Forum: iSpine
04-16-2007, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,435
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Forum: iSpine
04-16-2007, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 11,509
Dale,
I have definitely thought about this...
Dale,
I have definitely thought about this whole situation with my brother since it's happened. The reason why I had to have contact with him is that my dad held a family meeting. It was supposed to...
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Forum: iSpine
04-12-2007, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 11,509
change in surgery date
So my surgery date has now changed from May 24th to May 10th. I have to see if I can take my finals early otherwise I have to take incompletes and wait until next spring semester to take my finals....
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Forum: iSpine
04-10-2007, 04:38 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,945
AcheyBreaky,
What kind of artificial disc do...
AcheyBreaky,
What kind of artificial disc do you have? My revision surgery is scheduled for May 24th and I have charite. I hope you're not in as much of pain as I am. Hope you're doing well. Why are...
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Forum: iSpine
04-08-2007, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,945
lucky one in the study
I love the fact that I'm lucky number 4 in my study with Dr. Regan to have the revision. And I think only 1, maybe 2 had to get the revision because of facet joint complications. I think I might be...
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Forum: iSpine
04-04-2007, 12:51 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 11,509
Hi guys,
Thanks for all your responses. I...
Hi guys,
Thanks for all your responses. I really appreciate them. I'm still really upset, and probably will be for a very long time. I'm not going to do anything legal about it, but I am not going...
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Forum: iSpine
04-03-2007, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 11,509
pissed off
Hey everyone.. thanks for your comments I appreciate it.
I'm pretty pissed off. I got into a pretty big fight with my brother yesterday and he had the nerve to kick me in the back right where I'm...
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Forum: iSpine
04-02-2007, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 11,509
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Forum: iSpine
04-01-2007, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 11,509
Chuck,
From the research that theyve done with...
Chuck,
From the research that theyve done with doing the fusion but leaving the disc in place showed that the patients still suffered from a lot of pain. Theyre going to take out the disc through an...
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Forum: iSpine
04-01-2007, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 11,509
Revision surgery
Has anyone had to have their artificial disc taken out? I know its a very low percentile of people but anyone?? My surgery is scheduled for May 24th and I'm getting a bit nervous. It would be nice to...
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Forum: iSpine
03-30-2007, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,259
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Forum: iSpine
03-30-2007, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,215
lyrica issues
I know you were looking for people in their mid-50s to answer your question but I thought that hearing from me could also be helpful. I'm 25 and my PM doctor put me on lyrica. I had to stop taking it...
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Forum: iSpine
03-30-2007, 01:03 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,259
I do phototherapy twice a week at physical...
I do phototherapy twice a week at physical therapy. I had ADR in 2004 and about 9 months after the surgery I started to develop facet joint pain. Now its so bad that I have to have the Charite disc...
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Forum: iSpine
03-28-2007, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,396
Fortitude,
Thank you very much. I appreciate...
Fortitude,
Thank you very much. I appreciate your kind words. I'm sorry to hear that you have to have a total knee replacement. I hope you have a fast and as pain free recovery as possible.
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Forum: iSpine
03-19-2007, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,396
Maria,
I'm so sorry to hear about your toes....
Maria,
I'm so sorry to hear about your toes. You're exactly right... who'd think that with everything that's been going on that your toes would crap out.
I don't want you to think that you...
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Forum: iSpine
03-16-2007, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,396
Maria and Mark - quick correction, my name is...
Maria and Mark - quick correction, my name is Blair, Sara is my middle name.
Mark - the CT scans showed that my facet joints have greatly degenerated since my ADR and that it progressively had...
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Forum: iSpine
03-16-2007, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,396
Bad news update
As some of you know I have been having a lot of problems for almost three years because of facet joint pain caused by the Charite artificial disc. From the time I had the surgery in June 2004 to the...
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Forum: iSpine
02-07-2007, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,468
Maria,
I am so glad to hear that you're doing...
Maria,
I am so glad to hear that you're doing really well! congrats! I'm sure youre catching up on things that you were unable to do while you were in such excruitiating pain. I hope it lasts a long...
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Forum: iSpine
02-03-2007, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,468
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Forum: iSpine
02-03-2007, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,468
Hey guys,
first sorry for being mia, I've been...
Hey guys,
first sorry for being mia, I've been really busy since school started and dealing with my back. So I'm here to give a new update. As I said before I had the CT scan and shared the results....
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Forum: iSpine
01-15-2007, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,468
Poncho
Thank you so much for responding, I...
Poncho
Thank you so much for responding, I appreciate it. I'm guessing the reason why my doctor didnt mention that I had a bulging disc was b/c that it's not related to my symptoms, and he believes...
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Forum: iSpine
01-15-2007, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,468
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Forum: iSpine
01-13-2007, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,468
doctor's visit
Well I went back to Dr. Regan this afternoon to find out the results of my CT scan. Unfortionately I am starting to form arthritus on my left side, and the films show that my left side is worse than...
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Forum: iSpine
01-08-2007, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,504
Maria,
It was a pleasure meeting you and I'm...
Maria,
It was a pleasure meeting you and I'm sorry to hear that after I left you had to lie on the floor because you couldnt tolerate sitting. yikes! Was the other doctor , Dr. Apostle? I'm glad...
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Forum: iSpine
01-06-2007, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,468
Poncho,
Not a problem, this time of the yr...
Poncho,
Not a problem, this time of the yr gets pretty hectic and crazy, so it's all good. :D Ya I am so happy about my left facet joint, and now just applying how I handled my left pain to what's...
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