This is a discussion on All messed up - discharged soldier within the Spinal Fusion (Including Discectomy & Laminectomy Procedures) forums, part of the Spine Surgery Support category; Originally Posted by Keano16 Not sure where are you located, but Dr. Yeung invented this technique and he is best ...
Re: New member - All messed up - discharged soldier Newark, Delaware, USAOriginally Posted by Keano16
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Re: New member - All messed up - discharged soldier Welcome to the forum Mike. What treatments have you been offered? Surgery is the last resort but is needed in some cases unfortunately. My best advice is to seek as many opinions from ortho and neuro with their long term outcome clearly spelled out. In the meantime try to get a bit more comfortable with some pain relief and try to stay moving as that will help with whatever way forward you find.
alison x
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
Re: New member - All messed up - discharged soldier Mike,
Welcome to the forum.
There are many different options available today when it comes to types of surgery. Get as many opinions as you can and do your research. Being as young as you are you should be able to bounce back fairly quick from whatever route you take.
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.
Re: New member - All messed up - discharged soldier Hi Mike,
Welcome to the Forum and thank you for your service. Since you are on the East Coast, I would look into surgeons in the NY-PA-DE area. There are many great surgeons in the tri-state area. I'll echo what Dave said: get as many opinions as you can.
I wish you the very best.
Justin Averna
Founder & President, Spine Patient Society™
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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
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Re: New member - All messed up - discharged soldier Welcome Mike and Thank You for Serving our Country, you are a hero! I'm so sorry that you got injured in the process, that sucks. I agree with everyone else to get as many opinions as possible. Gather all the information you can on all your options and then make the best decision you can with the information you have. This is a daunting task, I know, because I had to do it. There were times I felt like I would never understand all the lingo and information and would be discouraged. But all the great people on this board would encourage me and I would get the drive to go on. The day before surgery as I was talking to my surgeon and clarifying everything, he told me not to worry, that I KNEW more about ADR than the nurses that would be caring for me! He said I was one of the most educated patients he had and I attribute that to these boards and all the great people on here. Ask ANY and EVERY question you have, there is no such thing as a dumb question when it's about your spine and permanently altering it. There probably nothing you could ask that someone hasn't asked before (probably me-LOL), we seriously talk about everything... from bowel movements, to sex, to fishing, what different things mean, our opinions, our moods, etc.
Good Luck and keep us updated.
Last edited by KBear; 03-10-2010 at 12:57 PM.
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!
Re: New member - All messed up - discharged soldier I can recommend you great spinal specialist in GERMANTOWN, Maryland. Not sure if this is close to you? I looked at USA map, it seems "close".
He is fellowship trained specialist educated by Thomas Hoogland (Pioneer of minimally-invasive spine surgery, leader of former Alpha Klinik, world-wide MISS professor) and Hansjörg F. Leu.
Let me know if I can help more...
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