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Reply With QuoteWishful Runner,
Best of luck--your new life starts tomorrow!
This is a discussion on Fusion (ALIF) at L4-L5 and stabilization of existing fusion (PLIF) at L5-S1 within the Surgical Outcomes forums, part of the Spine Surgery Forums category; Wishful -- I wish you the best of luck tomm. and the days to come.Tomorrow will start a new chapter ...
re: Fusion (ALIF) at L4-L5 and stabilization of existing fusion (PLIF) at L5-S1 Wishful -- I wish you the best of luck tomm. and the days to come.Tomorrow will start a new chapter in your life with you heading down the road to recovery and pain free days.Try to rest easy tonight you have a big day tomm. you will need all your energy. Your family and you will be in my prayers and thoughts.
Take good care.
Caitlin aka Metalneck07
Back troubles Teenager-no specific accident ,DDD Lumbar Cervical-Arthritic Facets,etc.
Cervical Issues- alternative procedures,meds,PT,Diskogram,myelogram
'07 ADCF C5-6 Surgeon closed shop left me with screws backing out 2months after surgery
'09 Revsion Surgery C5-6 3 screws had backed out, scarring connective tissue,fluid build up,NonUnion
'10 complete fusion and Hardware show no issues
Lumbar issues - DDD alternative procedures,meds,PT,Diskogram verifies L4-5 and L5-S1 pain generators ,Annular disk tear,herinated disk both levels, Facet Hypertrophy
September 28,2010 On my 40th Birthday I recieved the gift of a new spine.My Prodisc at L4-5 and ALIF at L-5S1.
Thank you Dr.Blumenthal and Dr.Lieberman you are the BEST.
re: Fusion (ALIF) at L4-L5 and stabilization of existing fusion (PLIF) at L5-S1 Wishful Runner,
Best of luck--your new life starts tomorrow!
Justin Averna
Founder & President, Spine Patient Society™
www.SpinePatientSociety.org
A 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Nonprofit & Charitable Organization
I'm here to help.
- 1994: Football Injury, Severe Hyperextension
- 1997: Snow Skiing Injury
- 3/7/1997, 17 years old: Laminotomy L4/L5
- 1999 & 2003: Motor Vehicle Accidents (not at fault both times) --> Grade V Annular Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6
- 11/15/2003, 23 years old: 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, 29 years old: Dynamic Stabilization System L4/L5, Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
Questions? Suggestions? Need help with registering, creating a signature, etc.?
justin (at) spinepatientsociety.org
Disclosure: I have no financial relationships with any surgeons, spine clinics, device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, etc. -- the SPS Board of Directors serve without compensation.
re: Fusion (ALIF) at L4-L5 and stabilization of existing fusion (PLIF) at L5-S1 Wishful runner, tomorrow is your big day. Hopefully, you are already in bed asleep by now. I know it's hard to get that rest the night before a big surgery. You will do fantastic! Can't wait to hear from you on the other side! God bless, 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
re: Fusion (ALIF) at L4-L5 and stabilization of existing fusion (PLIF) at L5-S1 Get a good night's sleep and good luck tomorrow. We're looking forward to hearing how it went.
Jeff
C4/5 fusion, January 2000
C5/6 fusion, February 2002
C3/4 & C6/7 - M6 ADR, Nov 2009, Barcelona
Conceded defeat to a manifestly disingenuous BCBS-TX in my quest for reimbursement, Jan 2011
re: Fusion (ALIF) at L4-L5 and stabilization of existing fusion (PLIF) at L5-S1 Wishful- Not sure what time zone you are in, so you are either in surgery or about to be in surgery. I just said a prayer for you and your surgeon. Take it easy and rest up!
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- 5.5 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011, completely pain free still!
re: Fusion (ALIF) at L4-L5 and stabilization of existing fusion (PLIF) at L5-S1 Sorry I didn't get on here sooner. I came home from hospital on Sunday but had been having trouble with nausea, cold sweat and dizziness while up walking so I couldn't stand at the keyboard. That is mostly gone now. Still having a little bit of fever in the 99.1 to 99.7 range but Tylenol keeps it from going any higher. Doing well otherwise.
It's too soon to tell if the surgery is a complete success but I have no reason to think it isn't at this point. I do feel less "broken in half" from the anterior approach as to the last one being from the back and the incision looks good. It's longer than I thought it would be. It's about six inches or so, from about one inch above belly button down to c-section line.
Only issues at the moment are a fairly large area on left thigh, from inner to front and high that is surface numb. Doc was a bit perplexed about that because the nerves that feed that area are higher in the back than where they were working so we'll have to keep an eye on that. Also, the left side of my abdomen is swollen. Not terribly so I'll keep watch and if it gets any worse I'll call the doc. Also have a distinct area of pain in right side of back, where I would think SI joint. But hopefully that will cease once all the inflammation is down.
Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers. I don't have a huge circle of friends and I have to admit it did my heart good and made me cry a little that people who don't even know me were thinking of me when I needed it. Thank you.
MVA - '86, '90, and '99 - First one my fault
Bad Falls in '00 and '03
Low back pain long as I can remember
Severe pain early '06 and saw Ortho for first time.
July '06 - PLIF at L5-S1 and Decompression at L4-L5 - Successful!
August '08 hardware loosened from running. Several injections and mostly pain free.
December '08 bad fall on concrete steps, cracked fusion but healed after a few months
Sept '10 - ALIF L4-L5 and L5-S1
re: Fusion (ALIF) at L4-L5 and stabilization of existing fusion (PLIF) at L5-S1 Wishful- Sounds like you are doing as expected for so early post op. Definitely take it easy and listen to your body. Thanks for updating us!
Kathy
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- 5.5 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011
re: Fusion (ALIF) at L4-L5 and stabilization of existing fusion (PLIF) at L5-S1 Wishful So Happy to hear you have made it thru your surgery !!!Now that your home the real recovery will begin. This is an amazing group of people and I believe everyone here understands the importance of being supported before and after surgery. I hope with each passing day you will see your spine healing more and more. Take good care of yourself remember to listen to your body.
Look foward to hear about your continued progress.
Caitlin aka Metalneck07
Back troubles Teenager-no specific accident ,DDD Lumbar Cervical-Arthritic Facets,etc.
Cervical Issues- alternative procedures,meds,PT,Diskogram,myelogram
'07 ADCF C5-6 Surgeon closed shop left me with screws backing out 2months after surgery
'09 Revsion Surgery C5-6 3 screws had backed out, scarring connective tissue,fluid build up,NonUnion
'10 complete fusion and Hardware show no issues
Lumbar issues - DDD alternative procedures,meds,PT,Diskogram verifies L4-5 and L5-S1 pain generators ,Annular disk tear,herinated disk both levels, Facet Hypertrophy
September 28,2010 On my 40th Birthday I recieved the gift of a new spine.My Prodisc at L4-5 and ALIF at L-5S1.
Thank you Dr.Blumenthal and Dr.Lieberman you are the BEST.
re: Fusion (ALIF) at L4-L5 and stabilization of existing fusion (PLIF) at L5-S1 Wishful Runner,
It's great to see you posting!What exactly did your surgery entail (I can't remember right now
)?
Justin Averna
Founder & President, Spine Patient Society™
www.SpinePatientSociety.org
A 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Nonprofit & Charitable Organization
I'm here to help.
- 1994: Football Injury, Severe Hyperextension
- 1997: Snow Skiing Injury
- 3/7/1997, 17 years old: Laminotomy L4/L5
- 1999 & 2003: Motor Vehicle Accidents (not at fault both times) --> Grade V Annular Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6
- 11/15/2003, 23 years old: 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, 29 years old: Dynamic Stabilization System L4/L5, Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
Questions? Suggestions? Need help with registering, creating a signature, etc.?
justin (at) spinepatientsociety.org
Disclosure: I have no financial relationships with any surgeons, spine clinics, device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, etc. -- the SPS Board of Directors serve without compensation.
re: Fusion (ALIF) at L4-L5 and stabilization of existing fusion (PLIF) at L5-S1 Wishful Runner, congratulations! So glad to hear you are on the other side. Listen to your body now during this oh so important healing phase. My best wishes to you and we love hearing about your progress, so keep posting! 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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