again I'm not super active yet still...
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