Forum: iSpine
10-08-2009, 03:54 AM
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Excellent point!! Maybe it was only partial. I'll email the asst doc and see what she says. I've bombarded her with emails lately so I'll wait a while before asking. Hey mark, maybe you can ask dr b...
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Forum: iSpine
10-08-2009, 01:31 AM
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Correction
I just found out that I actually got a corpectomy done after all. I noticed it on my discharge papers. I was confused because I specifically recall dr B saying "the good news is that we didnt have to...
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Forum: iSpine
10-02-2009, 03:16 AM
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Wow! Thanks for telling me that Bill. Good to hear then.
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Forum: iSpine
10-01-2009, 11:31 PM
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Thanks for the well wishes everyone.
Today has been better. Im able to sit at he computer for hours with no worsening of symptoms or neck pain. I did some walking and noticed I was able to walk...
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Forum: iSpine
10-01-2009, 06:43 AM
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Here is the link that talks about why implants have to be removed once infection occurs on them. It explains how the bugs can defend themselves on implants! Amazing stuff
Lysostaphin Disrupts...
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Forum: iSpine
10-01-2009, 06:20 AM
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Well, Im 8 days since surgery and its been quite an experience to say the least. I didnt get the worse case scenario (corpectemies) nor the best case scenario (being able to keep my other 2 ADR's). I...
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Forum: iSpine
09-22-2009, 03:37 AM
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Met with Dr B and Dr Sullivan here in Wisconsin today. Apparently my disc subsided deeper into my vertebrea such that I may not have enough bone left to do a fusion with. I guess that when the disc...
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Forum: iSpine
09-11-2009, 06:37 AM
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Saw Dr Delamarter yesterday. His first comment to me was "well, you certainly get around". LOL. I guess he said that because I have been to the very top doctors thus far (Dr Peloza, TBI, and of...
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Forum: iSpine
09-04-2009, 11:49 PM
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Well, the Nuerosurgeon I saw today (who has limited ADR experience but is well known and also listed in Dallas D magazine as one of the top neurosurgeons in Dallas) says that He Strongly disagrees...
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Forum: iSpine
09-03-2009, 08:48 AM
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Yea, I really dont see anything wrong with the strong opinions here thus far, certainly nothing was posted in this thread that deserves banning anyone over. I guess there are some accusations that...
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Forum: iSpine
09-02-2009, 04:52 AM
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Well, I'm not at all offended by any of these opinionated posts. I did my homework prior to going with dr b. I saw way too many success stories to doubt his skills. I had a extremely hard time...
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Forum: iSpine
09-01-2009, 01:37 AM
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Mylogram
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1227/mylogram.th.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/i/mylogram.jpg/)
Looks like the vertebrae is too thin between the 2nd and 2rd disc huh? Thats why the surgeoin...
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Forum: iSpine
08-22-2009, 12:22 AM
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Thx Dale.
Dr B has offered to perform/assist my surgery in Michigan but the doc who it would run through doesnt carry my insurance so it will be at least $6K. I can go to Regan for $10K. My...
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Forum: iSpine
08-19-2009, 09:33 AM
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Forgot to mention that Dr Mignucci did confirm what I always suspected all along about my C4/5 ADR. It aint movin at all. All my x rays whether I am looking up or down, all show this disc always in...
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Forum: iSpine
08-19-2009, 07:44 AM
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I saw Dr Mignucci yesterday, and man, does he ever want to go to town on my neck. LOL. He says I need to take out ALL three prodiscs and fuse at 3 levels. He specifically said that I dont have enough...
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Forum: iSpine
08-14-2009, 11:56 PM
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Wow, I called into the physician asst (PA) and asked her if Dr Mignucci did ADR removals and how many prodiscs he has done. After all, I didnt want to wait 3 weeks only to find out that he didnt do...
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Forum: iSpine
08-14-2009, 06:37 AM
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Interesting conversation here. Anyways,....soon after my last post, I remebered that I had saved "D" Magazine's edition of the best doctors in Dallas (as voted on by their peer physicians). And one...
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Forum: iSpine
08-10-2009, 09:53 PM
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How does one go about finding out whether a doctor is good or not?????
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Forum: iSpine
08-10-2009, 09:46 PM
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Excellent point Bill. Im now starting to agree. I just spoke to mark about this and he kind of said the same thing in that there just aren't that many ADR removal cases out there. It is more...
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Forum: iSpine
08-10-2009, 09:41 AM
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Wow, things have only gotten worse. Just when I said Im not getting nerve pain, I now sense that I do. I have weird pain sensations I never felt before. Its such a deep, deep, deep penetrating type...
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Forum: iSpine
08-09-2009, 10:10 PM
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Well, i'm afraid it is almost as bad now compared to presurgury, it's even more disabling. But it's only my right half of my back, the left side is perfectly fine. This type of pain feels more...
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Forum: iSpine
08-08-2009, 12:51 AM
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Oh my god! Ouuuuuch~!!!! HELLO PAIN!
The last 2-3 days have been unbelievably painful. Though this recent pain about started about 10 days ago. Thank god for pain killers or it would be pure hell. The right side of my back (around the...
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Forum: iSpine
08-05-2009, 12:30 AM
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Thx
Well, I'm very pleased with dr b's efforts thus far. Dr Regan's deal is simply tough to beat, I guess cause insurance is covering the fusion part. Even if dr b was able to go from $18k to $10k, I...
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Forum: iSpine
08-04-2009, 01:24 PM
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Well, if they wont see me, its unlikely I can get my way in just to talk about why they wont see me. And no, I dont have any litigation history whatsoever. Ive looked up this other doctor's...
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Forum: iSpine
08-04-2009, 07:38 AM
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Just remembered
Ya know, I recall something that may have potentially been an issue with TBI. I had taken their psychologist's 500 test questionaire and they said the results were inconclusive. The psychologist said...
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