This is a discussion on Can anyone help Steve55? within the Artificial Disc Replacement forums, part of the Spine Surgery Support category; I was wondering if anyone was close enough to Steve55 to get him away from the advisors that keep leading ...
Can anyone help Steve55? I was wondering if anyone was close enough to Steve55 to get him away from the advisors that keep leading him into trouble. The poor guy's been through H E double hockey sticks (it would of been shorter to type "hell") but keeps getting bad advice from the clown and his cronies at I-$pine and the limited circle of vendors that still pay commissions.
04/06 L5/S1 Rupture
05/06 MRI shows DDD @ L2-S1
06/06 Diskectomy/ Laminotomy L5/S1
04/07 Recurrent Disc L5/S1
4 Ortho and 1 Neuro Surgeon, 5 MRIs, 1 EGM, 1 Myleogram & 11 EDIs later:
03/27/09 L4/5 & L5/S1 Maverick discs at Stenum (www.dr-ritter-lang.com)
11/9/11 C6/7 Herniation with Nerve Impingement. Another journey begins.
Steve lives really close to me (about 30 minutes away). I would be more than happy to help him in any way I can. I haven't been on the other site in months, so not real sure of his current situation. Last I heard, he needed a revision, his discs failed somehow? I don't know how his pain is currently, or what exactly he is needing; but I would be happy to meet with him, take him to any appointments he needed to go to and be an extra set of ears for him. Just let me know what he needs.
31 years old- 1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 6 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011, completely pain free still!
Kathy, take a quick trip over to the other site if you can, and see the mess he is in. Bob gave him some great advice which is not going over well with the broker's assistant.She wants him banned for speaking his mind, which is par for the course.
Steve sounds like an awesome if lost fellow, getting lots of bad information. I hope that he takes you up on some help. He may not take kindly to too much criticism of Dr. B, as he still has a great deal of faith in him for whatever reason. He is leaning towards Dr. Regan, who seems to be his best bet right now. I hope he gets help soon.
Severe compression of spinal cord, flaval ligament, etc. at C4/5 & 5/6.
Herniation and compression, at L3/4 to L5/S1 plus spondylosis at the latter level. Severe allergy to most metals.
Three level surgery in Brazil with Dr. Luiz Pimenta on March 17/2010 using non-metal appliances. L5/S1-PEEK cage, ALIF; L4/5-PEEK cage, XLIF; C5/6-NuVasive NeoDisc. Three separate approaches, two minimally invasive. Currently minor residual back pain, from SI ligament and still overdoing things. Therapy and chiropractic treatments helping immensely. Gone from being almost bedridden to near normal activities including gardening. Life is gooooood!
I've been keeping in touch with Steve via email. He is registered as a Member here, so you can send PMs and emails of support through his Member profile page.
He has been through a lot and I wish him the very best.
Justin Averna
Founder & President, Spine Patient Society™
www.SpinePatientSociety.org
A 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Nonprofit & Charitable Organization
I'm here to help.
- 1994: Football Injury, Severe Hyperextension
- 1997: Snow Skiing Injury
- 3/7/1997: Laminotomy L4/L5
- 1999 & 2003: Motor Vehicle Accidents (not at fault both times) --> Grade V Annular Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6
- 11/15/2003: 2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6*, *lumbosacral transitional vertebra --> Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
- 4/2008: 4.5 years pain-free before "new" leg pain
- 5/14/2009: Dynamic Stabilization System L4/L5, Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
Questions? Suggestions? Need help with registering, creating a signature, etc.?
justin (at) spinepatientsociety.org
Disclosure: I have no financial relationships with any surgeons, spine clinics, device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, etc. -- the SPS Board of Directors serve without compensation.
I really hope Steve gets to see or speak with Dr. Regan for a real "second opinion". He truly has a difficult case. I am sure can be helpful at times.
Commissions, really?? Evidence?
Nov 07: Fusion (Stalif) S1/L5, ADR L4/5 (Activ-L)for strong back and leg pain (Zeegers, Germany).
Nov 09: 2 level cervical ADR Prodisc-C (Nova) C4/5/6 to stop progression of cervical myleopathy. (Bertagnoli, Germany).
fill me in Who is the brokers assisstant for my FYI. It would clear up something for me Just pm if it's private, Phylly
Cervical fusion C4-6 March 2002
Fall on tailbone causing sciatica and back pain April 05
Conservative Treatment and PM for 2 years
Discogram concordant pain @L4-S1 Aug. 07
Prodisc ADR's at L4-S1 November 2007
Foraminotomy July 08 for Sciatica-failed
Back pain worsened
Prodiscs removed and discs fused at L4-S1 Feb. 09
Hey Everyone,
I'm all for Members sharing their opinions on this Forum, but please focus on supporting Steve through this difficult time.
Thanks for your understanding.
Justin Averna
Founder & President, Spine Patient Society™
www.SpinePatientSociety.org
A 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Nonprofit & Charitable Organization
I'm here to help.
- 1994: Football Injury, Severe Hyperextension
- 1997: Snow Skiing Injury
- 3/7/1997: Laminotomy L4/L5
- 1999 & 2003: Motor Vehicle Accidents (not at fault both times) --> Grade V Annular Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6
- 11/15/2003: 2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6*, *lumbosacral transitional vertebra --> Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
- 4/2008: 4.5 years pain-free before "new" leg pain
- 5/14/2009: Dynamic Stabilization System L4/L5, Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
Questions? Suggestions? Need help with registering, creating a signature, etc.?
justin (at) spinepatientsociety.org
Disclosure: I have no financial relationships with any surgeons, spine clinics, device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, etc. -- the SPS Board of Directors serve without compensation.
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