NJBoats3 Prodisc L4/L5 August 2003

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Originally Posted by NJBoats3 on February 2, 2004

SURGERY DATE:8/25/03

AGE AT SURGERY DATE:48

SURGEON: DR. Richard Balderston

SURGERY LOCATION/CLINIC: Pennslyvainia hospital pa

DEVICE(s),Prodisc LEVEL(s):L4/L5

COST =13100.oo
AMOUNT BILLED:131000
INSURANCE ALLOWED:130000
OUT OF POCKET:1000
TRAVEL:60 miles to philly
EXPLANATIONS?drove hospital stay mon to fri


ONSET OF LUMBAR PROBLEMS, DATE OF INJURY, CAUSE, ETC...pain on and off for the last ten years,last march bent downto pick up a wheel from my truck and that was it !blew the disc out completly was bone to bone at L4/L5

PRIOR SPINE SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES (IDET, ESI, etc...): pt,epedural inj,
PRE-OP MEDICATIONS: oxy contin 160 mg a day,percocet 10/650 three time a day

PRE-OP DIAGNOSTICS (discogram, nerve root blocks, etc...): discogram
PRE-OP NEUROPATHIES (what, where, & degree of pain, numbness, tingling, sexual/bladder/bowel symptoms, etc.):could bearly walk before hand pain was either mild or screaming on a one to ten it was a ten most times ,no sex, blader was normal

PRE-OP CONDITION (Please include %leg pain/% back pain, pain levels, type of pain, ability to work and function, disability status, etc.... be direct, but be as verbose as you need to):
completly disabled, no work,no fun nothing

TIME POST-OP AT ORIGINAL POST HERE:

DESCRIBE YOUR SURGICAL EXPERIENCE:got to hospital at 5:30 am was useing two canes to walk in could not change my own clothes thank god the wife was therewoke up at 2:00pm i knew right away that the pain was gone
RATE FUNCTIONALITY / SATISFACTION AT INTERVALS BELOW:

FUNCTIONALITY:
1. Very poor: much worse... disabled after surgery.
2. Poor: worse after surgery.
3. Neutral: No improvement, or improvements offset by new problems.
4. Fair, some improvement, limitations are still serious.
5. Good, substantial improvement, some limitations.
6. Excellent: no limitations.

SATISFACTION:
1. Very sorry I had the surgery.
2. Somewhat sorry I had the surgery.
3. Too soon to tell, or I'm ambivalent about the surgery.
4. I'm somewhat glad I did my surgery.
5. I'm very glad I did my surgery.

FUNCTIONALITY: _5__ SATISFACTION: __5_ [6 WEEKS POST-OP]

FUNCTIONALITY: _5__ SATISFACTION: _5__ [3 MONTHS POST-OP]

FUNCTIONALITY: _5__ SATISFACTION: __5_ [6 MONTHS POST-OP]

FUNCTIONALITY: ___ SATISFACTION: ___ [1 YEAR POST-OP]

FUNCTIONALITY: ___ SATISFACTION: ___ [2 YEARS POST-OP]

6 WEEKS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN / MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ECT... (discuss surgery induced symptoms [leg pain?]): pain is there butits just a dull ache cutting back on meds, less and less every day
3 MONTHS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN / MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery induced symptoms [leg pain?]): pain allmost completly gone only taking meds if i have a flare up. feet and leg pain at night and in the morning walking4 to 6 miles a day

6 MONTHS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN / MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery induced symptoms [leg pain?]): pain is gone did two months of therapy and now am doing all i did before with no limits .drove a truck to fla and back with no problems ( i drove straight thru 17 hr both ways .fished in very choppy water and still have no problems
Leg and foot pain are gone. also I WOULD DO THIS AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT , I WILL KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED ALL I KNOW IS I GOT MY LIFE BACK
PS I GO BACK TO WORK FULL TIME AS A MARINE OUTBOARD MECHANIC IN THREE WEEKS A PAYCHECKS GOING TO LOOK GOOD BYE FOR NOW
1 YEAR POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN / MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery induced symptoms [leg pain?]):

2 YEARS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN / MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery induced symptoms [leg pain?]):

Waiting for an update from NJBoats3.