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Forum: iSpine 02-02-2008, 04:30 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,562
Posted By sahuaro
Coolray: I've been thinking about your post and...

Coolray:
I've been thinking about your post and your question and what at first looks like a straightforward question is actually quite complicated.
As I think about it, the question of having...
Forum: iSpine 02-01-2008, 09:59 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 20,815
Posted By sahuaro
Mark: Not good news but at least now you know. ...

Mark:
Not good news but at least now you know. Hopefully you will be able to address this in your own time frame.
Forum: iSpine 02-01-2008, 09:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,658
Posted By sahuaro
Mark: You've piqued my curiosity about the...

Mark:
You've piqued my curiosity about the difference in instrumentation...

The EMG findings are indeed exciting and important given the background to the decision to have surgery: I've been...
Forum: iSpine 02-01-2008, 05:57 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,658
Posted By sahuaro
Prestige ST c5/6

Just wanted to post that I had Prestige ST implanted at c5/6 after discectomy and extensive foraminotomy by Dr. John Regan. I am doing remarkably well and require minimal pain meds. Mark was able...
Forum: iSpine 01-31-2008, 05:01 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,390
Posted By sahuaro
I think we could collect precious one-liners and...

I think we could collect precious one-liners and publish them as a best-seller. How about, "You can live without being able to look at the ceiling?":rolleyes:
Forum: iSpine 12-31-2007, 02:18 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,300
Posted By sahuaro
Joe: I just read your thread and am so glad you...

Joe:
I just read your thread and am so glad you had a good experience and successful surgery. You certainly are brave to have gone to Germany for the surgery by yourself, and it was wonderful of...
Forum: iSpine 12-31-2007, 02:14 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 9,766
Posted By sahuaro
Fuzzy: I am just now reading your story. ...

Fuzzy:
I am just now reading your story. Congratulations on a successful surgery! I hope you continue to progress, losing those foot symptoms.
Love the beard but I guess you're lucky you didn't...
Forum: iSpine 12-28-2007, 08:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,858
Posted By sahuaro
I just spoke with Bert Kelly at Medtronic--the...

I just spoke with Bert Kelly at Medtronic--the name and number listed on the FDA recall page as the contact person. The recall has to do with the sizing guide. He said that they were having...
Forum: iSpine 12-28-2007, 05:34 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,858
Posted By sahuaro
:eek: Is this for all Prestige ST's or just those...

:eek: Is this for all Prestige ST's or just those lot numbers, i.e., do those lot numbers comprise the entire universe of Prestige ST's?
Forum: iSpine 12-22-2007, 01:43 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,518
Posted By sahuaro
Angry I am in the midst of writing an appeal for...

I am in the midst of writing an appeal for cervical ADR, which will end up being longer than my doctoral dissertation. Perhaps I'm just in a bad mood, but I don't think the approval of ProDisc-C is...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 12-12-2007, 02:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,601
Posted By sahuaro
Hi Zoey! Hope Santa brings you all sorts of...

Hi Zoey! Hope Santa brings you all sorts of goodies!!!

Mark: what a cutie! I want one, too!:)
Forum: iSpine 11-08-2007, 02:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 23,787
Posted By sahuaro
Sonata: I have been dealing with cervical...

Sonata:
I have been dealing with cervical issues for over 6 years now and am about to take the leap to have surgery. That doesn't make me an expert but I can share some thoughts! I have a...
Forum: iSpine 10-26-2007, 02:59 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,353
Posted By sahuaro
Mark: Any information about whether Medtronic...

Mark:
Any information about whether Medtronic has applied for and been granted continued access for the Prestige LP would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
Forum: iSpine 10-26-2007, 06:05 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,185
Posted By sahuaro
This is big, indeed. Do you have a guess on how...

This is big, indeed. Do you have a guess on how long the final stages will take?
Forum: iSpine 10-22-2007, 11:59 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,701
Posted By sahuaro
In response to your questions re meds: Because I...

In response to your questions re meds: Because I cannot work if my mind is fuzzy from drugs, I usually don't take meds but I do spend literally half my life doing the conservative measures--PT,...
Forum: iSpine 10-20-2007, 03:13 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,701
Posted By sahuaro
I too am dealing with cervical issues and similar...

I too am dealing with cervical issues and similar pain which makes sitting for long periods very difficult. I have trigger points and muscle spasms because of the guarding. So, in addition to the...
Forum: iSpine 10-04-2007, 12:28 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,696
Posted By sahuaro
While waiting for my eye appointment, I found a...

While waiting for my eye appointment, I found a brief article about a program for saving nurses' spines at Yavapai Medical Center in Arizona, and thought you might be interested. It was in a...
Forum: iSpine 10-02-2007, 12:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,498
Posted By sahuaro
What a moving poem! Thank goodness for parents...

What a moving poem! Thank goodness for parents who persist in finding help for their children. I look forward to reading their account.
Forum: iSpine 09-17-2007, 06:15 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,462
Posted By sahuaro
Smile dinner in LA Thursday 9/20

Mark, ans and I will be meeting for dinner on Thursday evening at 6:30 at Nate 'n Al's Deli , 414 N Beverly Drive. Please join us for good food and good company! Let me know if you plan to be...
Forum: iSpine 08-21-2007, 09:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,151
Posted By sahuaro
Maria: I certainly don't have the knowledge to...

Maria:
I certainly don't have the knowledge to answer on any but an emotional level. First, it is so wonderful that you are functioning well and enjoying life again. One of the crazy-making...
Forum: iSpine 08-15-2007, 03:10 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 19,232
Posted By sahuaro
Just catching up after being away and wanted to...

Just catching up after being away and wanted to add my good wishes and hopes for Diane's early retirement from spine patient-hood. :)
Forum: iSpine 07-12-2007, 11:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,200
Posted By sahuaro
Maria: Good but not great news from your...

Maria:
Good but not great news from your MRI--thank you for posting.
Was the OSS able to demonstrate weakness in your arm and/or hand? What are his thoughts now that the MRI is back?
I do have...
Forum: iSpine 07-08-2007, 11:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,628
Posted By sahuaro
Mark: I am so sorry you had this scare. I...

Mark:
I am so sorry you had this scare. I haven't had the pins and needles in my back but I have had them in my arms--and you are so right, they are "bigger than pins." That's why my PT and I have...
Forum: Community Support - NSR 07-02-2007, 12:27 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,441
Posted By sahuaro
Congratulations! And best of luck in your new...

Congratulations! And best of luck in your new job!:)
Forum: iSpine 06-29-2007, 09:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,429
Posted By sahuaro
Thanks, everyone! This whole process is...

Thanks, everyone! This whole process is absolutely crazy-making. And I wasn't totally off the wall in envisioning my osteophytes as fungus!
Just to be sure: am I right, Mark, that the implication...
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