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    Senior Member Dave's Avatar
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    Happy Early Holiday Gift

    My wife took me shopping yesterday to get me a gift for the upcoming holidays. Wanna know what she got my? Do ya?

    She bought me a new 46", 120hz, 1080p, 70,000 : 1 aspect ratio, LCD Widescreen television. It gets delivered and installed next week.

    Dang I love that woman.
    Dave

    Diagnosed with DDD in Nov, 2007. MRI, EMG
    C3/4 C4/5 C5/6 C6/7
    Surgery 06.04.08--C5/6 and C6/7 w/Prodisc
    C4/5 deterioration progressing quickly
    MRI on lumbar shows disc herniation at L5/S1, stenosis at L3/4, L4/5, spondylosis and DDD at L2 through S1 in July, 2009
    Nerve Root, Facet Injections and Epidural every 3 months. Ongoing treatment for continued degeneration.


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    Other than 46", I don't know what the other stuff means, but congratulations and Happy Holidays I think she likes you!
    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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    Sweet! She's a keeper, Dave.
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    Hi Dave

    Yea on the new toyI`ll be over to watch the Game

    Gil
    L5-S1 lam 1994
    L2 to L5 DDD
    L3 -L4 hern Dec 2007.
    L4-L5 Annular fissure with mild central stenosis and moderate facet hypertrophy.
    L5-S1 bilaterial neural foraminal narrowing with inferior effacement.
    L2-L3 Right-sided neural foraminal narrowing
    L3-L4 related to posterolateral hypertrophic spurs and facet hypertrophy.
    C3-C4 limited DDD
    15 injections Depo. P.T. 18 months 9 dose packs,
    Nerve Block Injections.4 ESI S1
    L5-S1 Foraminotomy 09
    L4-L5 Microdiscectomy 09 ReHerniation 4-2010
    Surgery 6-29-11 L4-L5-S1 Decompression Fusion L5-S1 and Coflex F implants


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    Wow, that's awesome. What a sweet wife. I have learned that the way to a man's heart, is not just through his stomach; but with electronics and tools! That is always a win-win for a present!

    When we moved to our current house, the living room would not fit our old tv armoire, because of windows, fireplace, built ins, and the shape of it. The first thing my husband did when we signed the contract and had ours under contract, was go to Best Buy and buy a 46" Sony, 1080i, widescreen, etc. television and hanging bracket. We had it in a box in our old house for a month, before we moved. Wanna know the first thing he moved and put together? Of course the tv, it is right over the fireplace. Not 6 months later, he decided he needs a bigger one because there is still 'space' on the sides (kinda like that commercial). I put my foot down and said he is going to wait a few years, until they get a bit cheaper, then he can upgrade.
    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!

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    HD Here We Come!
    Terry Newton; Moderator

    1980 ruptured L4-L5
    1988 ruptured SI-L5
    1990 ruptured C5-C6
    1994 ruptured C6-C7
    1995 Hemi-Laminectomy surgery C5-C6, C6-C7 Mayo Clinic
    Bicycle Accident with a large dog in 2004
    Shoulder reconstruction surgery
    MRI, EMG, Facet Injections, Epidural Blocks, Lumbar Discogram.
    Stenum Hospital Surgery November 4, 2006
    Prestige Disc C5-C6, C6-C7
    Maverick Disc S1-L5, L4-L5

    I'm busy living my life after a successful 4-level ADR surgery with Dr. Ritter-Lang at Stenum Hospital in Germany. If you would like to contact me, please click the email icon under my SPS Member Profile, as I'm not on SPS daily.

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    Dave- You know you gotta come up with an Awesome Christmas present for her now?
    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!

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    Atta girl, Kathy!!!!
    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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