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Forum: iSpine 06-08-2012, 07:06 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,860
Posted By mmglobal
I was fired by my pain management doc after about...

I was fired by my pain management doc after about 8 months with him.

"You are too mobile to be having the kind or pain you are reporting", he said.

About a month later, I leaned my head...
Forum: iSpine 06-08-2012, 07:02 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,860
Posted By mmglobal
Wow! I think that most of us who are chronic...

Wow! I think that most of us who are chronic pain patients for a substantial length of time could write a book. I alreay have a title and I've asked my pain management doctor about making a...
Forum: iSpine 06-07-2012, 08:07 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 13,838
Posted By mmglobal
I moved 2 posts by czlc89 to the moderation...

I moved 2 posts by czlc89 to the moderation events forum and banned the user. Here is the email I sent him/her.

I wish I could keep you here at iSpine. You insist on posting in a manner that is...
Forum: iSpine 06-06-2012, 04:51 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,278
Posted By mmglobal
I don't think he's obnoxious... just in pain. I...

I don't think he's obnoxious... just in pain. I suspect that he has very good reasons to be angry. It's just that the negative and confrontational posts do not enhance the discussion. It's...
Forum: iSpine 06-06-2012, 08:14 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,278
Posted By mmglobal
Spine Advocate Banned.... exlpained here: ...

Spine Advocate Banned.... exlpained here:

http://www.ispine.org/forum/16866-post25.html
Forum: iSpine 06-06-2012, 08:09 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 13,838
Posted By mmglobal
I sure hate to have to do this.. but...

I sure hate to have to do this.. but SpineAdvocate has crossed the line. He/She seems to know much about spine and provides some good info, but he/she is unnecessarily rude and antagnostic. It is...
Forum: iSpine 06-06-2012, 04:39 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,645
Posted By mmglobal
If you get a dramatic, positive result from the...

If you get a dramatic, positive result from the injections, the decision to move forward with a rhizotomy will be pretty easy. I would try to get the most targeted decision possible. If you do a...
Forum: iSpine 06-06-2012, 01:55 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,645
Posted By mmglobal
Do you have clear positive facet injections? ...

Do you have clear positive facet injections? Performing a rhizotomy without evidence that the pain is coming from the facets may be ablating tissues with no benefit.

A pain level of zero to four...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 06-02-2012, 08:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,413
Posted By mmglobal
If you are on facebook and are so inclined,...

If you are on facebook and are so inclined, please 'like' the page;

http://www.facebook.com/GuysTrust:

and/or share a link to Guy's Trust on your wall.

Mark

PS... if you are making a...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 06-02-2012, 08:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,413
Posted By mmglobal
Guy's trust

I have recently heard from an dear friend from my early days in the internet spine patient community. Sadly, she lost her 25 year-old son late last year in a paragliding accident. I wish I had...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 06-02-2012, 08:33 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,413
Posted By mmglobal
Favorite Charities

It can be a mistake to allow solicitations on an internet forum. Many forums will not allow this. If you make such a post, you'll be warned about being banned if you do it again and the thread will...
Forum: iSpine 06-02-2012, 07:09 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,643
Posted By mmglobal
Hi Jerrod.... thanks for coming back! And...

Hi Jerrod.... thanks for coming back! And thanks for your willingness to help.

Wiould you mind posting an update here: ...
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 06-02-2012, 06:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 11,697
Posted By mmglobal
Bumping this post and sending PM to cp7959 hoping...

Bumping this post and sending PM to cp7959 hoping for an update. The cervical ADR revision to fusion is an important story.
Forum: iSpine 06-01-2012, 07:00 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,321
Posted By mmglobal
Scared, welcome to the forum! I'm sorry that you...

Scared, welcome to the forum! I'm sorry that you find yourself here... not a good place to be in your life.

You have a lot of pathology mentioned, but they all seem to be small, mild, subtle,...
Forum: iSpine 05-31-2012, 05:31 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,962
Posted By mmglobal
I'm looking forward to a positive report. I know...

I'm looking forward to a positive report. I know MANY successful fusion patients.... here's to EO's becoming another successful patient.

GOOD LUCK!!!

Mark
Forum: iSpine 05-29-2012, 06:29 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,999
Posted By mmglobal
you may find the pain management specialists more...

you may find the pain management specialists more interested in SI joints than the spine surgeons. That is because the diagnostic injections / nerve ablations are quiet lucrative. Even so, that may...
Forum: iSpine 05-29-2012, 05:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,999
Posted By mmglobal
I wish I could find spine surgeons all over the...

I wish I could find spine surgeons all over the world who will embrace the diagnosis of SI joint dysfunction. Unfortunately, I cannot. While I have handled about 1,000 cases now and have dealt with...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 05-27-2012, 12:15 AM
Replies: 356
Views: 77,754
Posted By mmglobal
Magic iPad

This is very clever. The slight of hand is great. The technique is obvious, but I enjoyed this. (a bit long, but I kept stopping and rewinding to understand the tricks.

iPad Magic Demonstration...
Forum: iSpine 05-26-2012, 09:37 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,323
Posted By mmglobal
Frequently, there are 2 components to the...

Frequently, there are 2 components to the injection. One is a short acting local anesthetic will provide relief for one or more hours (depending on how long-acting an anesthetic they use. The...
Forum: iSpine 05-26-2012, 09:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,985
Posted By mmglobal
You must get to a doctor who embraces the new...

You must get to a doctor who embraces the new technologies. That will likely mean going out of town. I would not trust a doctor that does not frequently do ADR's to tell me that I'm not a...
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 05-26-2012, 09:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,862
Posted By mmglobal
I am also 10 years post-op this year. The ADR...

I am also 10 years post-op this year. The ADR surgery was the best thing I have ever done. I have been saying since I was 6 months out.... "If I go bad tomorrow, it was worth it!!!"

I know...
Forum: iSpine 05-25-2012, 07:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,985
Posted By mmglobal
Your MRI report does not sound too exciting.......

Your MRI report does not sound too exciting.... "without significant canal stenosis", "small rent", "small disc displacement", "no siginificant canal stenosis".... You'll probably get answers...
Forum: iSpine 05-22-2012, 02:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,456
Posted By mmglobal
Ellabelle, Welcome to the forum! I hope you...

Ellabelle,

Welcome to the forum! I hope you don’t mind, but I’m moving this thread to the main discussion area where it will get more attention. (You posted in the travel forum that is intended...
Forum: iSpine 05-21-2012, 06:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,962
Posted By mmglobal
EO, welcome back! I'm sorry that you are headed...

EO, welcome back! I'm sorry that you are headed for more surgery. Will Dr. Lam be doing the neck too?

I'm looking forward to reading of your success!

All the best,

Mark

PS... what is...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 05-21-2012, 01:16 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,922
Posted By mmglobal
Total eclipse of the sun in about 15 minutes

It is awesome already. I am looking BRIEFLY through the dark part of an xray... very viewable. Not sure if it's safe... that's why I say BRIEFLY.

How common is a total eclipse with a ring of...
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