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Forum: iSpine 02-17-2013, 08:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,133
Posted By jsewell
Sounds like C6-7 is the most problematic. My very...

Sounds like C6-7 is the most problematic. My very first surgery in 2007 was cervical fusion and diskectomy or C4-7. I can't remember now which level said severe and which said moderate. I know 2...
Forum: iSpine 02-16-2013, 07:14 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,047
Posted By jsewell
Sciatica returns

Hi
I had surgery on Aug 4th of this year and woke up with my sciatic nerve so mad at me . Ended up i couldn't walk the pain was so very bad if my toe even touched the ground. No rest possible. So...
Forum: iSpine 02-15-2013, 05:10 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,260
Posted By jsewell
Christine do you need a referral to see a...

Christine do you need a referral to see a specialist? If so have your gp give you one for a spine surgeon or neurosurgeon. I know there is an excellent chance the arm and hand numbness and pain is...
Forum: iSpine 02-15-2013, 05:06 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,914
Posted By jsewell
Hi Alan, Welcome to the forum. Sorry too that...

Hi Alan,
Welcome to the forum. Sorry too that you had to come here. I have had problems in both hip and lower back and the rest of my back. You do say it is both hips which makes me think of lower...
Forum: iSpine 02-15-2013, 04:53 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,547
Posted By jsewell
Hi Newhere It is so good to hear from you. I am...

Hi Newhere It is so good to hear from you. I am glad you had help with your thoracic spine and seem to know what the problem is . Sorry about your experience with the seizures. I too had those in the...
Forum: iSpine 02-12-2013, 09:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,260
Posted By jsewell
Hi I do understand the pain and pins and...

Hi
I do understand the pain and pins and needles coming to your arms and hands with the cervical MRI. Was it a mistake when you later wrote legs? I would think the moderate level for sure would be...
Forum: iSpine 02-10-2013, 12:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,877
Posted By jsewell
bprerachers, Sometimes it takes a long time for...

bprerachers,
Sometimes it takes a long time for the nerve pain to go away. I had 2 surgeries within the last 6 months, both lumbar this time. The first one left me in horrible pain. My sciatic nerve...
Forum: iSpine 02-01-2013, 07:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,979
Posted By jsewell
Hi and sorry you have to be here with us. I am no...

Hi and sorry you have to be here with us. I am no expert, but i do know radiculopathy causes painful symptoms. I guess some of the normal questions would be how much pain and for how long have you...
Forum: iSpine 02-01-2013, 01:58 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,693
Posted By jsewell
It doesn't sound like too much relief unless the...

It doesn't sound like too much relief unless the day med is a great one .
judy
Forum: iSpine 02-01-2013, 01:54 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,773
Posted By jsewell
Cycle 1 there is always the old second opinion....

Cycle 1
there is always the old second opinion. Once i had 2 exactly the same i knew what my first problem was. I now have pretty much my whole back fused. I can tell you things i have experienced...
Forum: iSpine 01-30-2013, 04:24 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,693
Posted By jsewell
I agree, spine pain does suck. I had a hip...

I agree, spine pain does suck. I had a hip replacement and the pain before the replacement. After the spine acted up, i told my hip surgeon that hip pain was nothing before and after.
I hope you...
Forum: iSpine 01-29-2013, 02:34 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,693
Posted By jsewell
You were sure in a horrible accident. Have the...

You were sure in a horrible accident. Have the ortho doctors discussed surgery or anything to fix you? Did you have just one injection? I am having lumbar injections on Wednesday . My surgeon uses...
Forum: iSpine 01-28-2013, 08:47 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,693
Posted By jsewell
I actually saw what Mark is talking about, it is...

I actually saw what Mark is talking about, it is up at one of the higher levels. Did you also have a lumbar MRI? I'm really sorry you are in so much pain. I hate when you just can't get comfortable....
Forum: iSpine 01-28-2013, 01:17 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,693
Posted By jsewell
Yes my lower back is getting all the attention...

Yes my lower back is getting all the attention now. It has been operated on at least 3 times. I keep getting fractures in the vertebra. Stenosis and some bending in the wrong way. Every time my spine...
Forum: iSpine 01-27-2013, 10:33 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,693
Posted By jsewell
I just reread your original post and realize you...

I just reread your original post and realize you were talking about your hands falling asleep, not you falling asleep. I am such a dumb ass some times. I am having a problem where i fall asleep. I do...
Forum: iSpine 01-27-2013, 10:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,693
Posted By jsewell
I would definitely go to a spine surgeon or a...

I would definitely go to a spine surgeon or a neurosurgeon, not just a general ortho. The specialties have specialized. I have a spine surgeon and just love him. Unfortunately we have gotten to know...
Forum: iSpine 01-26-2013, 07:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,693
Posted By jsewell
Hi, I'm afraid i am no help in translating MRI's...

Hi, I'm afraid i am no help in translating MRI's . mine just look like a big mess to me. I'm so sorry about your accident. The thing that really caught my eye was the keep falling asleep part, i am...
Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs 01-24-2013, 06:34 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,412
Posted By jsewell
I am happy for you with the improvement you have...

I am happy for you with the improvement you have had. I hope it keeps getting better. I too, will always have back pain , just as you said trying to keep the level as low as possible is the plan
Judy
Forum: iSpine 01-15-2013, 09:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,694
Posted By jsewell
I really don't know much about fibro , i was just...

I really don't know much about fibro , i was just curious as i have pain almost everywhere. but in me i am sure it is from the spine as i have had surgery on the whole darn thing.
I did have...
Forum: iSpine 01-15-2013, 06:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,694
Posted By jsewell
Hi Krysy I can't tell heads or tails of an MRI...

Hi Krysy
I can't tell heads or tails of an MRI and honestly don't personally place too much faith on them for myself. Based on the written report only. My surgeon looks at the films first and then...
Forum: iSpine 01-09-2013, 11:11 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,160
Posted By jsewell
Hi a thoracotomy is a huge surgery if i am...

Hi a thoracotomy is a huge surgery if i am thinking of the right thing and i am sure you are still in the healing process.
I had that same level disc removed using the less invasive Video assisted...
Forum: iSpine 01-09-2013, 11:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,927
Posted By jsewell
Maria and Mark I am so ready for margarita time...

Maria and Mark I am so ready for margarita time anywhere . It would be nice to talk to people who really understand what i am going through.

Maria you are moving again? I don't know how you will...
Forum: iSpine 01-07-2013, 04:33 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 20,683
Posted By jsewell
I have no idea how the hammertoes formed. They...

I have no idea how the hammertoes formed. They are on both feet well i had the 4 toes operated on in the left side. Yesterday i walked into a door and broke at least one of them, it is so bruised...
Forum: iSpine 01-03-2013, 09:56 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,965
Posted By jsewell
I had months at a time where i could not drive in...

I had months at a time where i could not drive in the hard collar. My doc after about 6 months told me i could wear a soft collar to drive only then put the hard one back on. but for life he wants me...
Forum: iSpine 01-03-2013, 02:54 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,965
Posted By jsewell
I think i have worn a collar of one type or...

I think i have worn a collar of one type or another for 2 years. I just stopped wearing one last summer when it got to hot and I never got back into wearing it again. I do wonder if i could get any...
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