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Reply With QuoteI couldnt be happier for you....I LOVE HEARING SUCCESS STORIES but I love to hear the failures just as much because they are just as if not more important to hear.Originally Posted by Ruth
This is a discussion on My ADR Surgery and Recovery (Alphaklinik, L5/S1, Charite ADR) within the Surgical Outcomes forums, part of the Spine Surgery Forums category; Congrats Alastair. That's good to hear. Greg - for your info I just had my 5th anniversary of my ALIF ...
Re: My ADR Surgery and Recovery (Alphaklinik, L5/S1, Charite ADR) Congrats Alastair. That's good to hear.
Greg - for your info I just had my 5th anniversary of my ALIF @ L1/2 which hasn't given me any significant problems & am pain free!
1993 Back pain age 29.
1998-2001 DDD at L1/2. 10 admissions for discography/epidurals/facet injections/disc injections/RFA's.
2005 ALIF at L1/2 with BMP & good result: pain free
2007 DDD at L4/5 unresponsive to epidural. Discography: early degeneration, anular tear & bulge. Limited response to core strengthening.
2009 ADR (activ L) L4/5.
2012 Myofascial Pain Syndrome T10-L2
Re: My ADR Surgery and Recovery (Alphaklinik, L5/S1, Charite ADR) I couldnt be happier for you....I LOVE HEARING SUCCESS STORIES but I love to hear the failures just as much because they are just as if not more important to hear.
Re: My ADR Surgery and Recovery (Alphaklinik, L5/S1, Charite ADR) Alastair, a big congratulations to you my friend!
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: 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
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: My ADR Surgery and Recovery (Alphaklinik, L5/S1, Charite ADR) Great news, as always, Alastair! :thumpup: Thx for sharing!
• 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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