Forum: iSpine
12-31-2010, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 18
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funny not haha
funny how your insurance probably paid for one of the ones that got removed from the market, right:confused: no lets not give a patient something that will actually work....
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Forum: iSpine
12-31-2010, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 2
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similar problem with my neck brace
not to mention that it would cause pressure on my arteries in my throat and give my headaches. i would have to loosen it sometimes. even now after a year frpm surgery i need to wear off on for an...
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Forum: iSpine
12-31-2010, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,975
Celabrex (sp?)
when indicated Celabrex is fairly easy on the stomach. I took it off and on over a year with my breakfast in the morning and no stomach problems. I was on 200 mg daily.
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
12-31-2010, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,724
Sally my prayers are with you
Did they check for any kind of blood clot around the spinal cord or motor nerves after surgery? I have heard of that happening and if they can clear that it may resolve. This would depend on how long...
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Forum: iSpine
12-30-2010, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,498
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Forum: iSpine
12-30-2010, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,498
why mri and ct reports vary
i have had ct's a few months apart and one report will comment on something important, while the other report leaves it off. second, my ct and mri are almost a year old and with all of the changes...
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Forum: iSpine
12-29-2010, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,879
Big thanks to Mark
I am so amazed by all that you do Mark. This information you provide to support those who suffer with all of this is most valuable.
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Forum: iSpine
12-29-2010, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,937
inversion table
I wish I had the room for one. We have a 1440 sq ft home. it's 1 bed room and office and two bathes. I have seen some that are like half size, may be could get that under the bed. They are like $600...
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Forum: iSpine
12-23-2010, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,937
excersizes
i have a few things that i can do each day to stretch and isometrics to strengthen. people are always telling to to excersize, but i don't want to put more pressure on my discs. i guess it would be...
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Forum: iSpine
12-23-2010, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,214
good to know
yeah, when the doctors look at me funny regarding this, i ask what nerves the c 1/2 2/3 control. they tell the the head and neck, so then why is it not possible that this is causing my facial ticks...
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Forum: iSpine
12-22-2010, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,214
facial pain too
oes anyome here with upper level cervial issue have face pain? i have so much tension at the base of my skull from my neck and stress. i think that it is causing my occipital never condition. any...
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Forum: iSpine
12-22-2010, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 14,344
here you go
yesterday i saw a nuero surgeon for what i was hoping would be a referral to a pain mgt doc as i am ready now to submit to pills. in stead he is sending me back for injections or radio freq....
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Forum: iSpine
12-22-2010, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,435
have facet issues?
but even so, the doctor focuses so much on this and ignores or dismisses my bone spurs. i have told him that i feel and hear crunking sounds. i have sharp sudden pain shoot into my hand. hum, and it...
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Forum: iSpine
12-22-2010, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,808
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Forum: iSpine
12-21-2010, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,625
hi jess
thank you for your update.i have been trying to get well for over three years. i have been through the ringer as well. i am so glad that you were able to go to Germany. i have heard and read a lot of...
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Forum: iSpine
12-17-2010, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 14,344
how did you find this surgeon
there is so much information on the i net it's over whelming. once i finally find someone that i think i can trust like at Stenum in Germany, someone tells me about serious life threatening concerns....
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Forum: iSpine
12-17-2010, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,808
hello to all repliers
well it would be so iritating if it weren't for the fact that it's the same people that ask or tell me things all the time. i keep telling them i hurt everyday. it doesn't matter what time of year. i...
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Forum: iSpine
12-17-2010, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 14,344
no more fusion for me
i have had stand alone peek cage at c 3/4 bone graft with plate and screws at c 4/5 5/6 and trust me when i say it will lead to more ddd. if i could go to europe, brazil, or india i would not...
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Forum: iSpine
12-17-2010, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,808
questions people ask me
if i had a dollar for everytime someone asked me, do you think it's the cold weather that make your pain worse? oh, and are you getting enough calcium? what do they think that has do with ddd is...
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Forum: iSpine
12-17-2010, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,340
vien cut at stenum
wow, how scary! i am in the process of sending off my films and paper work to stenum. which surgeon was it?
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