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Forum: iSpine 04-12-2009, 05:48 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,637
Posted By Katie
Weird complications from pain medications?

Does anyone else have weird side effects from the medications they are taking for pain, etc?

Ever since I started on the heavy duty doses of Morphine, my body has seemed to crash, like the immune...
Forum: iSpine 04-12-2009, 01:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,446
Posted By Katie
Thanks Mary, same to you and your beautiful...

Thanks Mary, same to you and your beautiful daughter. It is actually starting off well so far, so your wishes are working...must be something to do with this special day.
Forum: iSpine 04-11-2009, 03:12 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 8,305
Posted By Katie
So this would be nerve damage caused by the...

So this would be nerve damage caused by the surgery? None of you had it before that?

Scary to think that there could be more problems after surgery than before...I hope this is more of an...
Forum: iSpine 04-10-2009, 03:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,722
Posted By Katie
I hope someone else with more experience chimes...

I hope someone else with more experience chimes in, but I would head to the hospital, quickly.

I have had a numb from the waist down feeling, sort of like the anesthetic at the dentist when it is...
Forum: iSpine 04-10-2009, 03:46 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 7,237
Posted By Katie
I really am impressed that you want to! But then...

I really am impressed that you want to! But then you are so much younger and more energetic ;) My wants went away with just about every other sensation except pain about a year and a half ago.
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Forum: iSpine 04-10-2009, 03:42 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,539
Posted By Katie
Thanks all. Did I miss something though? The...

Thanks all. Did I miss something though? The difference between a myleogram and a discogram?

So I do want a discogram with some pain killers or anesthetic, I guess.

Dr. Bitan is so far above...
Forum: iSpine 04-09-2009, 11:38 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,476
Posted By Katie
Thanks Cathy. I am on a roller coaster of...

Thanks Cathy. I am on a roller coaster of emotions right now, with worrying about the funding coming through, etc.

We did have a marvelous time in the Big Apple though. Our two year old...
Forum: iSpine 04-09-2009, 11:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,539
Posted By Katie
fuzzy, is a myleogram the same as the discogram? ...

fuzzy, is a myleogram the same as the discogram? So my doctor here may be correct? One problem Dr. Bitan had was that the newest MRI was 'fuzzy' in the cervical area. He was able to compare to the...
Forum: iSpine 04-09-2009, 10:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,539
Posted By Katie
Discogram...how common and how good are they?

I saw my local neurologist today in the hopes that he would support my trip to Dr. Bitan in NYC.

I asked him to arrange the discogram with CT scan to help diagnose the lumbar area, as well as...
Forum: iSpine 04-09-2009, 02:09 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,476
Posted By Katie
I had written such a lovely long letter...

I had written such a lovely long letter explaining all of our plans and reasons why Dr. Bitan is doing what he is. Then POOF!, it disappeared when the computer timed out when I tried to send it. ...
Forum: iSpine 04-08-2009, 08:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,466
Posted By Katie
Mary, Is this a steroid shot that is supposed to...

Mary, Is this a steroid shot that is supposed to relieve pain? I've had a number of them, and if it the same thing, it is hard to describe.

First the doctor put in a numbing agent, a freezing...
Forum: iSpine 04-08-2009, 08:51 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,476
Posted By Katie
Sorry, I forgot to answer your other question. ...

Sorry, I forgot to answer your other question. No, there has been no talk about the C7/T1 from anyone (six different surgeons). Dr. Bitan said that the C4/5 will have ADR and C5/6 will be fused to...
Forum: iSpine 04-08-2009, 08:45 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,476
Posted By Katie
Thanks for the heads up Mark. I have been told...

Thanks for the heads up Mark. I have been told that by all of my surgeons so far....cervical first. I have no problems with that as long as I get my lumbar done the same week also. Dr. Bitan has...
Forum: iSpine 04-05-2009, 11:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,074
Posted By Katie
Thanks Dr. J, We booked the hotel you...

Thanks Dr. J,

We booked the hotel you suggested. It originally seemed that they would charge an extra $90 for our pooch, but it turns out to be a security deposit in case he chews the mattress...
Forum: iSpine 04-04-2009, 11:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,074
Posted By Katie
Thanks so much! My husband and I will spend the...

Thanks so much! My husband and I will spend the evening making reservations, etc. My daughter just moved up from CT, and said that Super 8s didn't mind their Great Dane at all, so I'll check them...
Forum: iSpine 04-04-2009, 02:24 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,979
Posted By Katie
Mary, can you call a a friend to look after your...

Mary, can you call a a friend to look after your beautiful daughter for a few hours while you get some sleep eye?
Forum: iSpine 04-04-2009, 02:18 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,979
Posted By Katie
Mary, I am soooo sorry. I have always thanked...

Mary, I am soooo sorry. I have always thanked the lord above that my back problems hit after my daughters had grown up. I would not have been able to cope at all otherwise.

My only suggestion...
Forum: iSpine 04-04-2009, 01:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,703
Posted By Katie
I've sent you a PM ;)

I've sent you a PM ;)
Forum: iSpine 04-04-2009, 06:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,074
Posted By Katie
Hotels between Watertown NY & NYC?

That take dogs? Comfort Inn springs to mind. Anyone travel enough to know what hotels are out there (with very good beds ;) ) within an hour or two of Dr.Bitan's clinic in the northeast end of the...
Forum: iSpine 04-04-2009, 05:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,844
Posted By Katie
Terry and Dr J, thanks so much for all your help...

Terry and Dr J, thanks so much for all your help and knowledge. It is indeed invaluable. I don't know what we would do without your help in so many areas.

Bless you both,
Katie
Forum: iSpine 04-04-2009, 05:47 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,703
Posted By Katie
Do you really think he will want to do surgery...

Do you really think he will want to do surgery that quickly? But getting the answer to my application for surgery may take months, if they approve it at all.

At least he can break the deadlock...
Forum: iSpine 04-04-2009, 05:44 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,703
Posted By Katie
I can't sleep...wonder why. This is starting...

I can't sleep...wonder why.

This is starting to make me angry, yet again. If every other surgeon on the planet who has looked at my case is sure that I have an urgent issue, then why has 'my'...
Forum: iSpine 04-04-2009, 03:11 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,703
Posted By Katie
OMG Terry, don't do that to me! I'm having a...

OMG Terry, don't do that to me! I'm having a hard enough time trying to find a farm sitter on such short notice as it is, for just three days. We might have to take our dog with us, if we can only...
Forum: iSpine 04-03-2009, 08:54 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,476
Posted By Katie
I have to add that the health care here has gone...

I have to add that the health care here has gone downhill dramatically in the past ten years or so. As the government changes, so does the quality.

It really is a good concept, if you can keep...
Forum: iSpine 04-03-2009, 08:35 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,476
Posted By Katie
Some provinces do have two tier health care, and...

Some provinces do have two tier health care, and I'm not against that. Dr. Bitan asked me if I could get an MRI while down there, and when I found out that it would cost ~$2000, I had to decline.
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