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Forum: iSpine 05-05-2009, 12:21 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,365
Posted By Katie
I wanted to add that this battle would have been...

I wanted to add that this battle would have been so much easier if I had known of this board when I first started my fight to get treatment.
Forum: iSpine 05-05-2009, 12:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,365
Posted By Katie
Mary, I've been in your spot for several years...

Mary, I've been in your spot for several years now, but hopefully am coming to the end with surgery in sight soon.

I understand how frightening all this is, and how overwhelmed you are right now. ...
Forum: iSpine 05-05-2009, 12:03 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 10,551
Posted By Katie
Michelle, I think that this is my biggest fear,...

Michelle, I think that this is my biggest fear, that I will go through a very painful surgery only to be no better or worse off in the end.

But then I come here and talk to others who have had...
Forum: iSpine 05-04-2009, 05:48 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 10,551
Posted By Katie
Oh my soul, your condition sounds terrible,...

Oh my soul, your condition sounds terrible, dridobits. I have not heard of anything like that, even on here.

I have an annular tear as well. It showed up in my second MRI, and it well may have...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 05-03-2009, 01:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,470
Posted By Katie
I had to go into the local little hospital about...

I had to go into the local little hospital about six weeks ago to be treated for pneumonia, before the flu scare, and had a taste of how poor the sanitation is in these places.

The admitting nurse...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 05-03-2009, 01:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,818
Posted By Katie
This meant more than you will ever know. I'm...

This meant more than you will ever know. I'm usually pretty upbeat, but when faced with bad days filled with pain and illness, and watching dear friends battling life threatening diseases, it is...
Forum: iSpine 05-02-2009, 03:31 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,073
Posted By Katie
When I overdue things and my C4/5 & 5/6 start...

When I overdue things and my C4/5 & 5/6 start burning & throbbing, and the morphine doesn't do anything, I reach for the bag of ice. Ten minutes on, ten minutes off, and within two or three tries,...
Forum: iSpine 04-30-2009, 02:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,064
Posted By Katie
Not to scare you, but just because you are on...

Not to scare you, but just because you are on antibiotics, it doesn't mean that they are working. They could be the wrong one for the possible infection, or it could be a bug that is resistant to...
Forum: iSpine 04-30-2009, 02:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,965
Posted By Katie
Thanks. I emailed all of these tests to Dr....

Thanks. I emailed all of these tests to Dr. Bitan early this week, along with Bone Density (which said I had the bones of someone in the early 20s...yippee...half my age ;-) ), and every other piece...
Forum: iSpine 04-30-2009, 03:59 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,064
Posted By Katie
Dear syxx, if you don't mind saying, where in...

Dear syxx, if you don't mind saying, where in Ontario are you? I think I might have heard of your accident. You can send a private message if you like.

Also, which doctor did you see? I have...
Forum: iSpine 04-29-2009, 04:57 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 6,713
Posted By Katie
Do you have friends and/or family around who can...

Do you have friends and/or family around who can help? In our area, high school students have to work so many hours of community service before they can graduate, and my friend's son came over and...
Forum: iSpine 04-29-2009, 01:53 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 6,713
Posted By Katie
Cindylou, I'm sorry but I don't know your whole...

Cindylou, I'm sorry but I don't know your whole story. Your signature mentions a lot of work done at the Lumbar area, but not in the cervical. You got an epidural shot not long ago, but I have not...
Forum: iSpine 04-28-2009, 06:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,965
Posted By Katie
Is a Three Phase Bone Scan the same as facet testing?

I found the results of a test that I forgot I had in Sept/08 that was called a Three Phase Bone Scan with SPECT, that said there was minimally increased uptake in the left L4 and bilateral L5 facet...
Forum: iSpine 04-28-2009, 06:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,574
Posted By Katie
From everything I know and have seen from others...

From everything I know and have seen from others trying to get off the heavy meds without help, it is very hard on your body. Please be careful and ask your doctor about the 'in between' drug, which...
Forum: iSpine 04-28-2009, 01:46 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,069
Posted By Katie
Thanks dridobits! I'll check that out, and I got...

Thanks dridobits! I'll check that out, and I got a notice that you had tried to reach me. Sorry about that...I sent you a PM also letting you know I cleared out my box a bit. :o

That's probably...
Forum: iSpine 04-27-2009, 11:59 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,741
Posted By Katie
Hi Mary, you're starting to worry me...we haven't...

Hi Mary, you're starting to worry me...we haven't heard from you since you said you were leaving for the ER. We certainly hope all is well.....
Forum: iSpine 04-27-2009, 11:57 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,549
Posted By Katie
Wow, it's a noisy busy neighbourhood by Lenox...

Wow, it's a noisy busy neighbourhood by Lenox Hill! I guess I'll get a small taste of what it would feel like fairly soon, if the insurance approves this.

Maria, I think it is a good idea to have...
Forum: iSpine 04-27-2009, 05:37 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,549
Posted By Katie
Thank you Maria. I have never heard of a private...

Thank you Maria. I have never heard of a private nurse or the equivalent aid being used in hospitals here in Canada, and was interested in how different it might be across the border.

I will...
Forum: iSpine 04-27-2009, 05:46 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,741
Posted By Katie
Mary, just checking in on you...have you gotten...

Mary, just checking in on you...have you gotten some relief yet?
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 04-27-2009, 05:43 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 11,984
Posted By Katie
Without my dear husband, I wouldn't be so brave...

Without my dear husband, I wouldn't be so brave ;) He is a brilliant navigator, and I try not to backseat drive or freak out too much when there are sirens coming at us from both directions :D
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Forum: iSpine 04-27-2009, 05:37 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,574
Posted By Katie
Terry, is that the one that my PM doctor told me...

Terry, is that the one that my PM doctor told me about? I forgot the name. She really was excited to have access to it up here finally, and had really good things to say about it in regards to...
Forum: iSpine 04-27-2009, 05:32 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,069
Posted By Katie
Oh, I plan to take lots of good stuff with me...

Oh, I plan to take lots of good stuff with me when I leave home ;) I can't take most meds, so have a very select list anyway. I'm not going to take a chance on trying something new that might make...
Forum: iSpine 04-27-2009, 01:29 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,549
Posted By Katie
I wondered what they would be allowed to do, but...

I wondered what they would be allowed to do, but thought maybe there was a different way of doing things down in the States. I'm sure Dear Heart will do everything my little heart desires if I ask...
Forum: iSpine 04-27-2009, 01:07 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,069
Posted By Katie
Why did you have incisions both front and back? ...

Why did you have incisions both front and back?

I've talked to a couple of others who have had similar surgeries and had no problem with driving home by dividing up the trip over two days, so...
Forum: iSpine 04-27-2009, 01:05 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,549
Posted By Katie
:D Very cute, either way ;)

:D Very cute, either way ;)
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