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03-27-2008, 02:23 PM
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Awesome new Mark. I'm glad you are both doing well and spirits are high. Before ya know it, you with both be home watching re-runs of Marcus Welby M.D.
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Martial arts for 25 years Full contact MMA 7 years Body building last 7 years (no Problems) 4-07 Fall down step holding daughter 5-07 L5-S1 buldge MRI 9-07 L5-S1 herniation W/DDD and annular tear MRI 3 epidurals / 2 nerve root injection / 6 weeks of PT 8/01/2008 L4-S1 Spinal fusion I will train again. 
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03-27-2008, 03:55 PM
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Awesome news. You are doing a great job of putting the whole experience into words. The preop stress was more debilitating than the pain at that point.
So glad its going so well!! cheryl
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39 Year Old, mom of 3 DDD - l4-s1- woke up Feb 2005 and couldn't walk Tried PT, Injections, Accupuncture, drugs, etc. 2 level Prodisc ADR L4-S1, Feb. 18, 2008 Dr. Bertagnoli - Straubing, Germany
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03-27-2008, 08:24 PM
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I am glad to hear that all went well. I wish Dianne an excellent recovery. It sounds that due to your experience Dianne made the decision at the right time to go ahead and have this surgery.
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DDD, Lower 3 levels. Predominantly L4/5, it seems. Much pain. 10+ years of conservative treatments have failed. Surgery Nov9/07 Dr Zeegers (Alphaklinik) STALIF Fusion L5/S1 ACTIV-L ADR L4/L5 Painfree 6 month post surgery. The nervepain in my feet have improved but are still there and a nuissance rather then painful.
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03-27-2008, 10:34 PM
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Thankyou Mark and Diane for sharing your experiences with us.
I'm sooo happy things are progressing so quickly and positively for you Diane. I hope and pray that this will continue and that your days as a Spiney will be well and truly over. Take care and I'm looking forward to the next update. Hucky
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MVA April 2003 - Whiplash C6/7, MRI shows large right paracentral disc protrusion with extension centrally. Mild compression of cervical cord and obscuring the neural foramen and exiting nerve root. No uncinate process hypertrophy no facet joint degeneration. no left neural foramina narrowing. 1200mg of Neurontin. In the last 3 years have seen 1 gen surg, 2 neurosurg and 1 ortho surg. All rec fusion, only 1 recommends ADR or fusion. Have been off Neurontin since Nov 2006
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03-27-2008, 11:16 PM
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Diane and Mark,
I'm so relieved to hear these good reports. Lot's of sleeping with minimal meds seems to say a lot about pain and anxiety reduction. Take care and I'll see you soon (I hope).
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Jim 2003 L5S1 Charite 1981 L5S1 Discectomy
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03-28-2008, 01:28 PM
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Almost 2 days out...
Friday after lunch in Bogen.
Diane continues to do well. Still moving slowly, but gets up on own... seems to be pretty functional. She's off the pump and on oral meds... feeling more alert... All systems are go, so she can eat again.... mmmmmmm all that good hospital food! While she's relatively long of step, we are still only going up and down the hall... every few hours... not a lot of walking, but a reasonable amount at this stage. Everything still looks good. We are holding steady... recovery seems normal... above average from my perspective. All the best... more later, Mark
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1997 MVA 2000 L4-5 Microdiscectomy/laminotomy 2001 L5-S1 Micro-d/lami 2002 L4-S1 Charite' ADR - SUCCESS! Life After Surgery Website President: Global Patient Network, Inc. Founder: www.iSpine.org
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03-28-2008, 01:31 PM
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dianne
i am so pleased to hear you are doing well.  i guess you have allready been told this but slow and steady wins the race. and please listen to your body very important. and one more thing recovery from adr surgery can be roller coaster ride. so please remember this STAY POSITIVE!!!! i can't stress that enough. all will be well very soon. heal well chuck
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ddd 1990 2003 mri,xrays,shots,emg 2004 discogram ouch pos l4 l5 facet block neg lost all appeals BCBS 5 months of that 3 surgeons later surgery with dr. bertagnoli aug 2nd 2006 in Bogen Germany Successfully ProDisc-L L-4 L-5
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03-28-2008, 03:24 PM
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Diane's recovery
Hey Diane and Mark,
Glad to hear surgery is over and you're recovering nicely Diane! At least it sounds like the norm re recoveries as I remember the first few days after my open L5S1 discectomy and going in and out of sleep. Ok, the low BP.. not sure what you were receiving re opiate medication however Methadone seems to yield a very low BP for me in the a.m. like 74/54 and so forth, and comes up as I've been awake. It's a bit scary as the diastolic has actually been in the low 40's before and I was afraid if I passed gas I'd bottom out! I'm holding steady, needing an ESI to travel and not even getting an appt. with my Primary Treating Doc as WC is taking on a new technique to try to force me to surgery w Dr.D "right now"... I grow so tired of this and of course, want to have surgery there~ Walking already Diane?? Whoohooo! Well, take it easy and glad all systems are go~ wishing you a continued excellent recovery and thanks Mark for updating us~ Get some sleep!!!! take care both~ Maria Last edited by Maria; 03-28-2008 at 03:28 PM.
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03-28-2008, 04:47 PM
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What wonderful news! You go, girl! I am still fighting WC, but ADR no longer looks like a possibility for me due to facet issues.
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