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Forum: iSpine 02-08-2010, 10:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,892
Posted By ans
Nurses as patient advocates

It takes a nurse with guts to stand up to a bully doctor. This case is extraordinary and could have consequences for many of us in the long-run.

Texas Nurse to Stand Trial for Reporting Doctor -...
Forum: iSpine 02-02-2010, 03:48 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 14,339
Posted By ans
Mark: I'm sorry about the pain. I'm going to see...

Mark: I'm sorry about the pain. I'm going to see a new PM specialist who has a good reputation. I don't know why they'd put you on an Rx that's not continuous relief (highs/lows). I disliked my UCLA...
Forum: iSpine 02-02-2010, 03:33 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,200
Posted By ans
Wow! No opiates after a 3-level ADR. This is...

Wow! No opiates after a 3-level ADR. This is fantastic and I hope it remains this way for the next 75 years. :)
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 01-26-2010, 02:33 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,646
Posted By ans
Smile Well, Happy Anniversary Barbara!! :D ans

Well, Happy Anniversary Barbara!! :D

ans
Forum: Abstracts and Articles 01-23-2010, 09:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,670
Posted By ans
The Pain Practitioner (free journal)

AAPM - The Pain Practitioner Main Page (http://www.aapainmanage.org/literature/PainPrac.php)
Forum: iSpine 01-23-2010, 09:54 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,127
Posted By ans
Glad Fosomax helped you! I thought this Rx kept...

Glad Fosomax helped you! I thought this Rx kept bone density at a stable level unlike Forteo which I heard "grew" bone.
Forum: iSpine 01-23-2010, 09:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,597
Posted By ans
Wow Eddie, that's great this works so well for...

Wow Eddie, that's great this works so well for you and sorry you're stuck with pain post-fusion. I'm in CA and probably one of the few people who get paranoid on cannabis unless in raw nature. I...
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 01-23-2010, 01:30 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,440
Posted By ans
Dr., I rarely visit now, apologize for how you...

Dr., I rarely visit now, apologize for how you feel, and am of rather low IQ and provide dangerous information. (Well, hopefully not so).

You take care. PM me; it'll take just a mere week to get...
Forum: iSpine 01-23-2010, 01:27 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,597
Posted By ans
*Thank you M*. I may have to go there if I keep...

*Thank you M*. I may have to go there if I keep running into this. My first PM doc - the one who refused to answer questions at UCLA would not sign a scrip post-dated a week in advance as of course,...
Forum: iSpine 01-23-2010, 01:24 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,127
Posted By ans
Thanks B, the 'ol researcher genes kick in. I...

Thanks B, the 'ol researcher genes kick in. I wonder w/DDD if the endplate trabecular network is so distorted as the bone (in my MRI) looks hyperdense. One surgeon said that this is good for...
Forum: iSpine 01-22-2010, 05:01 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,127
Posted By ans
Here's something that may be of consideration...

Here's something that may be of consideration bone experts. My DEXA scan of my hip(s?) was -2.5 to -2.7. However, my CT bone density scan of T12, L1, and L2 was averaged to be - 1.0.

So my...
Forum: iSpine 01-21-2010, 11:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,597
Posted By ans
Thanks Maria and welcome back. Did you get lifted...

Thanks Maria and welcome back. Did you get lifted to OZ in a tornado today? The PM doc was worried about morphine-induced pain (and I read this can happen with methadone). Before my procedure, I...
Forum: iSpine 01-21-2010, 11:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,127
Posted By ans
Oh no. Were you on proton-pump-inhibitors Maria...

Oh no. Were you on proton-pump-inhibitors Maria as they can cause low bone density. Sorry to hear this. - ans
Forum: iSpine 01-21-2010, 08:32 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,597
Posted By ans
Advice please re: meds

Hi Gang. I started on Avinza 30 mg. and wow, what a dream: I feel no morning pain, can sleep at night, etc. - and even think! Then, ~ 1.5 months later I needed 45 mg., and now am on 60 mg. My...
Forum: iSpine 01-21-2010, 08:23 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,127
Posted By ans
I'm glad you're following up on this. My doc said...

I'm glad you're following up on this. My doc said you need a -2.0 bone density for insurance to pay for Forteo. You're doing almost everything right. I'm gonna get an appt. with Regan. This time, if...
Forum: iSpine 01-21-2010, 05:35 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,127
Posted By ans
Bayla, does this same hold re: brittle bones for...

Bayla, does this same hold re: brittle bones for Forteo? If not, maybe a consideration? Best, Allan
Forum: iSpine 01-21-2010, 05:34 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,924
Posted By ans
What about the notion of applying marcane (sic)...

What about the notion of applying marcane (sic) to the disc vs. conventional discography. Does the first method involve pumping the disc pressure, etc.?

If this is a safer method, I wonder who...
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 12-27-2009, 02:37 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 12,062
Posted By ans
J: A doctor who had a one level ADR and who read...

J: A doctor who had a one level ADR and who read a mere 5000 articles before his surgery turned me on to this pain management site. I really like it and hope you find it useful on perusing around: ...
Forum: iSpine 12-27-2009, 04:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,195
Posted By ans
Thanks Mark and so glad you're back!! Do you...

Thanks Mark and so glad you're back!!

Do you have any positive feelings about minimally invasive fusion versus other methods - bearing in mind your above caveats?

Appreciate your and...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 12-27-2009, 04:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,990
Posted By ans
Gil, that sounds amazing. I used to hike and...

Gil, that sounds amazing. I used to hike and cross-country ski under a full moon (but not much). Ahh, youth and no worries. :)

Thanks Mark. Very cute.
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 12-25-2009, 11:30 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 12,062
Posted By ans
J: Are you on pain meds? I can't tolerate...

J: Are you on pain meds? I can't tolerate excruciating pain and stay remotely sane. I found that Avinza, one dose/24 hours has been a blessing for me. I hope that you get everything fixed right and...
Forum: Abstracts and Articles 12-25-2009, 11:21 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,772
Posted By ans
I've been thinking of seeing Dr. Filler and...

I've been thinking of seeing Dr. Filler and wondering "why" re: MRN.

NerveMed | The Leading Nerve and Spine Health Information Resource (http://www.nervemed.com/)

Seems worth it!

Thanks.
Forum: iSpine 12-25-2009, 11:16 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 17,621
Posted By ans
Yes, thanks Larry. I saw a UCLA pain...

Yes, thanks Larry.

I saw a UCLA pain medication doc/interventional type whom I have left. I asked him about doing an S-I rhizotomy and he whined that it would take ~ 7 locals and has ~ 50% rate....
Forum: iSpine 12-25-2009, 11:12 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,253
Posted By ans
Thanks for the responses and John, I hope that...

Thanks for the responses and John, I hope that this fusion will work well till you're 100.

Hmm, my sense is that there really aren't any good methods to deal with annulus' pain e.g. IDET,...
Forum: iSpine 12-15-2009, 12:44 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,253
Posted By ans
I'm not an ADR candidate due to facets. My...

I'm not an ADR candidate due to facets.

My pain mgt. doc at UCLA said re: my pain that "this is as good as it's going to get"; I did not ask if he was thinking re: post-surgery.

But I'm...
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