Forum: iSpine
03-06-2009, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 22,935
Justin,
Good luck. You have found out what...
Justin,
Good luck. You have found out what is wrong, now it just has to be fixed. It's not that easy but I am sure you will find a way.
Sounds like you are in good hands.
We never know what...
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Forum: Community Support - NSR
03-05-2009, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,168
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Forum: iSpine
02-28-2009, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,584
Larry,
You are so fortunate to have kept...
Larry,
You are so fortunate to have kept bugging the doctors until you found out what was wrong with you.
People don't realize just because a test says you are healthy, does not mean you are. ...
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Forum: iSpine
02-26-2009, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,384
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Forum: iSpine
02-25-2009, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,733
Alright CindyLou,
Hurray for you. Now, you...
Alright CindyLou,
Hurray for you. Now, you can look forward to getting rid of some of that pain. i told you insurance companies love fusion.
Honestly, you have been through so much I really...
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Forum: Community Support - NSR
02-24-2009, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,511
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
02-24-2009, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 19,162
Phylly,
Way to go. Keep up those walks and...
Phylly,
Way to go. Keep up those walks and wean your medication when you need to not when you think you need to.
It sounds like you are healing nicely, but remember easy does it.
Runner
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Forum: iSpine
02-24-2009, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,418
Cindylou,
You know how insurance companies...
Cindylou,
You know how insurance companies are with fusion, they just want to fuse, fuse , fuse and fuse some more.
Thinking about that, it is probably a good chance it will qualify. Each surgery...
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Forum: iSpine
02-24-2009, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,418
Cindylou,
Hope all the news in the coming...
Cindylou,
Hope all the news in the coming week (s) is good. I just got an injection in my right SI joint and it is feeling better (I think).
The SIJ started hurting me a couple of months ago and...
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Forum: iSpine
02-20-2009, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 19,187
CindyLou,
Sorry you had pain during the...
CindyLou,
Sorry you had pain during the epidural. I have been getting the injections with a new doc for me and they give me some "happy" medicine and i don't feel much pain during the injections....
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Forum: iSpine
02-15-2009, 07:04 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 22,161
Justin,
I was reading this thread again. ...
Justin,
I was reading this thread again.
I can relate about what you said about slowly deteriorating and what you went through before ADR.
I am looking at 2-3 more epidurals in the coming...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
02-14-2009, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 19,162
Phylly,
Good to hear you are progressing. ...
Phylly,
Good to hear you are progressing.
Hopefully, you will be home soon.
I think the cages are what they put in between the vertebrae (they are cylinders with empty space in the middle)...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
02-14-2009, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 11,833
Adrienne,
I would second that about asking...
Adrienne,
I would second that about asking your doctor about the pain meds.
One internet site you could use for information about medications is Drugs.com | Prescription Drugs - Information,...
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Forum: iSpine
02-14-2009, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 19,187
CindyLou,
You are not crazy. Anxiety and...
CindyLou,
You are not crazy. Anxiety and being anxious are side effects of cortisone. My last cortisone epidural, I was like I had six bottles of Mountain Dew. Also I had difficulty sleeping I...
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Forum: iSpine
02-13-2009, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,965
All of this does not surprise me.
Our health...
All of this does not surprise me.
Our health care is heading toward a regulated/electronic state.
Just last year, I went to a nursing conference where they had the tele robots that have a screen...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
02-13-2009, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 19,162
Phylly,
I was starting to worry but I...
Phylly,
I was starting to worry but I figured you were in just a lot of pain and exhausted from the surgery.
Say, "Hi" to my friends at St. Joe's and I hope they are taking very good care of you....
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Forum: iSpine
02-12-2009, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,054
Sarah,
Anytime. I just get upset when a...
Sarah,
Anytime. I just get upset when a patient's pain is not taken seriously or they are under treated. I have been there and suffering through pain does not help healing. Good luck. Sarah, I...
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Forum: iSpine
02-11-2009, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,054
Oh yeah,
If he wants your pain under control...
Oh yeah,
If he wants your pain under control and wants you using something more than tylenol, tell him what you have available, what works for you and how much pain you are having. 0 is no pain...
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Forum: iSpine
02-11-2009, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,054
Sarah,
This is ridiculous. There is no way...
Sarah,
This is ridiculous. There is no way you should be off pain meds at this point if you are still having moderate to severe pain.
Come on. A nurse told you that? (Is she a real nurse, i.e....
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Forum: iSpine
02-11-2009, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,054
Sarah,
It is a real red flag when i hear...
Sarah,
It is a real red flag when i hear doctors trying to get patients to go down to a medication like Tylenol one week post-op. My spine doctor (neuro) let me taper off pain medications slowly...
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Forum: iSpine
02-10-2009, 05:02 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 12,771
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Forum: Community Support - NSR
02-10-2009, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,427
Re the mom:
She is fortunate that the...
Re the mom:
She is fortunate that the children are doing so well. If you guys didn't catch it, she has been on disability for a back injury.
She was working as a psych tech, which is a pretty...
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Forum: iSpine
02-07-2009, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 22,161
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Forum: iSpine
02-07-2009, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 12,771
Phylly,
It sounds like most of the people on...
Phylly,
It sounds like most of the people on this forum felt better before their surgery. It is perfectly normal.
It is all that adrenalin and stuff telling your back it is ok.
I think you...
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Forum: Insurance Issues
02-06-2009, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,288
Posted under "other".
Mine is a little...
Posted under "other".
Mine is a little unusual but shows what you can do when you put your mind to it and can think a little through the pain.
BC denied as "experimental" and "investigational"....
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