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Surgical Outcomes and Blogs Discuss 7 Months Post Bertagnoli ADR with Continued Neuropathy in the Main forums forums; Dale and Jamie - Thanks I posted a picture on my profile. It's with a nurse at St. Elizabeth's ... |
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Dale and Jamie - Thanks
I posted a picture on my profile. It's with a nurse at St. Elizabeth's hospital in Straubing. I think her name was Helga but she spoke no English. At first she seemed very stern but we warmed to each other and I was sad to leave her. We had to practically drag her into the picture. Turns out she was rather shy. I have a celiac like syndrome (no gluten) so food was an issue for me. I brough some of my own food including jello and Helga was the one who brought it to me once I was ready for more than broth. Things really were going beautiful for me until 4 months. I hope I'm just going through healing pains. Please keep the support coming. It's helping. Thanks so much.
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Katherine DDD S1-L5 age 15 DDD S1-L2 age 24 ARD S1-L3 prodisc age 42 Dr. Bertagnoli 5/19/09 |
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Katherine and Jamie, I so understand the emotional aspect of what you guys are going through. I didn't have ADR but fusion and the thought of going back to work at 3-4 months astounds me. I know ADR and fusion are not the same obviously but these are both major surgeries.
Seven months is still a matter of months and it seems things can take a long time to heal. My life is so different now from before my accident I have no idea what normal is and barely remember it but know it was a lot better than things are now. I just have to keep that saying in mind that I can't change my circumstances but I can my attitude. I've been using this on myself when I get really depressed as this stuff obviously can get pretty discouraging to say the least. Please hang in there, your still recovering. I'm impressed your working!!!
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Chemically sensitive disc/Annular tears, DDD, mild bulging, facet arthritus Dancing accident in 96. tried PT, acupuncture, pilates, pain mgmt. nothing worked. Epidurals, facet blocks, caudal blocks, discogram. Opiates for ten years, oral prednisone, toradol inj. & more. Two level spinal fusion with BMS, cages, hardware. due to bone density problems from chemotherapy, they had to go in front and back. Surgery Nov. 6, 2010. So far no regrets. |
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If you had leg pain and stenosis before ADR and you still have leg pain then there is always the possibility that the stenosis is still there. Just by placing ADR in between the discs does not necessarily widen the foramen. It is very tedious surgery to widen posterior foramen with anterior ADR surgery. Many OS's state that ADR is mainly for back pain not leg pain.
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Rob Wilson 2/06 L4/5, L5/S1 ADR Stenum Hospital - Iliac vein cut w/ occlusion of iliac vein and hematoma 12/06 thru 8/07 Laser Spine Institute - 6 surgeries on L3/4 both sides, L4/5 both sides, L5/S1 both sides 4/08 Bonati Institute - redo of L5/S1 right 8/08 Bonati Institute - redo of L5/S1 left 12/08 Bonati Institute - redo of L4/5 right and left 9/09 Piriformis surgery to remove piriformis muscle causing sciatica |
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I had both low back & leg pain as well as stenosis (at L3-L4 I think) before the surgery. I don't understand what could cause stenosis besides a blown disc or congenital spinal canal narrowness. In my 20's one doc said I had congenital narroowness but no one else has made this comment - including Dr. B or FM). Will you explain in more detail what you mean? Would continued stenosis show up on MRI? Thanks for your comments Katherine
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Katherine DDD S1-L5 age 15 DDD S1-L2 age 24 ARD S1-L3 prodisc age 42 Dr. Bertagnoli 5/19/09 Last edited by Katherine234; 01-06-2010 at 05:03 AM. Reason: No title |
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Katherine DDD S1-L5 age 15 DDD S1-L2 age 24 ARD S1-L3 prodisc age 42 Dr. Bertagnoli 5/19/09 |
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