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Forum: iSpine 01-10-2010, 03:36 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,901
Posted By Katie
Hi Rocky, Another welcome and condolences...

Hi Rocky,

Another welcome and condolences that you are in this mess.

May I ask though, why the disc is to blame and not the surgeons who did the work? This is a sincere question, not a snide...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 01-03-2010, 04:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,573
Posted By Katie
That's fabulous, Jim. I'm very happy for you,...

That's fabulous, Jim. I'm very happy for you, and quite understand the wonderful feeling of being newly married. Except with us, it's been six year, but still feeling like one ;) My husband was...
Forum: iSpine 11-10-2009, 08:13 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 28,780
Posted By Katie
EO, I stopped asking that question about leaving...

EO, I stopped asking that question about leaving me like this a long time ago. I would love to take them to task and make them accountable after all this is over with. The bad ones of course. The...
Forum: iSpine 11-08-2009, 09:43 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 28,780
Posted By Katie
Wow, just wow. :eek: It is going to take two...

Wow, just wow. :eek:

It is going to take two or three readings through this again to wrap my head around your experiences. What a nightmare.

Are there no repercussions for that surgeon? What...
Forum: iSpine 11-08-2009, 02:34 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 28,780
Posted By Katie
EO, I'm very late in coming to this thread and am...

EO, I'm very late in coming to this thread and am astounded at what you've had to go through.

But to think that you finally have an answer after all this must be such a relief. I'm always curious...
Forum: iSpine 11-06-2009, 03:39 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 16,158
Posted By Katie
Mark, thanks for the suggestion about the other...

Mark, thanks for the suggestion about the other discs being Titanium. Unfortunately they are made of surgical grade Titanium, which is a 6/4 alloy, meaning that they also include 6% Aluminum and 4%...
Forum: iSpine 11-06-2009, 03:22 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 16,158
Posted By Katie
You're in very good company, my friend. I've...

You're in very good company, my friend. I've been trying for almost two years to get to Stenum for four levels. Now it has grown to five. I've been battling the insurance gods, which in my case is...
Forum: iSpine 11-03-2009, 02:32 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 16,158
Posted By Katie
Mark, I checked out the Bryan website and it said...

Mark, I checked out the Bryan website and it said that it is approved for single use only. I have three levels in my lumbar and two in my cervical that need work.

What information do you have...
Forum: iSpine 10-30-2009, 03:28 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 16,158
Posted By Katie
I could not get accurate, specific details on the...

I could not get accurate, specific details on the purity of the titanium in either of these discs.

Can you tell me EXACTLY what titanium alloy is used in them? And are they covered with a 100%...
Forum: iSpine 10-29-2009, 06:51 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 16,158
Posted By Katie
Do you have any symptoms of metal allergies, or...

Do you have any symptoms of metal allergies, or other allergies for that matter? I can't wear most jewellery, and I have recently developed a multitude of food and drug allergies. So when someone...
Forum: Abstracts and Articles 10-29-2009, 08:18 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,693
Posted By Katie
Sounds very promising, but it will likely take...

Sounds very promising, but it will likely take years before it is approved outside of the US, especially in Canada. We are usually at least two years behind you in things like this :(

I'd be...
Forum: iSpine 10-29-2009, 08:09 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,068
Posted By Katie
Exactly! When I asked a similar question here...

Exactly! When I asked a similar question here before, I got the same response about asking a doctor instead of an internet forum. My answer was that was there were so many people here with similar...
Forum: iSpine 10-29-2009, 07:41 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 16,158
Posted By Katie
Because it is the only one on the market I've...

Because it is the only one on the market I've found that does not contain cobalt, chromium or nickel, to which I am highly allergic. It is made of surgical grade titanium, and then covered with 100%...
Forum: iSpine 10-28-2009, 02:23 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 16,158
Posted By Katie
So if there are stability issues with...

So if there are stability issues with multi-levels, why are the surgeons not doing more hybrids, the combination of fusions and ADR? That way the top level will have the mobility that seems so...
Forum: iSpine 10-25-2009, 04:33 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,414
Posted By Katie
I'm sorry this turned political, Maria, but I...

I'm sorry this turned political, Maria, but I want to assure those who think that government involvement can make things worse are mistaken. This case of yours is about as bad as it gets, without...
Forum: iSpine 10-24-2009, 03:55 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,414
Posted By Katie
Unhappy Maria, I'm so sorry. I've been on the wrong end...

Maria, I'm so sorry. I've been on the wrong end of some doctors and their lack of help too. They often do more harm than good, don't they. :( :mad:

If only they understood how a small statement,...
Forum: iSpine 10-24-2009, 03:49 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,062
Posted By Katie
Hey Maria, I'm glad things are holding up well...

Hey Maria, I'm glad things are holding up well for you.

And I wish I knew what was going on with my surgeon. A friend called his office on my behalf to make sure he was actually there and not on...
Forum: iSpine 10-23-2009, 09:02 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,062
Posted By Katie
fuzzy we are living parallel lives. My surgeon...

fuzzy we are living parallel lives. My surgeon has disappeared off the map as well; won't discuss new options after my metal allergy tests came back positive. I think I scared him away.

I was...
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 10-22-2009, 08:11 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,482
Posted By Katie
I am so, so pleased that the outcome is so...

I am so, so pleased that the outcome is so successful. You are so right about the waiting game, and I wish I had some choice in mine, but that doesn't matter right now. This is your time to shine,...
Forum: iSpine 10-12-2009, 02:45 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,965
Posted By Katie
Hi Maria, I could wear some gold, not...

Hi Maria,

I could wear some gold, not others, depending on the mixture of other metals in the piece of jewelery. The very weird part is that I could often wear an earring in my right ear, but not...
Forum: iSpine 10-11-2009, 04:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,965
Posted By Katie
I thought I would bring this thread alive again,...

I thought I would bring this thread alive again, since it affects me and possibly others so greatly. I also have the same reaction to jewelery as the OP, and someone recently recommended that I have...
Forum: iSpine 10-07-2009, 03:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,182
Posted By Katie
And that is what scares me most days.

And that is what scares me most days.
Forum: iSpine 10-07-2009, 03:50 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,537
Posted By Katie
I had the opposite problem. More than one of the...

I had the opposite problem. More than one of the best doctors I've been to wanted to do work on both C4/5 & 5/6, but the present one only wants to do ADR on C5/6, despite the fact that the 4/5 is...
Forum: iSpine 10-07-2009, 03:46 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,182
Posted By Katie
I am so, so sorry. There but for the grace of...

I am so, so sorry. There but for the grace of God....
Forum: iSpine 10-05-2009, 12:37 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,987
Posted By Katie
Thanks Mark. I haven't looked into any of the...

Thanks Mark. I haven't looked into any of the things you mentioned. They were never on the horizon so not necessary to check them out.

I'll have to do some major research now. Thanks for at...
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