Forum: iSpine
02-02-2009, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,800
Maybe I'm just lucky
I have been on a prescription anti-inflammatory for so many years I can't remember - probably twelve or more, for arthritis since my late 40's. First it was Arthrotec and then Celebrex when it came...
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Forum: iSpine
09-08-2008, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,405
Nerves can recover
Hi KL,
I'm so sorry to hear about your short-term outcome. If they docs are optimistic, I'd go with them. If nerves are damaged, but not severed, they usually do recover, slowly. Our son was in an...
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Forum: iSpine
08-14-2008, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,165
Scared!
Okay, so here's my dilemma.My c-spine is a mess. I haven't had surgery. I am 100% fine! NO PROBLEMS. I can do everything I want to as far as my spine is concerned. I feel good. I cycle as much as...
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Forum: iSpine
07-24-2008, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,542
Good news
Well, Linda, I think you are on the right track. Dr. Regan's recommendation sounds reasonable, and his expectations for your recovery are downright inspiring. Did he say what exactly was causing the...
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Forum: iSpine
06-09-2008, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,541
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Forum: iSpine
05-18-2008, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 12,445
Dear Anastasia,
It is wonderful to read your...
Dear Anastasia,
It is wonderful to read your post and realize how far you have come. No doubt things will continue to improve for months still to come.
Your story and others where there are...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
03-28-2008, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 29,141
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Forum: iSpine
03-25-2008, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,290
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Forum: iSpine
02-10-2008, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,375
Anyone know about Spine Nevada?
It is looking like I'm finally going to have to bite the bullet on my c-spine problems after 4 years. But there are still so many unknowns to ADR that I hoped might be answered in that time.
I am...
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Forum: iSpine
02-10-2008, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,425
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Forum: iSpine
01-29-2008, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 20,988
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Forum: iSpine
12-31-2007, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,823
"Too tall" ADR implants????
I wonder if any docs are doing research on this phenomenon of supposedly too tall ADR implants, leaving patients in pain, which have been the subject of some posts on various forums. I wonder if...
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Forum: iSpine
11-20-2007, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,532
I'm confused too
Hi Sonata,
I too was dismayed by the dramatic story of the ProDisc lumbar failure. But - and this is NO consolation - the success rate for ADR is supposedly similar to fusion at 80-90 percent, and...
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Forum: iSpine
10-12-2007, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,628
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Forum: iSpine
08-21-2007, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 19,442
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Forum: iSpine
08-01-2007, 01:26 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 19,442
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Forum: iSpine
07-26-2007, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 19,442
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Forum: iSpine
07-18-2007, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,204
Is the Bryan ahead of the other ADRs in the...
Is the Bryan ahead of the other ADRs in the approval process? Does that fact that it is titanium mean that it is more transparent to imaging? We seem to hear so little about it on the forums.
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Forum: iSpine
07-18-2007, 12:36 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,958
New symptoms, should I worry?
In the last couple of days I have been frequently getting a transitory (4 or 5 seconds) gentle tingle in my lower legs frequently, mostly, it seems, when sitting. Also a twitching somewhere in my...
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Forum: iSpine
07-17-2007, 03:03 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,509
Another reason to watch osteophytes is that as...
Another reason to watch osteophytes is that as they grow they can press on the spinal cord without causing pain, but causing other symptoms. I had some symptoms, got an MRI and found out that I had...
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Forum: iSpine
07-12-2007, 04:54 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,912
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Forum: iSpine
07-12-2007, 04:42 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,159
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Forum: iSpine
07-04-2007, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,075
ADR post-op MRI image quality article- comments?
I found an article on a study done on post-operative imaging of cervical ADR: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clarity of the Bryan,® Prodisc-C,® Prestige LP,® and PCM® Cervical Arthroplasty Devices
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Forum: iSpine
06-27-2007, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,364
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Forum: iSpine
06-27-2007, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,259
What's wrong with my neck?
After mainly lurking on this forum, mostly because I had no pain or symptoms from c3/4/5 cord compression, I seem to be suddenly in need of answers.
I had a total knee replacemnt 8 weeks ago, and...
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