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Forum: iSpine 05-08-2014, 06:26 PM
Replies: 34
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Posted By henry4956
That's exactly what I plan on doing. I have been...

That's exactly what I plan on doing. I have been doing (1) 1 hour walk in am, and (1) 30-40 min walk in pm. As determined as I was NOT to do too much too soon, I may have overdone it slightly. I...
Forum: iSpine 05-08-2014, 03:37 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 10,317
Posted By henry4956
I am finding that maybe my most difficult part of...

I am finding that maybe my most difficult part of this recovery is the pure exhaustion I feel from simple walk etc. My body has become so weak from my lifestyle (last 3 yrs). I am intentionally...
Forum: iSpine 05-06-2014, 07:56 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,693
Posted By henry4956
by the way - the 700 euros is a average cost of...

by the way - the 700 euros is a average cost of his very detailed diagnosis. IMO it's well worth the money even if you go another way
Forum: iSpine 05-06-2014, 07:55 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,693
Posted By henry4956
I will not (because I am a layman) try to tell...

I will not (because I am a layman) try to tell you what you should do, but I do agree that not getting the perspective of a surgeon who does both adr's and fusions and know when fusions are...
Forum: iSpine 05-06-2014, 05:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,693
Posted By henry4956
Rich, see my 'PM' and let's talk.

Rich, see my 'PM' and let's talk.
Forum: iSpine 05-06-2014, 05:00 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 10,317
Posted By henry4956
Thumbs up 20 day report

Today I was able to do my longest walk yet. 1 hour. I don't keep track of the distance. a) I do it in the privacy and comfort of my own big yard and b) I probably walk slower than most. and c) I must...
Forum: iSpine 05-01-2014, 11:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,711
Posted By henry4956
sorry my post was not something to help you feel...

sorry my post was not something to help you feel better, I just feel that nerve abalations, rhizotomies are a waste of time. whatever negative impact it may have caused you will go away soon enough...
Forum: iSpine 05-01-2014, 11:45 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 10,317
Posted By henry4956
update

15 days post-op:
I have far exceeded my short term goals. Have reduced my Percocet daily intake from approx. 65mg/day during 1st week-10 days to about 1/2 that now. Walking twice/day for about...
Forum: iSpine 05-01-2014, 06:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,711
Posted By henry4956
I had a rhizotomy in Nov 2011, a few months after...

I had a rhizotomy in Nov 2011, a few months after my awful low back pain arrived. Specifically it was called 'endoscopic laser rhizotomy' ELR. Performed by Dr Kuaxian Liu from NJ. He met me 5...
Forum: iSpine 04-29-2014, 10:57 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 10,317
Posted By henry4956
Surgery summary

L3-L4 ActivL (XL) spike type:
One selected remark on surgery report:
The disc L3-L4 is completely gone with dorsal annular tearL4-L5 ActivL (L) spike type:
One selected remark on surgery report:...
Forum: Insurance Issues 04-24-2014, 01:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,387
Posted By henry4956
BCBS World

I have BCBS and just had 2 level lumbar ADR surgery in Bonn Germany with Dr Zeegers and I have friend who had exact same surgery with Dr Clavel in Spain 4 months ago. My friend recently informed me...
Forum: iSpine 04-23-2014, 06:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,460
Posted By henry4956
Karger, I am a week post-op right now. I do not...

Karger, I am a week post-op right now. I do not think I could have handled it, no I know I could not have handled it alone. My 1st 4+ days were HELL, pay your friend's airline ticket, do what it...
Forum: iSpine 04-22-2014, 10:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,494
Posted By henry4956
Sessy see my update on my 'Upcoming surgery...

Sessy see my update on my 'Upcoming surgery w/Dr Zeegers' thread
hope it helps
Forum: iSpine 04-22-2014, 08:08 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 10,317
Posted By henry4956
post op update

Please refer to Alain's new thread for an update

I plan on a very detailed blow by blow recap in coming days and weeks

thankyou dearly for your concern
Forum: iSpine 04-22-2014, 08:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,368
Posted By henry4956
Just had lumbar adr w/Zeegers & Dr Jung

Hy, my name is Henry and I had 2 level lumbar adr with Dr Zeegers and Dr Jung on april 16th (6 days out now)
I am convinced that tactically and skill wise Dr Zeegers has no peer even though he is in...
Forum: iSpine 04-04-2014, 06:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,494
Posted By henry4956
Hi, Sessy I am having surgery with Dr Zeegers...

Hi, Sessy I am having surgery with Dr Zeegers in less than 2 weeks. I have been on a long journey to get here. Dr Zeegers IS THE only spine surgeon that I know of that will talk to you directly...
Forum: iSpine 03-27-2014, 05:09 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 10,317
Posted By henry4956
Fortunately for my wife and I we had a relatively...

Fortunately for my wife and I we had a relatively small mortgage on our home and about 225,000 in equity. We qualified for a re-finance and doubled our mortgage balance to do this surgery. We...
Forum: iSpine 03-25-2014, 04:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,228
Posted By henry4956
Have not sat down for a meal in 12 years

Ross, I sympathize with you because I know how it feels. Mine started with that bad fall on the ice in 2001. Coincidently I ruptured my L4-5 disc from that same fall. I'm not 100% the coccyx pain is...
Forum: iSpine 03-25-2014, 02:50 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 10,317
Posted By henry4956
Thank you Mark & Maria Mark said it best, I...

Thank you Mark & Maria
Mark said it best, I also belong to that other website and over there Dr Zeegers is not nearly as popular as the 2 'Hot Rockstars' Clavel & Bierstedt. I have nothing against...
Forum: iSpine 03-24-2014, 07:51 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 10,317
Posted By henry4956
Thanks, it wasn't always a smooth ride with Dr Z....

Thanks, it wasn't always a smooth ride with Dr Z. He has his quirks just like we all do. He can sometimes be a pain in the ???, but I'm paying for his world class surgical expertise and I tolerate...
Forum: iSpine 03-24-2014, 06:20 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 10,317
Posted By henry4956
Upcoming surgery w/Dr Zeegers

It's been a while since I posted on this site. I wanted to let anyone interested know that I have a surgical appointment on April 16th with Dr Zeegers. The base plan is a 2 level adr L4-5 & L5-S1. Dr...
Forum: iSpine 02-02-2014, 02:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,894
Posted By henry4956
Maria Dr Zeegers is proposing a 2 level adr...

Maria
Dr Zeegers is proposing a 2 level adr with a possibility of one of those levels between L4-S1 possibly fused. How do I get in touch with Mark?
Forum: iSpine 01-31-2014, 06:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,894
Posted By henry4956
Hello, my intro thread

Hi, I'm Henry from Connecticut, US. I am getting very close to setting a date with Dr Zeegers for a 2 level adr L4-S1. 2 others surgeons wanted to be more aggressive (Bierstedt & Clavel wanted to do...
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