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Freedom Lumbar Disc Trial, Surgery Scheduled January 2011

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  1. 12-02-2010, 06:55 PM #1
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    Default Freedom Lumbar Disc Trial, Surgery Scheduled January 2011

    Hi all. I have been living with chronic pain from a bad back for 13 years (since 1997). The disc bulged in 1997 after I carried a computer at work, and herniated in 2003 from bending forwards. This is all at L5-S1.
    Years of physical therapy, acupuncture, injections, every med out there, pain is still there. I was accepted into the Freedom Disc Trial and will have an ADR end of Jan 2011.

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    Default re: Freedom Lumbar Disc Trial, Surgery Scheduled January 2011

    Hey Ken,

    Welcome to the Spine Patient Society!

    You're in good company...there are countless Spine Patients that visit our Forums daily that have been in your shoes or that are currently in similar shoes. We are here to support you and serve as a sounding board for everything spine.

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    I was accepted into the Freedom Disc Trial and will have an ADR end of Jan 2011.
    Some of the Spine Patients that frequent our Forums have been in the Freedom Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement Trial. If you do a search for "freedom lumbar disc," you should pull up many pertinent threads.

    BTW, for other Spine Patients reading this thread, the Freedom Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement Trial is still recruiting patients for the study. See this link: Freedom Lumbar Disc in the Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease (FLD)

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    Default re: Freedom Lumbar Disc Trial, Surgery Scheduled January 2011

    Welcome to the forum. That's great to know you have a solution to your spine problems and will soon be on the other side of surgery. The Freedom discs looks very promising and the people I have heard of getting them were doing good. I initially was going to be in that clinical trial, but was disqualified since I had pending litigation concerning my spine. I ended up being in the Active L trial. Keep us posted and best of luck,
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    Default re: Freedom Lumbar Disc Trial, Surgery Scheduled January 2011

    Thanks Justin and Kathy. Still nervous about the upcoming surgery, but trying to always keep a positive mind

    Ken
    • 1997 Injured back at work, diagnosed as bulging disc at L5-S1
    • Years of PT and different non-opioids
    • 04/2003 Herniated disc
    • Many epidural injections, facet injection, SI injection, no success
    • 10/2003 Nucleoplasty L5-S1 (failed)
    • Tried different opioids; now on oxycodone
    • 2005 Moved from NJ to NC
    • 2008 Volunteer at local community health center (love it!).
    • Hurt back again, found great ADR doc in NC, accepted into Freedom Disc clinical trial
    • Will have ADR end of Jan 2011
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    Default re: Freedom Lumbar Disc Trial, Surgery Scheduled January 2011

    Ken,

    Your surgery is right around the corner, isn't it Ken? My best to you with this upcoming surgery, and I hope it promises to give you the relief you richly deserve. Let us know if we can also support you in the process, after your surgery. God bless, Cindylou
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  6. 12-10-2010, 09:50 AM #6
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    Default re: Freedom Lumbar Disc Trial, Surgery Scheduled January 2011

    Thanks CindyLou -

    I am a little concerned about some other posts on the Freedom Disc (axial compression), but still keeping the faith. Will post alot as the Date gets closer.

    Hope your well!
    Ken
    • 1997 Injured back at work, diagnosed as bulging disc at L5-S1
    • Years of PT and different non-opioids
    • 04/2003 Herniated disc
    • Many epidural injections, facet injection, SI injection, no success
    • 10/2003 Nucleoplasty L5-S1 (failed)
    • Tried different opioids; now on oxycodone
    • 2005 Moved from NJ to NC
    • 2008 Volunteer at local community health center (love it!).
    • Hurt back again, found great ADR doc in NC, accepted into Freedom Disc clinical trial
    • Will have ADR end of Jan 2011
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