Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
04-27-2009, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 12,001
Are You Kidding Me?!?
I'm carrying this over from my "Another Year Older" thread. I should have posted it here but wasn't thinking last night.
Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes! When I woke up that morning to...
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Forum: iSpine
04-27-2009, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,359
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Forum: iSpine
04-27-2009, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,275
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
04-27-2009, 04:17 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 12,001
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Forum: iSpine
04-27-2009, 04:11 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,096
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Forum: iSpine
04-26-2009, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,563
Katie,
You can have a private nurse at Lenox...
Katie,
You can have a private nurse at Lenox Hill Hospital! The woman in the room across from mine did. My husband had mentioned it to me once I was more lucid. As I understand it, the private...
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Forum: iSpine
04-26-2009, 04:36 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,096
Katie,
When I left Lenox Hill after my 6 day...
Katie,
When I left Lenox Hill after my 6 day stay, I hired a car service & paid $225 for the 2 hour drive home. There was absolutely no way I would have been able to handle the 15 minute subway...
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Forum: iSpine
04-22-2009, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,056
Ali,
I totally understand where you are...
Ali,
I totally understand where you are coming from. I have been known to drop off of the boards for months at a time & then re-appear. Sometimes when things just get to be too much to deal with,...
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Forum: iSpine
04-22-2009, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,359
Another year older.....
So I hit the big 35 today. For the first time in a very long time, it's nice to not feel like I'm 85!
While I'm not totally pain free, it is an absolute blessing to have a great deal of my pain be...
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Forum: iSpine
04-22-2009, 05:32 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,646
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
04-22-2009, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 12,001
Kathy,
No worries on getting help on...
Kathy,
No worries on getting help on packing. My husband gives me such grief if he feels I am doing something that I shouldn't! I am becoming a bit more active but I know that I have to do it in...
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Forum: iSpine
04-22-2009, 05:22 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,569
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Forum: iSpine
04-21-2009, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 9,419
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Forum: iSpine
04-19-2009, 01:08 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,918
Mark,
Thanks for the info! I read that you...
Mark,
Thanks for the info! I read that you just had surgery again. EEEEKKK!! I hope that everything is well with you. Please take it easy & give yourself a chance to heal! :)
Karin
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Forum: iSpine
04-19-2009, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 9,419
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Forum: Community Support - NSR
04-19-2009, 12:48 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,927
Let's see, I quit smoking cold turkey on New...
Let's see, I quit smoking cold turkey on New Year's Eve & was the designated driver for the evening. Wasn't much fun to be in my car that night! LOL!!
I have to say that I was a "moody" little...
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Forum: iSpine
04-19-2009, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 13,517
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
04-19-2009, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 12,001
Hi Kathy,
Yeah, it does suck to have SI...
Hi Kathy,
Yeah, it does suck to have SI Joint issues. Especially when the doc presses over the joints & I about scream from the pain. Nice picture huh? :eek: The SI Joints are located basically at...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
04-17-2009, 04:17 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 12,001
Survey Says.....
By the way, I forgot to mention that I went for a cardiac workup due to all the crazy heart stuff I had going on after my fusion surgery.
Survey says that the ticker is fine. Blood work is within...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
04-16-2009, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 12,001
12 Week Post-Op Visit
I went down to NYC today to see Dr. Bitan for my 12 week post op visit. It was so nice to walk into the office & have the staff greet us with smiles & treat us like they knew us for years.
I had...
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Forum: iSpine
04-16-2009, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,918
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Forum: iSpine
04-16-2009, 02:11 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 13,517
Dr. Bitan
Katie,
I am 12 weeks out from an anterior/posterior lumbar fusion which was performed by Dr. Bitan. I can tell you from personal experience that he is an awesome doctor. Although I hated the idea of...
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Forum: iSpine
04-16-2009, 01:36 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,918
RSD/CRPS Anyone?
I was wondering if anyone here was diagnosed as having Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome?
My pain mgmt. doc thinks I may be suffering from this since I have been dealing...
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Forum: iSpine
04-16-2009, 12:59 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,255
Wow! Ummm I totally lost it with some of the...
Wow! Ummm I totally lost it with some of the responses. I laughed until I about cried. I understand that this is a very serious & important question but I couldn't help but laugh at some of them.
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
04-15-2009, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 12,001
Dale,
Thank you for the lecture :). My...
Dale,
Thank you for the lecture :). My husband is constantly lecturing me & informing me that I'm down right stubborn!
I work 2 jobs. One as a paralegal & the other as a data entry clerk. Both...
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