Dynesys a positive view 2007

[artfav98229]

Hi Nigel

Thank you for starting this thread. I am a candidate for dynesys, and your posts are encouraging. I am anxious to hear from more people before I decide. There seems to be mostly negative experiences posted on the web, while all the published lit seems quite positive.

I hope you have real success and a fast recovery.

Good luck!
Art Favinger

My history:
C6/C7 fusion 7/98
C5/C6 partial laminectomy 11/99
C5/C6 partial laminectomy 11/01
C5/C6 fusion with partial laminectomies at various levels 5/02
Competed in 36 mile bicycle leg of Ski-to-Sea Race 5/03 & 5/04, did just fine
L3/L4/L5 partial laminectomy 9/04

[Maria]

About a positive outcome with Dynesys and hope you'll continue to reap the benefits of a successful outcome! Wishing you continued good healing and health! Thank you much for sharing your outcome!

[nigel]

Hi Art. I think that generally people who have nothing to complain about will generally say nothing. That I think is why you mainly get only bad reviews not just on Dynesys but on things in general. I thought that I would break the trend. Im not going to say its perfect yet still feels like its healing inside but it is no-where near as bad as I was lead to believe although I concede that everybody is different.. If I were you I would fefinately consider the procedure, lets face it it is no real worry as the whole thing is totally reversable. Anyway feel free to ask me more questions if you so wish. Regards Nigel

[nigel]

Thanks for your kind message it was very thoughtful of you. Regards Nigel

[slsunflower]

Hi,

I'm still trying to figure out exactly how they work (and I have a system inside of me!!) - Did you get yours with a fusion? It's a 2-level Dynesys fusion you have?

Thanks - glad you're still doing well.

[artfav98229]

Hi Nigel

Thanks for the response. My neck surgeries were quite successful. Unfortunately it took a few. Ultimately it was decision to not just address what was symptomatic but to clean up my whole neck, but five months after my last neck surgery I was doing yoga, and a year later was biking and canoeing again. I should make more effort to share information about that success.

I do not take surgery lightly though. I thought I'd had my quota. Every time they cut on you there are risks. I'm soaking my raisins, taking my glucosamine, and eating my acai berry capsules. And then there's frozen vodka shots in the evening and the occasional vicodin. My schedule will not permit surgery until after March, so I will continue to explore options, but Dynesis is certainly at the top of the menu.

Thanks again, and good luck to all of you dealing with pain and spine issues. It is a tough road at times.

Art

[nigel]

I just had the Dynesys not bone fusion or anything. If your not sure how it works there is plenty of lit on the net. You said I am do ing better than you what probs are you having? Mine is feeling better every day to the point where I hardly think about it. I can even reach down to put socks and shoes on now. I can still feel it healing inside but less and less now so quite happy at mo. The test of course will be in the new year when I try to return to work then we'll see. All the best Nigel

[mmglobal]

After this thread was posted, I sent email to an old client I haven't spoken to in over a year. He was at my NY conference in 2005 already with his 3-level Dynesys. I got a reply today... he'll be along soon. In case it takes a while for him to post... here's part of the email:

I'll get something together about the Dynesys - so far, so good. I'm even playing tennis occasionally.
Am enclosing my latest eagle ray shot. Taken free-diving in Maui at about 35 feet. Wingspan appeared to be about 6 ft.
Cheers