Forum: iSpine
02-28-2009, 04:15 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,658
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Forum: iSpine
02-28-2009, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,658
Lots of questions
Dan,
How are you doing? Did you feel the instant relief that everyone talks about after surgery? How bad was the stomach pain? I think I am more scared of the stomach incision pain than...
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Forum: iSpine
02-28-2009, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,103
This is such a scary issue, as I know lots of...
This is such a scary issue, as I know lots of 'healthy people' (people who exercise, eat right, don't smoke and don't drink) who have had heart attacks. My father in law can not take statins and has...
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Forum: iSpine
02-27-2009, 04:07 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,658
Dan,
I tried to get into that trial; but did...
Dan,
I tried to get into that trial; but did not qualify because I had previous litigation regarding my spine. I am a patient of Dr. Zigler and could not get insurance to pay for ADR. I am now in...
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Forum: iSpine
02-27-2009, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,227
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Forum: iSpine
02-27-2009, 03:59 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,909
Bob, That sucks! I feel like just throwing my...
Bob, That sucks! I feel like just throwing my hands up and quitting some days. But then, I get some perspective (usually from my 3 and 5 year old) and realize that this is just a phase. I pray...
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Forum: iSpine
02-27-2009, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,701
I agree with what everyone is saying, get more...
I agree with what everyone is saying, get more opinions. I was referred out of my previous dr's office and told that there was 'nothing else they could do for me'. So, there I was at 28 and told...
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Forum: iSpine
02-23-2009, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 21,172
Justin,
I am so sorry you are facing another...
Justin,
I am so sorry you are facing another surgery. I know that it is not a decision any of us want to have to make. Will your insurance cover this surgery? Or will you have to foot the bill?...
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Forum: iSpine
02-09-2009, 04:49 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,917
Did you wear a back brace after ADR?
Speaking of back braces... were any of you told NOT to wear one after ADR? When I was at the surgeon's office the other day, there was a lady who was one week post op and was just getting a brace. ...
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Forum: iSpine
02-09-2009, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,041
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Forum: Insurance Issues
02-05-2009, 03:12 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,672
I have more than one answer that fits.. I...
I have more than one answer that fits.. I answered 'insurance denied as experimental' I did appeal and was denied again, then gave up on insurance and entered a clinical trial. Surgery in March!...
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Forum: iSpine
02-05-2009, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 18,183
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Forum: iSpine
02-04-2009, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,838
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Forum: iSpine
02-02-2009, 05:31 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,647
Thanks
Thanks everyone for all the encouraging words. I know it won't be long and I will finally be on the other side! Can't wait to be on the road to recovery. In 2 weeks, we leave for a cruise to the...
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Forum: iSpine
02-01-2009, 03:46 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,647
I'm IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am in the Activ-L clinical trial. :) I just got home from Florida today, would've posted sooner; but the internet at the hotel was horribly slow. I saw Dr. Garcia on Thursday and he said I was a...
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Forum: iSpine
01-28-2009, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,188
Leaving for Florida
Hey everyone,
I am leaving for Florida at the crack of dawn tomorrow morning to see Dr. Rolando Garcia. I will see him on Thursday, and do all my pre-op then. I pray that there is nothing that...
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Forum: iSpine
01-28-2009, 02:58 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,705
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Forum: iSpine
01-28-2009, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,612
Holy 'poop', that is nuts. We think we are...
Holy 'poop', that is nuts. We think we are freezing here, because there is a small ice storm going through. You'd think King Kong was destroying the city by the way people are acting! The news is all...
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Forum: iSpine
01-27-2009, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,004
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Forum: iSpine
01-27-2009, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,713
Dale,
I know you want to be off the...
Dale,
I know you want to be off the medications so badly. It is no fun having to take something to function. I would love to not take anything and hope to one day be there; but if doing so means...
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Forum: iSpine
01-27-2009, 03:46 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,066
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Forum: iSpine
01-27-2009, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,885
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Forum: iSpine
01-27-2009, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,612
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Forum: iSpine
01-26-2009, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,733
Mark, I think you hit the nail on the head....
Mark,
Thank you for calling this out to our attention. It looks like you hit the nail on the head, as far as being a solicitor. The user name, is actually a brand name. I went to the profile...
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Forum: iSpine
01-25-2009, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,885
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