Forum: iSpine
10-20-2007, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,787
Hi Lynette,
Good news to hear you are finally...
Hi Lynette,
Good news to hear you are finally getting some long needed diagnosis of your wobbly legs. So sorry to hear about needing the fusions.
I am holding my own with my c6-c7 problems. I have...
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Forum: iSpine
10-20-2007, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 28,211
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Forum: iSpine
10-04-2007, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,629
Hi there MOM...hope I can just call ya Mom for...
Hi there MOM...hope I can just call ya Mom for short!
I am no expert on spines and I am especially ignorant regarding cervical spines.
I also feel very confused after reading your post and MRI...
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Forum: iSpine
09-25-2007, 03:36 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,892
Eddie,
I have seen nortryptyline used as an...
Eddie,
I have seen nortryptyline used as an adjunct to pain meds ect and to promote sleep. It is an antidepressant but has a sleepiness side effect. Did they tell you to take it at night? It is if I...
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Forum: iSpine
09-24-2007, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,519
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Forum: iSpine
09-22-2007, 05:08 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,787
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Forum: iSpine
09-22-2007, 05:04 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,786
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Forum: iSpine
09-20-2007, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,227
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Forum: iSpine
09-13-2007, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,787
Hi Lynette,
Sorry you still have no answers as...
Hi Lynette,
Sorry you still have no answers as to what is causing the SP. I hope you find the reasons soon. I guess sometimes they just don't know and I think Dr.s have a hard time saying that. I...
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Forum: iSpine
09-11-2007, 04:13 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,232
OMG! As a nurse also I absolutely agree with...
OMG! As a nurse also I absolutely agree with Poncho! You are in a marathon so to speak...pace yourself!! Did you say you are working? Going to the gym? Did your surgeon approve that?
As poncho...
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Forum: iSpine
09-09-2007, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,526
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Forum: iSpine
09-09-2007, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,616
Hi Rose,
I understand how frustrated you are. I...
Hi Rose,
I understand how frustrated you are. I think that you should take your Dr. up on the ER visit. As a nurse I don't approve of people using the ER for primary care type appts, but if you are...
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Forum: iSpine
09-08-2007, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,526
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Forum: iSpine
08-31-2007, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 28,211
Hi Mark,
I really do get it! FMS is what...
Hi Mark,
I really do get it! FMS is what patients have when their MD"S lack the patience to actually work patients up for what seems like too many aches and pains! I may or may not have FMS. I do...
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Forum: iSpine
08-30-2007, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 28,211
Hi Lynette,
I hope you are fairing okay thru...
Hi Lynette,
I hope you are fairing okay thru all of this. Now that my lumbar spine seems to be holding it's own if I behave, my cervical is jumping right on in there! I have only had xrays so far...
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Forum: iSpine
08-27-2007, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,867
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Forum: iSpine
08-15-2007, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 28,211
Hi Dale,
I am about to turn 49....ouch!...
Hi Dale,
I am about to turn 49....ouch! Menopause seems so easy in relationship to all my other aches and pains. I have I think two good knees and two good feet. That in itself is surprising after...
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Forum: iSpine
08-14-2007, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 28,211
Well as I said the rest of my body seems to be...
Well as I said the rest of my body seems to be going to pot. I went to the rhuematologist and he diagnosed me with fibromyalgia. I will have to investigate the connection to fibro and cervical...
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Forum: iSpine
08-13-2007, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 28,211
Hi Lynette,
I do hope you are able to get an...
Hi Lynette,
I do hope you are able to get an MRI.
My dynesys finally feels as if I am now better comparitively speaking since before surgery. It is hard when you look at it day by day because when...
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Forum: iSpine
08-08-2007, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,933
Lynette,
I am sorry your results were not good...
Lynette,
I am sorry your results were not good news. At least now you know the reason for your symptoms. That old saying "better the evil you know than the evil you don't.
Have you any pain in the...
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Forum: iSpine
08-01-2007, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 19,447
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Forum: iSpine
07-30-2007, 05:30 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,933
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Forum: iSpine
07-30-2007, 05:28 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,975
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Forum: Community Support - NSR
07-20-2007, 05:22 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,543
Congratulations Poncho!
I understand about the...
Congratulations Poncho!
I understand about the staying in nursing thing. If I managed to go back to school and get a Masters.....nursing is not where I would want to be! However the good things I...
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Forum: iSpine
07-16-2007, 02:55 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,810
I had a dynesys in feb 22nd of this year.I am a...
I had a dynesys in feb 22nd of this year.I am a little over 4 months post op. I had it at the l5-s1 level. I didn't find the surgery too painful but I have accquired a high tolerance for pain because...
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