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| Surgical Outcomes and Blogs Discuss runner's surgery blog, L4/5, 2008 in the Main forums forums; Runner, I've been trying to catch-up on your long story. I'm sorry that you're not as ... |
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04-06-2009, 09:24 AM
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Runner, I've been trying to catch-up on your long story. I'm sorry that you're not as well as you "should" be. It's rough when you have to be philosophical in dealing with pain/limitations re:
" know one thing, back pain has totally changed my life and I don't think it is for the better but eventually maybe i will." I certainly hope there'll be a resolution to your pain. Look at the new developments e.g. Mark's forthcoming/almost now surgery device, etc. Best Regards, Allan 
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04-06-2009, 09:46 PM
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K, I truly hope you can get this sorted out soon. It sounds like you've been through the ringer as well. The uncertainty of what's really causing your pain must be frustrating. What's the next step? Good luck, keep your head up and keep us posted.
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-Justin 1994 Football Injury 1997 Snow Skiing Injury Laminotomy L4/L5 (3.7.97--17 years old) 1999 & 2003 MVA (not at fault both times) Grade V Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6 2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6* *lumbosacral transitional vertebra (11.15.03--23 years old) Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli -- dr-bertagnoli.com Pain-free for the last 4.5 yrs. 5.14.09 DSS with Dr. B. I'm here to help. Only checking PMs currently.
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04-07-2009, 07:19 AM
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watching the runners go by...
Hello Allan and Justin,
Went for a walk today and had to watch the runners pass me by. It will be a big week for me as far as doctor appointments. Tomorrow, I get to have the conversation with the pain doc that I hoped to have last week. I met with the P.A. last week while I hoped to speak to the pain doc but apparently he was awal. Now, I can ask him what we are going to do now that the ESIs have not worked all that much. I love speaking in the third sense. What are we going to do doc? Or What's up Doc? Isn't that Donald Duck? In all seriousness, I hope he has more to say than the P.A. Who told me that I should go to my neurosurgeon appt and see what he has to say. I saw my podiatrist today and i told him what she (the P.A.) said about refreshing her memory whether I had an MRI and he said, doesn't she look at the chart before she sees you? Apparently not. Luckily, the pain doc seems to be more on the ball. So soon is the pain doc, who actually seems very good and then the neuro on Thursday. Hey, my right foot (heel) has been hurting since a long time and the podiatrist believes it's caused by the nerve root pain and now today my left one is hurting (a lot). Have you guys experienced something familiar? THAT'S ALL FOR NOW FOLKS!!! (Justin you may be too young to know where that comes from). Last edited by runner; 06-10-2009 at 05:32 AM.
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04-07-2009, 02:11 PM
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Runner;
My feet ached after my surgery. Right afterward, I would stay awake at night with my feet burning all night long. I had to wake up my poor sleeping wife and ask her to rub my feet. I slept with compression socks for awhile and that helped some. I had horrible cramps in my calves that would shoot me out of bed like a rocket. I was lucky I never killed myself flying out of bed the way I would. It felt like my leg muscles were going to pop through my legs. Horrible. The feet thing got resolved with massive doses of Lyrica. I was up to 400mg per day but have been off of that for well over one year. So feet and leg issues seem to be fairly common after these types of surgeries. I used to have planters fasciitis and had orthotics made for my shoes. Since my ADR surgery I have switched to wearing MBT shoes and have never had to use orthotics again. The Lyrica was a miracle drug for me and made all the difference in the world to my comfort level. Terry Newton
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04-08-2009, 02:00 PM
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Terry,
I am on that other miracle drug, Gabapentin. I can really tell when it wears off. My left foot pain is minimal compared to the other pain. It is located right in front of the heel area and is just probably related to the nerve pain or is part of the nerve pain. Yes, it feels like I have plantar fascitis in both feet, except the right one is enjoying the cortisone shot now. Thank God, I haven't had those jump out of bed cramps for quite a while. Saw pain doc, basically he thinks sciatica/numbness is definitely from L5/S1 and not L4/5. Disconcertingly, my patellar and ankle reflexes were almost nil. Waiting on what my surgeon says. glad to hear you are feeling better and cracked up at that "let the force be with you" comment to Mark I just read. Last edited by runner; 06-10-2009 at 05:32 AM.
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04-10-2009, 01:12 AM
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Saw neuro doc today.
X-rays of ProDisc at L4/5 look "fantastic" I should be doing great he said. He agreed with the pain doc. runner (but not running at the moment, should call myself, walker). Last edited by runner; 06-10-2009 at 05:33 AM.
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04-10-2009, 02:11 AM
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Quote:
 Kimmers can you describe your pain--where you feel the pain in your leg/foot?
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-Justin 1994 Football Injury 1997 Snow Skiing Injury Laminotomy L4/L5 (3.7.97--17 years old) 1999 & 2003 MVA (not at fault both times) Grade V Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6 2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6* *lumbosacral transitional vertebra (11.15.03--23 years old) Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli -- dr-bertagnoli.com Pain-free for the last 4.5 yrs. 5.14.09 DSS with Dr. B. I'm here to help. Only checking PMs currently.
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