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Reply With QuoteAlison, it is funny you mention blogging. The finished SPS website will have a place for Spine Patients to blog about their experiences. :thumpup:
This is a discussion on Blogging within the The Lounge forums, part of the Social and Support Forums category; I regularly read them and have just started one, is anyone else blogging? I mainly read craft ones for ideas ...
Blogging I regularly read them and have just started one, is anyone else blogging?
I mainly read craft ones for ideas of stuff to fill my time and they are so (or sew) inspiring, sorry bad joke.
Alison 46 year old female
2012 Doing Rehab
2011 Sept 3rd Op Removal of old instrumentation and PLIF L4/L5 - L5/S1 both adr in situ
2010 May Discogram on L2/L3 & L3/L4
2009 May 2nd Op Failed revision fusion on L5/S1 with Charite ADR in situ
2008 Caudal epidural exacerbated nerve symptoms. Prolapse L2/L3
2007 L5/S1 Facet deterioration
2002 March 1st Op ADR Charite - L4/5, L5/S1
2000 Disc prolapses L4/5, L5/S1
Alison, it is funny you mention blogging. The finished SPS website will have a place for Spine Patients to blog about their experiences. :thumpup:
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.
Cool, Justin. I've had one for a few years Alison, but I haven't been the most consistent with it. I started it after my 3 lumbar ADR's. I read an old co-worker's who lives in Colorado now. You had to be invited to hers, but she has great recipes, crafting, all kinds of neat stuff on there. :thumpup:
• 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
Justin - I think that is great . I had considered writing one about my "spinal fusion journey" bud didn't think anyone would read it. I hadn't really done the research to see how much interest there is in this stuff. I have two daughters who each have blogs. One is about home schooling:Sweet Serendipity and the other has great recipies: The Simple Gourmand . Maybe you could find some fun stuff on these if you are interested.
I have been out of surgery for about 5 weeks and am just starting to be able to really concentrate enough to read a book or do much work so light stuff like blogs have been a blessing. I know alot of the issue is the pain drugs but they certainly mess up your concentration ability! Light reading is great.
Lynn
November 08 laminectomy L4L5 - complete drop foot
June 2009 fusion at L4L5 - drop foot gone
August 2009 cage slipped out
August, 2009 fusion repair
August 2011 L5/S1 fusion
April 2012 scheduled for fusion to run from S1 - L1 with titanium rod
Some nice recipes on there and I'd read your blog!Originally Posted by lbanis
CL - I knew with all the creative talent we have on here that someone would have a blog. I'm getting a few projects near to completion so wanted to share a bit and really enjoy a good mooch through creative blogs.
Think I'm going to make mine a real mixture, bit of sewing, painting and back surgery!
Alison 46 year old female
2012 Doing Rehab
2011 Sept 3rd Op Removal of old instrumentation and PLIF L4/L5 - L5/S1 both adr in situ
2010 May Discogram on L2/L3 & L3/L4
2009 May 2nd Op Failed revision fusion on L5/S1 with Charite ADR in situ
2008 Caudal epidural exacerbated nerve symptoms. Prolapse L2/L3
2007 L5/S1 Facet deterioration
2002 March 1st Op ADR Charite - L4/5, L5/S1
2000 Disc prolapses L4/5, L5/S1
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