Jim..

Maria · #1 (**permalink**) 01-19-2015, 01:53 PM

Is Dr. Coufal doing your surgery? It's been some time now and I've forgotten what you're having done.. revision for ADR.. removal.. fusion?

Glad to read the insurance company approved your surgery and wishing you all the very best with surgery and recovery!

Maria

Jim M2 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-19-2015, 05:31 PM

Dr. Neville Alleyne at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside. He is going to remove the ADR and fuse the level.

mmglobal · #3 (**permalink**) 01-20-2015, 06:38 PM

do you have a date?

Jim M2 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-23-2015, 06:06 AM

OMG, where's my head (for not giving the date earlier)? It's tomorrow morning Friday 1/23. I check in at 9:45a. Surgery starts at 11:15a. They are estimating 3.5 hours in surgery and 2 hours in recovery.

Maria · #5 (**permalink**) 01-23-2015, 03:49 PM

Jim you might already be at the hospital though I just wanted to add well wishes again for the most successful surgery and recovery to alleviate your pain and help with overall functioning! Please let us know how you are when you are able. take good care!

Maria

Jim M2 · #6 (**permalink**) 01-30-2015, 05:20 AM

The holiday Goa website doesn't work. Good thing. In Goa the beggars will chase you. I've been there.

I am 6 days out and doing okay.

mmglobal · #7 (**permalink**) 01-31-2015, 04:04 AM

Jim, I'm very, very, very impressed that you can say '6 days and all is well'!!!! That is awesome!

Your phone is ringing now.

Mark

Maria · #8 (**permalink**) 01-31-2015, 03:27 PM

Hey Jim,
Glad to read you're on the other side and "doing Ok." When you've time and if you've the inclination I would love to read more about your surgery and recovery. I imagine it's going to be day by day for a while though 6 days out and even able to write on a positive note sounds like a great start to me!

take good care! Maria

Jim M2 · #9 (**permalink**) 01-31-2015, 04:39 PM

Hi Maria,

Thank you so much for the nice words. I will write more later.

Jim

Jim M2 · #10 (**permalink**) 02-11-2015, 04:12 AM

Here's what happened. They took out the Charite. They did nothing from the backside. I was released from the hospital the day after the surgery. I don't know what to think. I would like to be fused through the facets and stablized with rods. This was Dr. Reagan's plan.

There is not much difference between pre-surgery and post surgery pain. This makes sense. I'm not fused yet so any motion aggravates the facets.

Dr. Alleyne will probably say something like, "after L5 fuses with S1 the pain will subside." It is a more drawn out and conservative approach. I supposed any backside intervention can still be done if things don't work out. Otherwise I don't know what to think. I am somewhat depressed about the continued pain.

I see Dr. Alleyne late tomorrow. I'll get a full explanation of what he did and why he did it that way.