Go Back   ISPINE.ORG Forum > Main forums > Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Surgical Outcomes and Blogs Discuss KrisL Prodisc (size M, 6 degrees) at L5-S1 June 2004 in the Main forums forums; Originally Posted by KrisL on September 8, 2004 SURGERY DATE: 10 june 2004 AGE AT SURGERY DATE: 31 SURGEON: Dr ...

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 05-20-2008, 04:05 PM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 196
Default KrisL Prodisc (size M, 6 degrees) at L5-S1 June 2004

Quote:
Originally Posted by KrisL on September 8, 2004
SURGERY DATE: 10 june 2004

AGE AT SURGERY DATE: 31

SURGEON: Dr Branth/Dr Bowald

SURGERY LOCATION/CLINIC: Stockholm Spine Center,
Sweden

DEVICE(s), LEVEL(s): Prodisc (size M, 6 degrees) at
L5-S1

COST = Don't know, all covered by insurance
AMOUNT BILLED:
INSURANCE ALLOWED:
OUT OF POCKET:
TRAVEL:
EXPLANATIONS?

ONSET OF LUMBAR PROBLEMS, DATE OF INJURY, CAUSE,
ETC...: 21 May 2002. Got smacked during a soccergame,
a player fell on my shoulders and compressed my spine
witch resulted in a fractured L1 and injured L5-S1

PRIOR SPINE SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES (IDET, ESI,
etc...): All conservative: intense PT, waterrehab,
acupuncture, massage, Ultrasound, traction e t c...

PRE-OP MEDICATIONS: Paraflex Comp

PRE-OP DIAGNOSTICS (discogram, nerve root blocks,
etc...): CT, MRI and Discogram (which clearly showed
that L5-S1 had a paingenerating anular tear)

PRE-OP NEUROPATHIES (what, where, & degree of pain,
numbness, tingling, sexual/bladder/bowel symptoms,
etc.):
Early on tingling in legs but it subsided.

PRE-OP CONDITION (Please include %leg pain/% back
pain, pain levels, type of pain, ability to work and
function, disability status, etc.... be direct, but be
as verbose as you need to):
Constant pain across lumbar, in groin and hips. No
legpain however.
Steady about 4, if pushed (=standing, sitting >10 min,
running, climbing stairs e t c) up to 8-9/10.
Pain in lumbar was moaning, dull. A bit more sharp in
the groin/hip area.

TIME POST-OP AT ORIGINAL POST HERE: 3 months

DESCRIBE YOUR SURGICAL EXPERIENCE:
Very good all together, excellent staff.
Was very dizzy and nauseus the first 2-3 days due to
low bloodpressure (had epidural which can lower BP)
but got medication for it.
After epidural was drawn I had strong tablets which in
turn also made me dizzy. Cut the dose in half and felt
much better!
Was allowed to get up the day after surgery and I
loved it! Got mobile very fast and got around the
place with some speed.

RATE FUNCTIONALITY / SATISFACTION AT INTERVALS BELOW:

FUNCTIONALITY:
1. Very poor: much worse... disabled after surgery.
2. Poor: worse after surgery.
3. Neutral: No improvement, or improvements offset by
new problems.
4. Fair, some improvement, limitations are still
serious.
5. Good, substantial improvement, some limitations.
6. Excellent: no limitations.

SATISFACTION:
1. Very sorry I had the surgery.
2. Somewhat sorry I had the surgery.
3. Too soon to tell, or I'm ambivalent about the
surgery.
4. I'm somewhat glad I did my surgery.
5. I'm very glad I did my surgery.

FUNCTIONALITY: _4__ SATISFACTION: __5_ [6 WEEKS POST-OP]

FUNCTIONALITY: __5_ SATISFACTION: _5__ [3 MONTHS
POST-OP]

FUNCTIONALITY: ___ SATISFACTION: ___ [6 MONTHS
POST-OP]

FUNCTIONALITY: ___ SATISFACTION: ___ [1 YEAR POST-OP]

FUNCTIONALITY: ___ SATISFACTION: ___ [2 YEARS POST-OP]

6 WEEKS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN /
MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ECT... (discuss surgery
induced symptoms [leg pain?]):
Get tired fast in the backmuscles. Still get pain when bending backwards. A little pain in the hip/groin area.

3 MONTHS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN /
MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery
induced symptoms [leg pain?]):
PT on land was a little too heavy, I got tired fast in the back. Doing water therapy now. My back is still rather flat and I avoid bending backwards due to pain but I have no radiating pain.
My doctor thinks itīs because my muscles still cramp up, they're just used to doing that after the last two years. Will subside, even if slow.
But I'm painfree when I don't push it and it's lovely!
Just had my 3 months check up yesterday and am awaiting x-ray answers, everything seems fine.

6 MONTHS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN /
MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery
induced symptoms [leg pain?]):

1 YEAR POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN /
MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery
induced symptoms [leg pain?]):

2 YEARS POST-OP - DESCRIBE LIFESTYLE / PAIN /
MEDICATIONS / NEUROPATHIES / ETC... (discuss surgery
induced symptoms [leg pain?]):
Waiting for an update from KrisL.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT. The time now is 12:36 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.