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3 weeks after XLIF and PLIF

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  1. 07-25-2010, 08:22 PM #21
    irishnut
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    I went to the ER last night. They did xrays and blood work to see if I had an infection. The doctor said my blood work was fine and the xrays did not show anything. The doctor said to talk to my surgeon and see if he wants to do some type of scan. Not a clue what she is talking about. The doctor infomed me she could not explain the pain and swellling above the incisions. Im just lost not having any problems and all of a sudden after three months I start having problems.

    I am happy they didnt find anything though. I would have lost it if they would have said they needed to remove the hardware. I would not be able to mentally and financially take.
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    Xlif L4-L5 disc, Plif on May 3 2010.
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    Quote Originally Posted by irishnut View Post
    I went to the ER last night. They did xrays and blood work to see if I had an infection. The doctor said my blood work was fine and the xrays did not show anything. The doctor said to talk to my surgeon and see if he wants to do some type of scan. Not a clue what she is talking about. The doctor infomed me she could not explain the pain and swellling above the incisions. Im just lost not having any problems and all of a sudden after three months I start having problems.

    I am happy they didnt find anything though. I would have lost it if they would have said they needed to remove the hardware. I would not be able to mentally and financially take.
    I'm praying the inflammation is just a fluke or from normal surgery trauma. Hope it goes away soon and you feel better!
    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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