Forum: iSpine
04-09-2008, 07:25 AM
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So, minor milestone, my first 24 hours without...
So, minor milestone, my first 24 hours without even tylenol for pain! It only took a week and a half to get off the opiates, and amazingly I don't feel like I drank 14 pots of coffee in withdrawl! ...
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Forum: iSpine
03-30-2008, 01:22 AM
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18 months post-op and expecting!!
Just found out we're expecting baby #2! This may be an interesting challenge as I was still on some opiates until yesterday when the second line appeared! My surgeon cleared me to carry a baby as...
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Forum: iSpine
10-03-2007, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 26
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One Year since surgery!
The one year anniversary of my surgery came and went with nary a thought. I'm still on some painkillers, but much happier with the pain levels than before surgery. At least the painkillers work. ...
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Forum: iSpine
04-12-2007, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 26
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Just an update
I'm just past 6 months post-op, and doing pretty well. I had a facet rhizo just under a month ago. It seems to have reduced the sharp pain I had near the surface of my back. The day after the...
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Forum: iSpine
01-09-2007, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 26
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Facets injected today!
3 1\2 months post op and had my facets injected today. I feel great right now, though the doc warned me that would only last most of today as the local anesthetic is still around. The next week...
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Forum: iSpine
12-12-2006, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 26
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Today I drove through a snowstorm to Denver for...
Today I drove through a snowstorm to Denver for my 12 week post-op follow-up. X-rays (flexion/extension/lateral bending) were all good. They even gave me a few of the films (they couldn't put them...
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Forum: iSpine
11-14-2006, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 26
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Well, tomorrow is 8 weeks! I'm tired and sore...
Well, tomorrow is 8 weeks! I'm tired and sore after a long pilates PT session yesterday. I'm trying again to not take the last 30 mg of Avinza (long-acting morphine). It only lasted 2 1\2 days...
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Forum: iSpine
11-08-2006, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 26
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I went back to work!
Monday was my first day back to work, for a 4 hour day. And it was pretty good. It was the first time I'd really noticed how much more movement I have in my lower back. It was kind of...
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Forum: iSpine
11-01-2006, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 26
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6 Week PostOp
Well, I just got home from my 6 week post-op appointment with Dr. Janssen. He was so thrilled with my recovery, he wouldn’t stop going on and on to the doctor from the UK that was there with him...
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Forum: iSpine
10-22-2006, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 26
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You know what the hardest part is-I've been in...
You know what the hardest part is-I've been in pain so long, that I actually have to consiously tell my brain-'hey, relax that muscle, it doesn't hurt there anymore'. I can actually reduce my pain a...
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Forum: iSpine
10-22-2006, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 26
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Success story for L4-5 ProDisc in USA
Just wanted to add my 2 cents about the great care I got right here in the USA-Denver, CO. Dr. Michael Janssen did a one level ProDisc at L4-5 on Sept 19, 2006. I am now 4 1\2 weeks out from...
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