Upcoming surgery w/Dr Zeegers
It's been a while since I posted on this site. I wanted to let anyone interested know that I have a surgical appointment on April 16th with Dr Zeegers. The base plan is a 2 level adr L4-5 & L5-S1. Dr Zeegers has told me it's possible that he may have to do a hybrid in which L4-5 will be a fused. I'm hopeful that L4-5 will be qualified for the adr but if it is not then so be it. Even though I got 2 other opinions, I knew all along it would be Dr Zeegers. In my mind he is a one of a kind surgeon and person. I also want to give thanks to Mark Mintzer, whom I just recently reached out to for some advice. He's a class act for sure.
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2001 bad fall on ice playing hockey
Apr 2001 lami/discectomy L4/L5 (large rupture)
Aug 2001 lami/discectomy L5/S1
Coccyx dislocated / same fall (Cannot sit)
Aug 2011 pull-start generator - unrelenting low back pain - can only stand for 30 min
Nov 2011 -rhizotomy - makes things worse
22 hours/day in bed
June 2012 - present receiving facet injections every 4 months, only last one helped somewhat
L3-L5 ActivL Surgery w/Dr Zeegers April 16th
Doing great!!!!!
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