Forum: iSpine
10-21-2009, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,468
So sorry to read about this. As Katie...
So sorry to read about this. As Katie said...there but for the grace of God....yes it could have been I and so glad it wasn't. It is scary to read about this as I was almost there at one point...
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Forum: iSpine
10-21-2009, 02:41 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,665
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Forum: iSpine
07-24-2009, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,741
Thanks for the info Dale.
I saw you post...
Thanks for the info Dale.
I saw you post about the blood type diet before and I looked it up. I saw that I love everything it says I should avoid which didn't make me happy. On the other hand it...
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Forum: iSpine
07-24-2009, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,741
Hi Katie,
Lucky for me I am not in severe...
Hi Katie,
Lucky for me I am not in severe pain any longer (knock on wood). I have not found anything that doesn't make me sick and take cares of my pain. At my worst before my first discectomy I...
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Forum: iSpine
07-20-2009, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,499
You just gave me some of my own validation. ...
You just gave me some of my own validation.
The first thing I ever had wrong with my back was an annular tear. That was 1998. I never got better and continued to have leg pain for years. I was told...
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Forum: iSpine
07-20-2009, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,741
Hi Katie,
I am also a redhead and have bad...
Hi Katie,
I am also a redhead and have bad reactions to most pain meds. I prefer the pain to the side effects.
Fentynyl patches also had me sick as a dog and hunched over the toilet after only...
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Forum: iSpine
06-26-2009, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,472
Hi There,
I live in bay area. I have an OS...
Hi There,
I live in bay area. I have an OS that practices at John Muir in walnut creek. I think he has an office in concord. I see him in Vallejo as he has an office there too. I think he is...
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Forum: iSpine
04-02-2009, 04:04 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,940
Hi Mary,
I don't post too often anymore but I...
Hi Mary,
I don't post too often anymore but I am always around reading the posts. I can so relate to your experience.
It seems that because your Doc doesn't understand the source of your pain...
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Forum: iSpine
11-24-2008, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,371
John,
You mention the angle of your pedicle...
John,
You mention the angle of your pedicle screws....All 4 of mine are angled different, so much so I asked my surgeon if I had tweaked them. He said it is just the way he had to put them in. I...
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Forum: iSpine
11-23-2008, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,371
I am going to knock on wood after reading this...
I am going to knock on wood after reading this one. It will be 2 years in Feb since my dynesys and while I'm still activity restricted my pain is so much less. I do get the pain down to my ankle with...
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Forum: iSpine
11-12-2008, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,396
That is a heart breaking story.
I had the...
That is a heart breaking story.
I had the one level dynesys fusion in Vallejo, Ca with 4 day hospital stay for about $80,000. I was lucky to have Ins cover all of it.
I wonder what the finance...
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Forum: iSpine
11-11-2008, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,719
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Forum: iSpine
11-06-2008, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,198
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Forum: iSpine
11-06-2008, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,198
Strange new pain/sensation.
The past few days I have been having a strange new nerve type pain. I get it on the back of my calf on the outer side and down to my ankle. It feels as though some one is plucking my nerve like a...
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Forum: iSpine
10-18-2008, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,927
I had such high hopes for my day today. I had...
I had such high hopes for my day today. I had totally intended to go out shopping on my own. Try to soak in some sunshine and just be...react only to what actually was, not what I fear it will be. It...
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Forum: iSpine
10-17-2008, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,927
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Forum: iSpine
10-11-2008, 01:13 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 24,819
Rob,
I got the twitching mostly in my thighs...
Rob,
I got the twitching mostly in my thighs and calves. I recall it started soon after surgery. I also had bad muscle spasms. The twitching didn't hurt and I could see it under the skin. Like Dale...
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Forum: iSpine
10-10-2008, 02:44 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 24,819
Hi Rob,
I don't know if it is usual or normal...
Hi Rob,
I don't know if it is usual or normal but I had it for a long time after surgery and still get it at times. Exercise also made mine worse. The good news for me is I hardly get it anymore at...
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Forum: iSpine
09-18-2008, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,363
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Forum: iSpine
09-15-2008, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,363
Maria,
You have a great point! It is really...
Maria,
You have a great point! It is really hard to be on your toes and ask all the right questions, comprehend the answers, and formulate any follow up questions when you are in pain and in a fog...
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Forum: iSpine
09-15-2008, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,363
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Forum: iSpine
09-10-2008, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 20,106
Mark,
Wow I haven't been here for a...
Mark,
Wow I haven't been here for a bit...sorry to hear you are having problems again with your neck. Good luck with your decision and your surgery if you decide to go forward. Sounds like your...
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Forum: iSpine
08-06-2008, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,110
Hi Rob,
Sorry I haven't been around for a bit....
Hi Rob,
Sorry I haven't been around for a bit. It sounds like you are being treated for leg cramps/spasms which while I had those after surgery was totally different from RLS. I know of quinine for...
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Forum: iSpine
07-17-2008, 03:33 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,730
So well put Dale!
I consider my Dynesys at...
So well put Dale!
I consider my Dynesys at L5-S1 a success to the extent I am not in bed on ice and drugs for weeks at a time. I still have a great deal of limitations as in work, sports, lifting,...
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Forum: iSpine
07-15-2008, 01:20 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,110
Rob,
I don't remember when your surgery was...
Rob,
I don't remember when your surgery was but I know with the exception of my right hamstring my cramping is almost all gone.
I sleep with a body pillow and some how I manage to be almost on my...
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