This is a discussion on Dancing w. the Stars--Jennifer Grey and spine problems within the The Lounge forums, part of the Social and Support Forums category; There you have it. The end of the story. So she rallied to the end, won the title on DWTS's, ...
Re: Dancing w. the Stars--Jennifer Grey and spine problems There you have it. The end of the story. So she rallied to the end, won the title on DWTS's, and now is prepping for more back surgery. I wonder now, at the end of the day, if it was all worth it to her. Worth it to anyone here? Definitely not worth it to me. No way. CL
• 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: Dancing w. the Stars--Jennifer Grey and spine problems "A little thing...take out the disc and I'll be home that night.." Wow, are we talking a discectomy or ???
She made it sound like she ruptured the disc the day of the finals and is having it taken out already. Hmmm. No wait times, definitely no ADRShe sure lives in a different world than the rest of us. And no, it sure wouldn't be worth it for me, but then I'm not into fame and glory. Good thing, as it's never going to happen with anything I do!
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!
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