Forum: iSpine
07-15-2007, 06:30 AM
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Forum: iSpine
07-14-2007, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 75
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I so well remember the first time my back "went...
I so well remember the first time my back "went out". I was laid up and off work for 3 mos....mri showing only an annular tear and no big deal. So I fell for it hook line and sinker. Being a nurse I...
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Forum: iSpine
07-14-2007, 01:16 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,933
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Forum: iSpine
07-13-2007, 05:47 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,272
Hi Maria,
Sometimes the hardest thing is when...
Hi Maria,
Sometimes the hardest thing is when nothing is there that would explain the symptoms. I remember when I had my 4th MRI of my lumbar spine after all the previous ones showed only buldges,...
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Forum: iSpine
07-12-2007, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 28,211
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Forum: iSpine
07-10-2007, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 28,211
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Forum: iSpine
07-10-2007, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 28,211
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Forum: iSpine
07-07-2007, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 28,211
Hi Lynette,
I am sorry to check in here and...
Hi Lynette,
I am sorry to check in here and hear your not doing any better. Our health care system is not any better here. I think Dr.'s should be issued hearing aids upon passing their boards as a...
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Forum: iSpine
06-29-2007, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 28,211
Hi Lynette.
Well I went to my ortho yesterday....
Hi Lynette.
Well I went to my ortho yesterday. It went well. He said we may turn this in to a fusion but we will do many tests first to see if there is something else going on. He is also sending me...
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Forum: iSpine
06-26-2007, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,481
Hi Maria,
I wish I had some words of wisdom for...
Hi Maria,
I wish I had some words of wisdom for you. I understand the feeling of not wanting to make things worse and not knowing which way to go. If I were able, I think I would go to Germany and...
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Forum: iSpine
06-26-2007, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 28,211
Hi Lynette,
I hope your day with your daughter...
Hi Lynette,
I hope your day with your daughter was good. Did you get any answers from the orthopaedic surgeon? I will see mine tomorrow. I am going to ask for new tests to find out everything I can...
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Forum: iSpine
06-25-2007, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 28,211
LC,
I have those coated screws in so I shall...
LC,
I have those coated screws in so I shall keep my fingers crossed and hope the bone grows around them.
Well now we are a group of two! I also wonder where all those others who have had this...
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Forum: iSpine
06-25-2007, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 28,211
LC,
Did you have a bone graft with yours? I am...
LC,
Did you have a bone graft with yours? I am 4 months post Dynesys and I am not soing so well. My pain sounds similar to yours including the knees. I thought it was just old age!
I think I read...
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Forum: iSpine
06-21-2007, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,042
I agree the through the mouth thing would have...
I agree the through the mouth thing would have scared the heck out of me. That is unless they could give me some nice straight white teeth and pull my tonsils while they were there. I am just a...
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Forum: iSpine
06-21-2007, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,392
Thanks paindoc for the clarification for those...
Thanks paindoc for the clarification for those who aren't familiar with the dynesys system. I am 4 mos post op and I had some good days and was getting back on the treadmill for a few weeks there,...
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Forum: iSpine
06-17-2007, 04:56 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,282
Maria,
I too still have the vibration thing...
Maria,
I too still have the vibration thing going on in my feet since surgery. It feels like someone is holding a tuning fork to my feet, top and bottom of them all the way to my toes. As you say...
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Forum: iSpine
06-12-2007, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 19,447
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Forum: iSpine
06-03-2007, 07:58 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,500
I think I'll try the tush cush someday soon. I...
I think I'll try the tush cush someday soon. I have tried so many things that I gave up on everything. Sometimes in the past I've been in so much pain I would have tried a sledge hammer but couldn't...
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Forum: iSpine
06-02-2007, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,500
I last injured my back at work 9/11/01...yes...
I last injured my back at work 9/11/01...yes right before the planes hit the first tower. I was working ICU and was moving an ER patient from stretcher to bed. Sounds like a very familiar injury. If...
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Forum: iSpine
06-02-2007, 12:51 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,500
maria,
It is nice to hear your back is not...
maria,
It is nice to hear your back is not giving you too much trouble. I am sorry to hear about the feet and knees though. I know the feeling...at my age when something feels better another thing...
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Forum: iSpine
05-30-2007, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,392
update
I am now 14 weeks post op from the dynesys stabilization at l5-s1. I am not having too much pain anymore except after doing some repetitve bending...like putting dishes in the dish washer or getting...
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Forum: iSpine
05-26-2007, 02:35 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,392
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Forum: iSpine
05-03-2007, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,874
Melissa, I had an annular tear in 1998 which...
Melissa, I had an annular tear in 1998 which caused me a great deal of pain. I did get better (never 100%) and my MRI after that injury did not show a tear. So I was told I had healed with...
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Forum: iSpine
05-01-2007, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,392
Thanks for the reply Poncho....I don't feel so...
Thanks for the reply Poncho....I don't feel so alone here. My back pain and activity levels are worse post surgery. I am hoping this is just a phase that I have to go through. I will say that my...
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Forum: iSpine
05-01-2007, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,392
Dynesys stabilization
I am new here so I hope I do this right! I had a dynesys soft fusion (no bone graft) done the end of Feb. I am trying to find anyone who has had this done successfully. It seems this is fairly new in...
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