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Forum: iSpine 07-08-2013, 05:05 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,934
Posted By jsewell
Randy we had car issues here today and i was out...

Randy we had car issues here today and i was out and on the phone and missed calling you. it is 10 now and i feel it is too late. i will try harder tomorrow.
I see DrSeltzer as my pain management...
Forum: iSpine 07-07-2013, 05:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,358
Posted By jsewell
Hi Maria and Mark, i am pretty free basically. I...

Hi Maria and Mark, i am pretty free basically. I am getting an iron infustion on friday and i work on Tuesday late afternoon so Wed mornings are not good either, but other than that my week is pretty...
Forum: iSpine 07-07-2013, 02:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,358
Posted By jsewell
Thank you Mark i will be calling you I did email...

Thank you Mark i will be calling you I did email the surgeon yesterday and tell him to go ahead. It makes perfect sense that this is what i am suffering from. I feel now like i am walking like a...
Forum: iSpine 07-07-2013, 01:52 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,934
Posted By jsewell
Hi Randy, I actually live in Duarte, almost in...

Hi Randy,
I actually live in Duarte, almost in Monrovia now. Still neighbors. I am no good at interpreting MRi's that is for sure . but in reading yours what i want to say first is i have had some...
Forum: iSpine 07-02-2013, 05:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,358
Posted By jsewell
Sagittal Correction surgery

I just saw a new spine surgeon yesterday. My big concern right now is my lack of ability to stand up anywhere near straight. Walking is a problem as well , I can make it a few steps feeling like i am...
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 07-02-2013, 05:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,317
Posted By jsewell
I'm sorry you are still in enough pain to need...

I'm sorry you are still in enough pain to need pain meds. I have had several surgeries on all 3 parts of my spine and am still in pain as well. Some in my neck down to my shoulder blade and some in...
Forum: iSpine 06-27-2013, 07:43 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 20,683
Posted By jsewell
Six weeks is not too bad . Good Luck with the...

Six weeks is not too bad . Good Luck with the injections and let us know how you are doing after you have them
judy
Forum: iSpine 06-26-2013, 05:08 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 20,683
Posted By jsewell
I have had many ESI's. I was really scared with...

I have had many ESI's. I was really scared with the first one, but now that they are so routine for me , no big deal. I look forward to the afternoon relaxing. My doc uses general anesthesia as he...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 06-21-2013, 06:37 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,931
Posted By jsewell
I am so happy for you. Congrats. That was a lot...

I am so happy for you. Congrats. That was a lot of opiods you were on. I am not ready yet to go the marijuana route, but your news is very encouraging. I work, (one evening a week) for a research...
Forum: iSpine 06-18-2013, 11:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,638
Posted By jsewell
will do judy

will do
judy
Forum: iSpine 06-17-2013, 03:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,638
Posted By jsewell
I saw my hip surgeon to make sure my hip pain is...

I saw my hip surgeon to make sure my hip pain is coming from my spine and not my hips themselves. Well my pelvis has changed position do to all the spine surgeries, so my hips are in a different...
Forum: Insurance Issues 06-17-2013, 02:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,746
Posted By jsewell
I now have a lawyer who works with a foundation...

I now have a lawyer who works with a foundation sending in an appeal for me for the growth hormone i have been denied for a year. As an adult the growth hormone helps with bone hardening. As a child...
Forum: iSpine 06-13-2013, 04:05 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 12,071
Posted By jsewell
Congrats on getting one side done. That is one...

Congrats on getting one side done. That is one procedure i have never had . I was in Phoenix once in the summer, it was very hot. I was there for a convention dealing with the blind, which was my...
Forum: iSpine 06-12-2013, 02:43 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,336
Posted By jsewell
Welcome Mike, I'm afraid i have no experience...

Welcome Mike,
I'm afraid i have no experience with ADR, i have had extensive spine surgery, but my bone quality is pretty poor. I just saw that no one with experience answered you and wanted to wish...
Forum: iSpine 06-08-2013, 08:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,444
Posted By jsewell
It is a very cool photo Gil. I too had an EMG...

It is a very cool photo Gil. I too had an EMG which shows some damage to L5 . my leg pain is mostly on the other side when i walk any distance though. Other things going on through the Emg but i am...
Forum: iSpine 06-07-2013, 11:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,808
Posted By jsewell
Mark, Good Luck with your injections judy

Mark,
Good Luck with your injections
judy
Forum: iSpine 06-06-2013, 05:19 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,638
Posted By jsewell
I am very up for a dog beach trip. I agree...

I am very up for a dog beach trip.
I agree that i must be up for an easy recovery. I only remember one from the kyphoplasty!! Possibly one other one with only my spine surgeon around to prescribe...
Forum: iSpine 06-03-2013, 05:36 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,638
Posted By jsewell
Hi Mark, Thank you for replying. Is the...

Hi Mark,
Thank you for replying. Is the recovery easier or harder than the posterior approach.? I know my doc said he would not do another posterior approach on me as i have been cut open too many...
Forum: iSpine 06-01-2013, 03:04 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,638
Posted By jsewell
Anyone Had Anterior Interbody Fusion?

Hi,
I think I am about to have a new surgery for me. An anterior approach to try to get my lumbar spine to fuse . We will leave L5-S1 alone , i think. I have chronic fractures at L2 and L4 so my doc...
Forum: iSpine 06-01-2013, 02:55 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 12,071
Posted By jsewell
I am happy to hear you are still out there able...

I am happy to hear you are still out there able to live life and do the things you want. I think i am going to have one more surgery to get me the best i can be and see what i can do., No more...
Forum: iSpine 05-29-2013, 09:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,161
Posted By jsewell
My spine is almost totally fused . From my...

My spine is almost totally fused . From my research the L5-S1 area does not have much motion. That is what you loose with fusion. The other lumbar areas have more motion so if it is only the lowest...
Forum: iSpine 05-27-2013, 03:59 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,905
Posted By jsewell
I am also 55 and just came back from a trip to...

I am also 55 and just came back from a trip to South Florida to visit my family, they have all migrated there. Originally from Rhode Island.
Do you have a pain management doctor? If not you need to...
Forum: iSpine 05-26-2013, 11:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,905
Posted By jsewell
Hi , I want to welcome you to the forum. I'm...

Hi ,
I want to welcome you to the forum. I'm sorry you have to be here though. As you can see through my signature i am pretty much fused from C4 straight thru L5. The lower lumbar area may not be...
Forum: iSpine 05-24-2013, 04:15 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,510
Posted By jsewell
Lauren i have had 2 chronic compression...

Lauren i have had 2 chronic compression fractures, one at L2 and the other at L4. I just had a ct that showed they are still there not healed. Do you have any imaging to show their condition? I just...
Forum: iSpine 05-19-2013, 03:53 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,191
Posted By jsewell
Pretty interesting, thanks for sharing judy

Pretty interesting, thanks for sharing
judy
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