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Reply With QuoteCindyLou Its not something everyone would think about or necesarily talk about, but when your put in the postion that you need something like it, ITS INVALUABLE!!!
This is a discussion on Spine Surgery Recovery: "Must Have" Items & Postoperative Tips within the Artificial Disc Replacement forums, part of the Spine Surgery Support category; I second that Toolturnr....I definitely used that device to help with the wiping....
Re: Spine Surgery Recovery: "Must Have" Items & Postoperative Tips I second that Toolturnr....I definitely used that device to help with the wiping.
• January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
• June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
• April 2006 right hip, labral tear and repair
• April 2007 3 level ProDisc @ L3/4, L4/5 & L5/6✷ ✷Lumbosacral transitional vertebra; Dr. Rudolph Bertagnoli
• July 2, 2008 ALIF & Laminectomy @ L6/S1
• July 30, 2008 re-opened 28 days later to remove bone cement that had leaked onto S1 nerve root
• August 2008 Pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, re-hospitalized 1 week
• March 10, 2009 Right SI Joint Fusion
• April 27, 2010 2nd right hip arthroscopy to remove adhesions and release psoas muscle
• September 30, 2010 lumbar facet rhizotomy
• December 9, 2010 12 bilateral lumbar trigger point and steroid injections
• December 23, 2010 12 more bilateral trigger point injections w/o steroid
• February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
Did Spinal Cord Stimulator trial from 5/11/11-5/17/11 with excellent results; Spinal Cord Stimulator surgery is Monday,
July 18, 2011
Re: Spine Surgery Recovery: "Must Have" Items & Postoperative Tips CindyLou Its not something everyone would think about or necesarily talk about, but when your put in the postion that you need something like it, ITS INVALUABLE!!!
Work Injury 2001 back never the same after but have had several more injuries at work.
Conservative treatments till 2009. Several ESI's ,Physical therapies,TENS unit, Etc...
DDD L3-4 L4-5 L5-S1
2009 bilateral decompression on 2 levels
2-2010 Lumbar Laminectomy at 2 levels
5-2010 MRI shows herniation or fragment again.
Pain in back and legs ongoing just had Caudal Block 5-2010
They want to do 3 level fusion but unsure if thats best. Any responses appreciated!!!
Re: Spine Surgery Recovery: "Must Have" Items & Postoperative Tips Just read this - think I need to go shopping - its brilliant - well done
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Re: Spine Surgery Recovery: "Must Have" Items & Postoperative Tips Nice!! Thanks so much for this!I have a lot more shopping than I thought
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