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Reply With QuoteThat's great news Dave and I completely understand the feeling. So happy for you!
This is a discussion on Waiting game over... surgery will be on Friday within the Spinal Fusion (Including Discectomy & Laminectomy Procedures) forums, part of the Spine Surgery Support category; ... yippeeeee!!!! - I know, weird thing to say, but Dang it, I'm really looking forward to getting that disk ...
Waiting game over... surgery will be on Friday ... yippeeeee!!!! - I know, weird thing to say, but Dang it, I'm really looking forward to getting that disk off the nerve!
We are doing a Hemilaminectomy of L5-S1, and hopefully I'll be home Friday night, or at least by lunch time Saturday. I know, I'm rushing it, but I have spent too much time in hospitals, and I want to start living my own life, and not one that the pain dictates. So there.
And yeah, I know, it'll be a while before I truly feel well, and June before I can really start resuming life etc, but hey having one foot through the door really sounds good right now. In the mean time, healing, even slowly, beats the crap out of waiting.
Take care all, and I'll be back online afterwards.
Cheers,
Dave
2 years of diagnositcs due to nonstandard symptoms (MD was looking for MS)
C56 & C67 ACDF with Plating March 8th 2010
Sciatica started April 2010
July 2010 - Lumbar Epidural series - temp relief only
December 2010 - found old MRI of lumbar showing bulged disk
January 2011 - New MRI shows same bulge contacting same disk
March 2011 - Laminectomy & subsequent infection of surgical site but got 3 good weeks
April 2011 - symptoms return, with new pain in other leg & lower back
Re: Waiting game over... surgery will be on Friday That's great news Dave and I completely understand the feeling. So happy for you!
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: Waiting game over... surgery will be on Friday You couldn't have said it better Dave. The waiting game sucks big time. You are almost there. Can't wait to hear from you on the other side! CindylouOriginally Posted by davemmevad
• 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: Well, I got what I wished for... Hi All,
I'm home, and dealing with those first few days after surgery (ie, I feel like kaka). I've had one episode of the pain shooting down my sciatic, hopefully there won't be more. I didn't get to talk to the MD, but my wife did, and evidently he had to take out much more disk than he wanted to, and 'the first month will tell us a lot' ... never what you want to hear, but ah well.
Otherwise the only issue is I can't sleep in the bed - I'm too afraid that my wife will bump me in the night, so back to the chair with me. Hopefully the worst is over, and another week will let me know lots. In the mean time, I'm tired, gonna go for a walk, then back to rest.
Take care all,
Dave
2 years of diagnositcs due to nonstandard symptoms (MD was looking for MS)
C56 & C67 ACDF with Plating March 8th 2010
Sciatica started April 2010
July 2010 - Lumbar Epidural series - temp relief only
December 2010 - found old MRI of lumbar showing bulged disk
January 2011 - New MRI shows same bulge contacting same disk
March 2011 - Laminectomy & subsequent infection of surgical site but got 3 good weeks
April 2011 - symptoms return, with new pain in other leg & lower back
Re: Waiting game over... surgery will be on Friday Those first few days after surgery are really tough for many folks. Count me as one of them. You'll slowly get your footing back, bit by bit. Just remember to take it slow, no race here to heal fast. Listen to your body. Glad you're on the other side. My best to you, Cindylou
• 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
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