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Originally Posted by sambo on January 20, 2005
SURGERY DATE: Dec. 7, 2004
AGE AT SURGERY DATE: 34
SURGEON: John Regan, MD
SURGERY LOCATION/CLINIC: Cedars Sanai, Los Angeles
DEVICE(s), LEVEL(s): Charite L5S1
COST =
AMOUNT BILLED: 45,500
INSURANCE ALLOWED:
OUT OF POCKET: I reached my out of pocket max so that's why these may seem low: 3.5k for surgeon, $200 hospital, $600 for vascular, ? for actual Charite device
TRAVEL: one night's hotel room for hubby
EXPLANATIONS?
ONSET OF LUMBAR PROBLEMS, DATE OF INJURY, CAUSE, ETC...:
PRIOR SPINE SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES (IDET, ESI, etc...):
PRE-OP MEDICATIONS:
PRE-OP DIAGNOSTICS (discogram, nerve root blocks, etc...):
PRE-OP NEUROPATHIES (what, where, & degree of pain, numbness, tingling, sexual/bladder/bowel symptoms, etc.):
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):
TIME POST-OP AT ORIGINAL POST HERE:
DESCRIBE YOUR SURGICAL EXPERIENCE:
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: ___ SATISFACTION: ___ [6 WEEKS POST-OP]
FUNCTIONALITY: ___ SATISFACTION: ___ [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?]):
3 MONTHS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN / MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery induced symptoms [leg pain?]):
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?]):
3 YEARS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN / MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery induced symptoms [leg pain?]):
4 YEARS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN / MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery induced symptoms [leg pain?]):
5 YEARS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN / MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery induced symptoms [leg pain?]):
6 YEARS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN / MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery induced symptoms [leg pain?]):
7 YEARS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN / MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery induced symptoms [leg pain?]):[/QB]
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34 yr old Mom of 2 little ones
Hurt back throwing daughter up in the air standing in pool July 2003
Diagnosis: Bulged disc/ annulus tears at L5S1 w/ posterior leak
Tried everything- massage, PT, exercise, chiro, 8 injections, accupuncture, drugs, at home TENS unit
Microdisectomy May 2004- helped a little but not enough- made it worse overall
L5S1 Charite December 2004 w/ Dr. Regan- going through the ups and down of the healing process
Still have lors of SI pain, hip and low back soreness and some leg pain - but very optimistic about future![/quote]
Waiting for an update from sambo.