Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
04-12-2009, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 20,409
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Forum: iSpine
04-01-2009, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 17,105
I'm very sorry for your suffering and continued...
I'm very sorry for your suffering and continued pain. However, the beginning of this thread is not factual. I'm sure there many failed surgeries. Try to remember, this is elective surgery. There are...
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Forum: iSpine
03-31-2009, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 17,105
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
03-31-2009, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 20,409
L4/5 L5/S1 Mavericks
I'm 3 1/2 days post op. I left the nerve pain in the operating room at Stenum. I only have distraction pain and incision pain. Both are increased by the constipation which is normal for this type of...
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Forum: iSpine
03-31-2009, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 17,105
Enough is enough
I agree with Terry but I'm more blunt. For whatever reason, this poor man's passing from a drug related problem and what his family has had to endure has unfortunately been turned and twisted into...
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Forum: iSpine
03-24-2009, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,454
Thank you Dale.
I'm taking a bunch of...
Thank you Dale.
I'm taking a bunch of movies and reading material.
I decided to leave Saving Private Ryan and U-571 at home. Thank goodness for my Peewee Herman collection!
Bob
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Forum: iSpine
03-24-2009, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,454
Off to Germany
I'm leaving for the airport in a few minutes. I have surgery this Friday. I'll let you know how it turns out.
Bob
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Forum: iSpine
03-21-2009, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,263
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Forum: iSpine
03-21-2009, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,565
It's great to hear you're getting better so...
It's great to hear you're getting better so quickly! I had the same glue after my last discectomy but the surgeon failed to mention it to me. It freaked me out when it started to peel off after a...
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Forum: iSpine
03-21-2009, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,565
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Forum: German Travel (for international patients)
03-21-2009, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,126
Cathy,
I made my flight arrangements online...
Cathy,
I made my flight arrangements online today since I figured the drive would be too long. If you're going to "split" classes, they'll have you purchase the economy ticket then call them to...
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Forum: iSpine
03-20-2009, 01:15 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 11,470
Ali,
You have a pretty good ortho clinic in...
Ali,
You have a pretty good ortho clinic in Loveland, CO, Rocky Mountain Spine. You may want to give them a chance. I agree though, several opinions is the best course of action.
Good luck!
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
03-19-2009, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,060
Based on my experiences, you'll most likely be...
Based on my experiences, you'll most likely be offered fusion of some sort. I started off with one of the "hip and knee joints" in the metro area. 4 surgeons later I had 3 offers of multi-level...
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Forum: Straubing and Bogen, ProSpine, Dr. Bertagnoli
03-18-2009, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,981
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Forum: iSpine
03-17-2009, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,253
Steve,
You may want to get an "estimate"...
Steve,
You may want to get an "estimate" from Dr. Ziglar and any other ortho/ neurosurgeon that will give a cost estimate for multi-level fusion and use that as a comparison.
You may want to...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
03-17-2009, 01:17 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,060
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Forum: iSpine
03-16-2009, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,290
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Forum: iSpine
03-12-2009, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,574
Cathy,
I had to personally show up at the...
Cathy,
I had to personally show up at the ortho clinic to get my records. They acted like I was asking them to work extra hours but the office manager got involved and in 5 minutes I was on my way...
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Forum: iSpine
03-08-2009, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 9,784
Steve,
Congratulations on your "new neck"!!!...
Steve,
Congratulations on your "new neck"!!! I'm sure you've already gotten this but I'll run it past you anyway. Aetna's Clinical Policy Bulletin for ADR is numbered 0591. You can find the 18...
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Forum: iSpine
03-08-2009, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,991
John,
I had my wife read your last post. She...
John,
I had my wife read your last post. She was almost a victim of your original surgical clinic. Although relieved, she's very sympithetic to your struggle. The same clinic was ready to fuse 4...
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Forum: iSpine
03-08-2009, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,802
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Forum: iSpine
03-07-2009, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,802
Katie,
Without trying to sell you on or...
Katie,
Without trying to sell you on or against a surgeon or medical service, I'd like to offer some advice.
Both my wife and I have been mis and maldiagnosed. Had I listened to the first,...
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Forum: iSpine
03-07-2009, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,725
Cindy Lou,
You'll be in my prayers for a...
Cindy Lou,
You'll be in my prayers for a tremendous outcome to your surgery. I hope Mark gives you comfort by being there. It sounds like many people will be there in spirit.
Good luck,
Bob...
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Forum: Abstracts and Articles
03-05-2009, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,186
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Forum: iSpine
03-04-2009, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,707
Kathy,
As he was "lubing up" his glove he...
Kathy,
As he was "lubing up" his glove he joked "I always feel cheap when I do this". My response was "If you think you feel cheap now, I'm making my co-pay with two rolls of quarters". I didn't...
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