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Reply With QuoteHi Ben
Thanks for the update. I am so happy for you Please keep us posted
You have given me some hope with out hope we have nothing.
Thank You
Gil
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One Year & Four Months Post Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery Update Hello all,
I have been feeling so well I dropped out of sight. Sorry. Have answered many emails re: insurance reimbursement but haven't visited the site in a while. Nice updates.
Have had to quit playing golf. Once per week was ok but constantly sore and hurting. I think the twisting is just too much for us lumbar challenged folks. Miss my friends. Have to start a Backgammon leagus instead.
Am still doing incredibly well otherwise though. Can do most anything within reason and I am so much better than I was just a few short months ago. Keep trying friends. Don't ever quit trying to feel better!
Happy Halloween.
Ben
DDD, Stenum June 2009 L4/5, L5/S1 disc replacement Maverick.
Ben
10/2006 drop foot, discectomy
12/2006 discectomy L4-5
chiropratic, massage, accupuncture since 2006
adr & fusion at Stenum 6/2009
Re: One Year & Four Months Post Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery Update Hi Ben
Thanks for the update. I am so happy for you Please keep us posted
You have given me some hope with out hope we have nothing.
Thank You
Gil
L5-S1 lam 1994
L2 to L5 DDD
L3 -L4 hern Dec 2007.
L4-L5 Annular fissure with mild central stenosis and moderate facet hypertrophy.
L5-S1 bilaterial neural foraminal narrowing with inferior effacement.
L2-L3 Right-sided neural foraminal narrowing
L3-L4 related to posterolateral hypertrophic spurs and facet hypertrophy.
C3-C4 limited DDD
15 injections Depo. P.T. 18 months 9 dose packs,
Nerve Block Injections.4 ESI S1
L5-S1 Foraminotomy 09
L4-L5 Microdiscectomy 09 ReHerniation 4-2010
Surgery 6-29-11 L4-L5-S1 Decompression Fusion L5-S1 and Coflex F implants
Re: One Year & Four Months Post Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery Update Ben,
Thanks for the update. It's great to read how well you are doing!Don't let giving up golf get you down--there are many other hobbies to explore. (I say this as a person that choose to give up many sport-related hobbies after my artificial disc replacement surgery.)
Happy Halloween!
Justin Averna
Founder & President, Spine Patient Society™
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- 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
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Re: One Year & Four Months Post Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery Update Ben- Glad you are doing so well. I had just started getting into golfing before injuring my back, but have found it's just too much on me to golf now. I'll live vicariously through my hubby and kids on that one. Like Justin said, there are so many other things we can do (and being pain free is priceless)
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: One Year & Four Months Post Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery Update Ben,
It's great to hear from you. Sorry about the golf game though. I used to work in Miami, across the street from the Doral CC. Golf was a habit until I injured my back. It's been over 10 years since I've played a complete round.
With the 4 year old, I've found a few things to do in it's place though. Justin and Kbear are right, being pain free is a great trade off for golf.
Bob
04/06 L5/S1 Rupture
05/06 MRI shows DDD @ L2-S1
06/06 Diskectomy/ Laminotomy L5/S1
04/07 Recurrent Disc L5/S1
4 Ortho and 1 Neuro Surgeon, 5 MRIs, 1 EGM, 1 Myleogram & 11 EDIs later:
03/27/09 L4/5 & L5/S1 Maverick discs at Stenum (www.dr-ritter-lang.com)
11/9/11 C6/7 Herniation with Nerve Impingement. Another journey begins.
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