Forum: iSpine
03-02-2010, 07:14 AM
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re ProDisc L4/5
Greg,
You have been through the ringer.
I believe you should trust your instincts when it comes to your health. So if you feel something is wrong that the doctors are missing, you are probably...
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Forum: iSpine
03-02-2010, 02:48 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,457
questions
Greg,
How do you know you are having an inflammatory reaction to the disc? Have you had inflammation markers checked? Does a myleogram show fluid around the disc, indicating inflammation?
I...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
02-28-2010, 04:40 AM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
Maria,
Glad you are feeling better. ...
Maria,
Glad you are feeling better.
Probably Sunday or later I can call you.
It has been a busy week. Watching the Olympics right now and then have to put the kids to bed. I have to "chase"...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
01-30-2010, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
Yes,
Once a nurse, always a nurse.
There...
Yes,
Once a nurse, always a nurse.
There are plenty of jobs available and different kinds for different folks. Like you, I will have to go on interviews again. Been 8 years since I last...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
01-29-2010, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
D,
You know what it is like. Crazy. Some...
D,
You know what it is like. Crazy. Some things I remember, others I don't or it comes to me the next day.
I am sure it is the meds.
Like the other day, forgot what to call an "umbrella". "That...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
01-27-2010, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
Hey Maria,
I am going through that WC stuff...
Hey Maria,
I am going through that WC stuff too. I am sure you can relate.
I just miss working.
I am glad your spine has calmed down. Hope it stays that way.
I think by the time I actually...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
01-22-2010, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
update
Haven't been on here for a while. I have looked and peeked but not really delved into this site for about two months. Other words I was snacking but not spending my meals here. Just would check in...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
01-22-2010, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,284
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Forum: iSpine
10-16-2009, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,006
Gil,
Just speaking from personal experience:...
Gil,
Just speaking from personal experience: Last year, I was on oxycodone for a few months and it wasn't too difficult to get off of them. I did a slow taper, which is advisable if you are...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
10-06-2009, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
09-24-2009, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
Update
Looks like I am pushing my surgery back further or forward may be the word I am looking for as I try to get ADR.
Still before the end of the year.
Hopefully soon as I am getting real tired of being...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
08-23-2009, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
08-12-2009, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
How's everyone doing?
I rescheduled my...
How's everyone doing?
I rescheduled my surgery for before the end of the year. I wish it was tomorrow but it is not.
I am in severe pain tonight and didn't do anything out of the ordinary today....
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
07-28-2009, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
Cindylou,
Thanks for thinking of me. I am...
Cindylou,
Thanks for thinking of me. I am doing ok. Some days better than others. Some days I get almost nothing done.
Seem to be able to stay awake and alert a little more today. The side...
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Forum: iSpine
07-17-2009, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,671
Mark,
I had two arthroscopic knee procedures...
Mark,
I had two arthroscopic knee procedures so don't take this as verbatum because the last one was years ago.
RICE: Rest, ice, compression, elevation.
I think it still applies. I didn't...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
07-17-2009, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
Dale,
My next step is to wait.
I have to...
Dale,
My next step is to wait.
I have to write my appeal but first I need to finish gathering information.
I think I will get surgery within the year but I don't know for sure what kind it...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
07-11-2009, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
Dale,
I think you misunderstood me. The...
Dale,
I think you misunderstood me. The surgery wasn't denied because of scar tissue; it was denied because of "no peer-review long-term studies, and not enough people in studies showing...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
07-07-2009, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,442
Cathy,
I just wanted to tell you that the...
Cathy,
I just wanted to tell you that the tightness will go away with time and stretching.
I started PT at three months after my ADR and it helped a lot. One of the things i didn't expect was...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
07-07-2009, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
RE: what happened.
Cindylou and DShobbies,
Supposedly, it was my decision to have an ADR or a fusion (AlIF) at L5/S1, but my surgeon called me Sunday and told me he could not do an ADR.
Apparently, the surgery can...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
07-07-2009, 03:00 AM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
07-03-2009, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
Got it Cindylou,
Thanks a bunch for your...
Got it Cindylou,
Thanks a bunch for your help and well wishes.:)
Went to hospital for blood test, and I got nauseous thinking about the upcoming surgery.
Can you say i am a wee bit nervous??:(
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
07-03-2009, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
07-01-2009, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
06-30-2009, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
Thanks Cindylou,
Things are getting closer...
Thanks Cindylou,
Things are getting closer and closer.
i run the gamut from being calm to being nervous or jumpy, or whatever you call it.
I sent you a PM. Thanks so much for your wishes.
I...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
06-17-2009, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 278
Views: 49,834
Thanks CindyLou,
Doing ok. In a lot of pain...
Thanks CindyLou,
Doing ok. In a lot of pain today.
Am kind of looking forward to surgery.
Start all my preop things next week.
Like giving blood for the surgery and preop tests.
I already...
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