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Reply With QuoteThe best to you Frank. Hope all goes well and we will see you on the other side!
This is a discussion on Surgery Date is Here (Laminectomy, L3/L4 and L4/L5) within the Surgical Outcomes forums, part of the Spine Surgery Forums category; Well I will be leaving my house shortly for the hospital to check in for my Laminectomy on L3/L4 and ...
Surgery Date is Here (Laminectomy, L3/L4 and L4/L5) Well I will be leaving my house shortly for the hospital to check in for my Laminectomy on L3/L4 and L4/L5. I will post as soon as I'm coherent. Surgery is scheduled for 10:30.
Frank
Re: Surgery Date is Here The best to you Frank. Hope all goes well and we will see you on the other side!
• 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: Surgery Date is Here Frank, I know your surgery will be nothing short of a complete success! I'm looking forward to your post-op posts.
Re: Surgery Date is Here Hey Frank
Good Luck. Stay ahead of your pain. You will do GREAT
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: Surgery Date is Here (Laminectomy, L3/L4 and L4/L5) Well I'm three days post op and all pain in leg, foot and back is gone. Just a little tightness at the surgery site. Surgery went a little longer than anticipated, Dr. Gibbons was able to release the nerve which was crushed. Drop foot gait is primarily gone, just need to strengthen the leg and getting used to not walking with a limp and pain. I was so happy when I opened m eyes and as we all do check for pain and move all extremities, I did and I did not have any.
I was released from the hospital at 7:30 pm same day, got home by 8:30 and I was tired and hungry. Got up the next morning still no pain but I'm taking my pain meds. One thing I have been able to do is wheen my self off. Gone from 4 hours between meds to around 7 which I happy for.
Started my walking on Wednesday, but that was in the house making laps, took my first walk yesterday outside approx. 600 yards boy was I tired when I got back, today its raining so its laps in the house.
Well thats where I at, will post again at 1 week.
Frank
Re: Surgery Date is Here (Laminectomy, L3/L4 and L4/L5) Wow Frank, that's awesome! Sounds like you are doing great! Be sure not to overdo it because you feel so good, which is easier said than done.
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: Surgery Date is Here (Laminectomy, L3/L4 and L4/L5) I'd figure I would post a follow up, today is 5 days post op, the only problem I have had so far was the dreaded constipation, I would recommend everyone have a bottle of Milk of Magnesia in the house just in case. I was taken stools softeners twice a day that really was not working and I had a lot of stomach pain yesterday until my wife went and got the Milk of Magnesia everything has cleared up.
As far as my back and my foot pain everything is going great so far, walking outside has been minimal do to weather, heavy rain the last three days, but I wearing a path in my hardwood floors walking and doing laps in the house, boy am I happy. Left foot still has a little swelling and stiffness but I feel that will go away once the nerves regenerate, but ne drop foot and the excruciating pain I had along my ankle and the top of my foot has all gone away.
I will post again at 7 days after I get the stitches taken out.
Frank
Re: Surgery Date is Here (Laminectomy, L3/L4 and L4/L5) YEA FRANK
Glad to hear things are going well, I know about walking in the house in circles
When I was constipatied and drank warm prune juicenot the best tasting but ...
Keep on healing steady and slow wins the race.
All The Best
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: Surgery Date is Here (Laminectomy, L3/L4 and L4/L5) Thata' way, Frank! Keep up the rehab. Really great to hear you're smiling today!
Spine Noob
April 2007 - Injured one cervical C6/C7 and one lumber L5/S1 in same accident
No major treatments so far aside from exercising and core strengthening best I can.
Never, ever, ever, give up.
Re: Surgery Date is Here (Laminectomy, L3/L4 and L4/L5) Well its been over 2 weeks since surgery, looks like everything is going well. Stitches are out, no pain to-date. Still have tightness in back. Left foot is still swollen, I'm told not to get to worried about this, but we will see. I was released to go back to work 4 hours per day, and still no driving, which is not a problem since I work out of my house. I will post again if there are any changes and after I see my surgeon on 8-23-2010.
thanks for all of the support.
Frank
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