Forum: iSpine
11-23-2011, 01:55 AM
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Views: 6,662
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Forum: iSpine
12-31-2009, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 16,718
Had the radio frequency ablation and am back...
Had the radio frequency ablation and am back home. The surgeon said that from my pain responses during the procedure, he burned each level 6 times. Most only need 1. The anasthesiologist also...
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Forum: iSpine
12-31-2009, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 16,718
I will be having a rhizotomy from C2-C6 (left...
I will be having a rhizotomy from C2-C6 (left side) in a few hours. I had good success with the first block. Not so much with the second, but I have decided to move forward with it. I'll let...
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Forum: iSpine
11-21-2009, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,511
Am I dreaming!!??? Did I really just sleep...
Am I dreaming!!??? Did I really just sleep through the night and wake up without feeling like I was going to die?? I do want to scream from the rooftops but I can't do that just yet, lol. I am no...
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Forum: Community Support - NSR
11-20-2009, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,416
I forgot to post this but it is sad that the...
I forgot to post this but it is sad that the independent pharmacy is a thing of the past. They just cannot compete. In college I was a pharmacy tech at Wal-Mart and our selling price of some...
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Forum: iSpine
11-20-2009, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,511
Update C7-T1 fusion
After posting about how great I felt after surgery the inevitable crash came and a day after I did a complete 180. I felt horrible, I thought I made the wrong choice, I hurt so bad, etc. Well,...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
11-19-2009, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 12,761
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Forum: iSpine
11-19-2009, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 10,868
I read about them a few years back and thought...
I read about them a few years back and thought nothing of it because I don't smoke (tobacco or pot). You see them in the ad in the back of magazines but I've seen them advertised in more mainstream...
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Forum: iSpine
11-17-2009, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 10,868
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Forum: Community Support - NSR
11-16-2009, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,416
I am totally with you. With the health care...
I am totally with you. With the health care profession you would think that extra attention would be given to prevent errors but I have found this not to be the case at all. I catch an error with...
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Forum: iSpine
11-16-2009, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 10,868
Thanks guys. I am pretty much on my last leg...
Thanks guys. I am pretty much on my last leg with medication as I have tried everything in every combination imaginable. I am very worried about trying MM because of how terrible it used to make me...
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Forum: iSpine
11-15-2009, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 10,868
Medical Marijuana and nerve pain
I don't want to break any rules here and definitely don't want to get anyone in trouble but I am looking for people with experience using marijuana for pain. I have been on every medication possible...
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Forum: iSpine
11-13-2009, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,602
Thanks for posting that Mark. It's 3am, the...
Thanks for posting that Mark. It's 3am, the nurse woke me up, and I can't sleep so I decided to give an update.
I am feeling much better post-op from this surgery than any other surgery thus far....
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Forum: iSpine
10-21-2009, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,304
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Forum: iSpine
10-21-2009, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,304
I really need help
Despite multiple spine surgeries I am still in horrible severe pain. I thought that I finally found the main pain generator. My problem is that the neurosurgeon disagrees. Despite an MRI that...
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Forum: iSpine
09-14-2009, 04:09 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,602
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Forum: iSpine
09-12-2009, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,602
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Forum: iSpine
09-12-2009, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,602
VATS fusion T3-4 and T6-7 post-op
Had the VATS fusion at T3-4 and T6-7 with Dr. John Regan yesterday. The post op pain is unreal. I am having an extremely hard time breathing due to the surgical pain and pain from the chest tube. ...
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Forum: iSpine
09-10-2009, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,605
Healthcare Debate
I would hope everyone on this board is having an active role in the current healthcare debate. My situation is a perfect example of the failure of the current system and I'm sure everyone else here...
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Forum: iSpine
09-10-2009, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,075
Thanks guys. Dr. Regan was very short and to be...
Thanks guys. Dr. Regan was very short and to be honest didn't really seem interested in my symptoms. This really doesn't matter to me because I am not seeing him for his diagnostic skill as I have...
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Forum: iSpine
09-10-2009, 02:34 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,075
Update
The struggle continues. It has been hard. The first year I prayed that this pain would end. The second year I prayed for death. I feel like I am finally going to make some progress.
After much...
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Forum: iSpine
08-15-2009, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,634
Just an update.
Still in severe pain. I just finished my cervical discogram and the total pain generating disc cound is. C7-T1, T3-4, T6-7, T7-8 (questionable). T1-2 is a likely pain generator but cannot be...
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Forum: iSpine
08-15-2009, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,692
Fuzzy,
What levels are being done? You...
Fuzzy,
What levels are being done? You can guestimate the area needed to be shaven by the corresponding disc level (especially if you have MRI's as a reference). For instance, my C5-6 disc is...
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Forum: iSpine
07-29-2009, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,379
Are you on any type of GABAergic drug? These...
Are you on any type of GABAergic drug? These include the benzodiazepines (valium, xanax, lorazepam, etc.), lyrica, neurontin, baclofen? If so, this may be contributing to your problem. Check out...
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Forum: iSpine
06-28-2009, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,780
The discogram was performed in New Orleans. I...
The discogram was performed in New Orleans. I made an appt. at TBI for the following Tuesday with the intention of bringing the results. Regardless of what my surgeon who performed my last surgery...
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