Forum: iSpine
04-14-2009, 10:36 AM
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Forum: iSpine
04-12-2009, 03:25 PM
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Happy Easter and thanks...
Adrienne, CindyLou, Gil, Allan, Sandy, Dale, Kathy and Fuzzy:
Thank you all for your continued support...it means a lot. I'm counting the seconds until I leave--I know my wife is counting the...
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Forum: iSpine
04-12-2009, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 98
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Forum: iSpine
04-10-2009, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 98
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Update
Well, today is a very hard day. I've recently made the decision to take some time off of school.
I'm not doing well to be honest. My reflexes are significantly decreased and I've begun to have...
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Forum: iSpine
04-10-2009, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
Hey Kathy,
It's not me in that pic. I...
Hey Kathy,
It's not me in that pic. I understand about the "treatment shuffle." It can be agonizing. I personally know a lot of docs that will not write for narcotics period. Most of them have...
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Forum: iSpine
04-09-2009, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
Liz...you're awesome, but you know that. :)
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Liz...you're awesome, but you know that. :)
Allan...how far out is your garage booked? I thought you told me you graduated in 1928? By the way, when are you going to hire Maria as your nurse? ;)...
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Forum: iSpine
04-07-2009, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
Hey Kathy,
I end up laughing out loud every...
Hey Kathy,
I end up laughing out loud every time you post. :D You're too funny. I gotta run right now...but I'll answer two of your questions: I graduated in 1998 from high school and my wife...
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Forum: iSpine
04-06-2009, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
Thank you Rosy, Linda, Gil, Terry, Phylly, Allan,...
Thank you Rosy, Linda, Gil, Terry, Phylly, Allan, Kim, John and anyone that has posted recently that I missed. Your support is amazing and I'm so thankful to have such a support system. It has been...
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Forum: iSpine
04-06-2009, 02:21 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
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Forum: iSpine
04-06-2009, 02:10 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
Luckily, I do not have any bowel or bladder...
Luckily, I do not have any bowel or bladder issues and my symptoms did not present suddenly/acutely--these criteria would have required immediate surgical decompression of the impingement. These...
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Forum: iSpine
04-05-2009, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 98
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I just received an email from Dr. Fenk-Mayer. ...
I just received an email from Dr. Fenk-Mayer. Dr. Bertagnoli is taking time during the month of April for a private vacation (rare) and he will also be tied up the last week of April at the Spine...
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Forum: iSpine
04-05-2009, 04:31 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
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Forum: iSpine
03-31-2009, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
Thanks again for the support. Well I saw Dr....
Thanks again for the support. Well I saw Dr. Balderston today at Pennsylvania Hospital.
He said I really need to pursue surgery ASAP and said if it was his back or his brother's that he would...
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Forum: iSpine
03-30-2009, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
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Forum: iSpine
03-30-2009, 02:09 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
Hi Phylly,
I just hopped on the forum. ...
Hi Phylly,
I just hopped on the forum. Thanks for your kind words. Well, out of the 5 DSS/ADR combos only 1 patient is from the US and speaks English. Unfortunately, my situation is...
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Forum: iSpine
03-29-2009, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 98
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DSS info...
I forgot to mention that I heard from Dr. Fenk-Mayer about how many of the DSS-"motion" devices Dr. B has implanted.
30 DSS-"motion" patients // only 5 patients with preexisting ADR(s)
I'll be...
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Forum: iSpine
03-29-2009, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
Update
Well, I haven't been on the forum all that much, but I wanted to give everyone an update.
Over the last 2 weeks, I have been going down hill rapidly. My meds are no longer cutting it, even with...
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Forum: iSpine
03-05-2009, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
DSS Update
Before my hiatus on the forum, I wanted to give everyone an update as to not leave you guys hanging.
About the Surgery: the DSS technology looks very promising to me. From the publications I've...
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Forum: iSpine
02-26-2009, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
Hey Everyone,
I will reply tomorrow to...
Hey Everyone,
I will reply tomorrow to address all of the questions about the procedure (including Mark's below).
I had my 2nd surgery in the last 4 months today (NOT spine related), so I'll...
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Forum: iSpine
02-22-2009, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
Further Surgery Recommended
Drs. Bertagnoli and Fenk-Mayer were able to examine my case in which it took some time as per the "complex decisions" indicated by Dr. Fenk-Mayer.
Further surgery recommended:
Dorsal...
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Forum: iSpine
02-18-2009, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
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Forum: iSpine
02-15-2009, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 19,372
Post-Myelogram Update
(Below is from the "Please post your myelogram experiences" thread and posted here for completeness)
Wow, I have to say I am overwhelmed with the support on this forum. To Everyone: thank you for...
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