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This is a discussion on New Member, upcoming spine surgery within the New Member Introductions forums, part of the Spine Patient Society Lobby category; Hello everyone! I am a far cry from my strapping youthful health, and my back is doing me in slowly. ...
New Member, upcoming spine surgery Hello everyone! I am a far cry from my strapping youthful health, and my back is doing me in slowly. Thinking of getting surgery soon, so I'll be posting for some advice! Thanks again everybody
Re: New Member, upcoming spine surgery And we'll be here to help, Retro.
Bob
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.
Re: New Member, upcoming spine surgery We can help BUT more information would help Some of your history etc...
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
Re: New Member, upcoming spine surgery I'm posting my history as we speak. I feel lucky- it isn't too long yet! Definitely debilitating enough to require surgery though.
Re: New Member, upcoming spine surgery Just went to consultation with the Bonati Institute in Tampa, Florida today, where I live. My brother got a procedure done there, same thing I am looking at L4-L5 region, and he loved it. The doctors were really nice to him and he is an active guy, getting out same day was important to him.
Anyway, as for my trip. It was such a welcome change from the "assembly line" of other medical centers. I went for a consultation with Laser Spine Institute also in Tampa, and they were so quick and terse with me. Not going back there- afterwords, I read a nasty article on Bloomberg about them, so I'm glad I left! My surgery is Monday, and I am ready for this pain to be gone. Dr.Bonati was really informative; the guy has done so many procedures! My brother had fusion done and has a huge six inch scar on his back... from Bonati's surgery he has a little half inch one, and is actually better now. I'll post my results when it is over!
Never thought I would be excited for a medical procedure!
L4-L5, L5-S1 Moderate Herniated Disk
Moderate/Severe Spinal Stenosis
Degenerative Facet L4-L5, L5-S1
Re: New Member, upcoming spine surgery It's funny that you wrote that: "I never thought I would be so excited about surgery" - it made me smile. You are in for a long ride, my friend. And we are here for you.
If I hadn't come across this site, I would have been lost and felt so alone. You will see that we are all patients (at one point or another) and your excitement stems from hoping to get better (I think).
I join the others in wishing you the best of luck. Let us know how it goes.
~Nancy
Last edited by NancyC; 05-20-2011 at 11:18 AM. Reason: XLIF on Feb. 22/11 S1 to L5
Re: New Member, upcoming spine surgery I don't know much about The Bonati Institute, RetroVirus, but I wish you the very best with your approaching surgery. What type of surgery are you having? Did you mention this elsewhere, perhaps, and I missed it? Good luck! We will be here for you as well, when you land on the other side of surgery too. Regards, CindylouOriginally Posted by RetroVirus
Just went to consultation with the Bonati Institute in Tampa, Florida today, where I live. My brother got a procedure done there, same thing I am looking at L4-L5 region, and he loved it. The doctors were really nice to him and he is an active guy, getting out same day was important to him.
Anyway, as for my trip. It was such a welcome change from the "assembly line" of other medical centers. I went for a consultation with Laser Spine Institute also in Tampa, and they were so quick and terse with me. Not going back there- afterwords, I read a nasty article on Bloomberg about them, so I'm glad I left! My surgery is Monday, and I am ready for this pain to be gone. Dr.Bonati was really informative; the guy has done so many procedures! My brother had fusion done and has a huge six inch scar on his back... from Bonati's surgery he has a little half inch one, and is actually better now. I'll post my results when it is over!
Never thought I would be excited for a medical procedure!
• 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: New Member, upcoming spine surgery I just wanted to drop in and say that I am completely cured, I think. I know this kind of pain can come back randomly. But it has been awhile now and I am feeling 200%. I posted a review of sorts in surgical outcomes if anybody wants to look
L4-L5, L5-S1 Moderate Herniated Disk
Moderate/Severe Spinal Stenosis
Degenerative Facet L4-L5, L5-S1
Re: New Member, upcoming spine surgery I want to look! Where is the URL? When did you have your surgery?
RetroVirus, I am SO happy for you to say that you are completely cured (you think! LOL!)This is an amazing outcome to a surgery, IMO! Congratulations!
Now you can change the title of your post!
A hug,
~Nancy
Re: New Member, upcoming spine surgery Thank you for the congratulations Nancy! It means a lot to know someone is wishing you well.
It has been a while now since the surgery, and I feel ten years younger. I even got to play basketball with my younger cousin, who plays high school ball. I almost can dunk too! (6'5) My back is no longer holding me back. (haha)
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery- read if you are thinking of fusion!
There's the post I made.
L4-L5, L5-S1 Moderate Herniated Disk
Moderate/Severe Spinal Stenosis
Degenerative Facet L4-L5, L5-S1
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