KrisL Prodisc (size M, 6 degrees) at L5-S1 June 2004

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Originally Posted by KrisL on September 8, 2004

SURGERY DATE: 10 june 2004

AGE AT SURGERY DATE: 31

SURGEON: Dr Branth/Dr Bowald

SURGERY LOCATION/CLINIC: Stockholm Spine Center,
Sweden

DEVICE(s), LEVEL(s): Prodisc (size M, 6 degrees) at
L5-S1

COST = Don't know, all covered by insurance
AMOUNT BILLED:
INSURANCE ALLOWED:
OUT OF POCKET:
TRAVEL:
EXPLANATIONS?

ONSET OF LUMBAR PROBLEMS, DATE OF INJURY, CAUSE,
ETC...: 21 May 2002. Got smacked during a soccergame,
a player fell on my shoulders and compressed my spine
witch resulted in a fractured L1 and injured L5-S1

PRIOR SPINE SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES (IDET, ESI,
etc...): All conservative: intense PT, waterrehab,
acupuncture, massage, Ultrasound, traction e t c...

PRE-OP MEDICATIONS: Paraflex Comp

PRE-OP DIAGNOSTICS (discogram, nerve root blocks,
etc...): CT, MRI and Discogram (which clearly showed
that L5-S1 had a paingenerating anular tear)

PRE-OP NEUROPATHIES (what, where, & degree of pain,
numbness, tingling, sexual/bladder/bowel symptoms,
etc.):
Early on tingling in legs but it subsided.

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):
Constant pain across lumbar, in groin and hips. No
legpain however.
Steady about 4, if pushed (=standing, sitting >10 min,
running, climbing stairs e t c) up to 8-9/10.
Pain in lumbar was moaning, dull. A bit more sharp in
the groin/hip area.

TIME POST-OP AT ORIGINAL POST HERE: 3 months

DESCRIBE YOUR SURGICAL EXPERIENCE:
Very good all together, excellent staff.
Was very dizzy and nauseus the first 2-3 days due to
low bloodpressure (had epidural which can lower BP)
but got medication for it.
After epidural was drawn I had strong tablets which in
turn also made me dizzy. Cut the dose in half and felt
much better!
Was allowed to get up the day after surgery and I
loved it! Got mobile very fast and got around the
place with some speed.

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: _4__ SATISFACTION: __5_ [6 WEEKS POST-OP]

FUNCTIONALITY: __5_ SATISFACTION: _5__ [3 MONTHS
POST-OP]

FUNCTIONALITY: ___ SATISFACTION: ___ [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?]):
Get tired fast in the backmuscles. Still get pain when bending backwards. A little pain in the hip/groin area.

3 MONTHS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN /
MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery
induced symptoms [leg pain?]):
PT on land was a little too heavy, I got tired fast in the back. Doing water therapy now. My back is still rather flat and I avoid bending backwards due to pain but I have no radiating pain.
My doctor thinks it´s because my muscles still cramp up, they're just used to doing that after the last two years. Will subside, even if slow.
But I'm painfree when I don't push it and it's lovely!
Just had my 3 months check up yesterday and am awaiting x-ray answers, everything seems fine.

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

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 KrisL.