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Offline Curval

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« Reply #15 on: March 18, 2005, 09:14:07 PM »
Eskimo, have been trying to tough it out, although I have been really bad about not doing the streaching and exercises I was told I should be doing.  But the initial injury happened over 5 years ago and I have had at least 4 or 5 pretty bad episodes a year since.  Always painful though...by episodes I mean hobbling around like an 80 year old.  Today was the worst of all though.  

It is starting to get a tad annoying.

:)

Eagl, the percocets aren't really all that helpful..you are right.  They gave me diazapam for a muscle relaxant.  

Thanks Toad.  BTW, I may want a second opinion from a good back "hack" in the US or Canada.  Recommendations from KC?
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« Reply #16 on: March 18, 2005, 09:31:45 PM »
It has been so many surgeries for my mom it is hard to remeber the early ones, and her case was bad, to start.


But it took her at least 2 weeks to be able to walk the first and second time.


Some of the laters one meant over a week in ICU. then over a week in the normal hospital and then a month in a hospice, and even then she could not walk.


Curval, your back is normal? No scoliosis? That partly were my moms problems started, the surgen fussed the disk the way you would if she had not had that. And the presure on the fussion from the scoliosis cause them to brake, and the other disks to go.
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« Reply #17 on: March 18, 2005, 09:31:49 PM »
Pink shorts are the leading cause of back pain.
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« Reply #18 on: March 18, 2005, 09:34:50 PM »
JB35 did and it turned out badly..

i will ask him to post here.
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« Reply #19 on: March 18, 2005, 09:37:32 PM »
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Originally posted by Curval

Thanks Toad.  BTW, I may want a second opinion from a good back "hack" in the US or Canada.  Recommendations from KC?


Amundsen, right here in KC. Takes at least a month on the inital appointment. Took me more than that a bit, and I have connections ;)

Be glad to forward his contact info if you like.
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« Reply #20 on: March 18, 2005, 09:58:38 PM »
I will get you the name of my moms first back cutter, he was a top rated surgeon in his field.  


Do not use him.
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« Reply #21 on: March 18, 2005, 10:29:35 PM »
I have a 6mm central disk bulge in L5-S1.
Look into the total disk replacement .
It is much like the same for the hip replacement.

As far a the other surgeries I would pass on em because every one I know that has had one regretted it later.
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« Reply #22 on: March 18, 2005, 10:30:03 PM »
Nothing heals like hard cold steel.
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« Reply #23 on: March 19, 2005, 01:51:32 AM »
I have a friend at work that is having the military looking into having this procedure done to him.  He's always in pain.  Somedays he can't even get out of bed to come to work.  

He's gone to this since all the surgeries he's had previously only cause the pains to come back worse than it was prior to the surgery.

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« Reply #24 on: March 19, 2005, 04:07:02 AM »
Curv...next time you se 38MAW in the MA ask him about his recent back surgery.  His went very well.
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« Reply #25 on: March 19, 2005, 04:24:03 AM »
Not sure how many back injuries 3 or 4 good ones and 2 neck injuries, last one almost snapped it for good and my doctor told me if I come off the bike again..... Though I did take it easy for a year but my gf hates it when I race speedway and refuses to come along.


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« Reply #26 on: March 19, 2005, 05:56:43 AM »
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Curval, your back is normal? No scoliosis? That partly were my moms problems started, the surgen fussed the disk the way you would if she had not had that. And the presure on the fussion from the scoliosis cause them to brake, and the other disks to go.


I had a third opinion (first my own chiro..who is also a qualified MD, the other two by surgeons) here by a visiting US surgeon.  He had my MRI results on the backlight board when I walked in.  First thing he said was "You have one of the healtiest spine and disks I've seen.  Then he said "EXCEPT for this one" pointing at the disk which was clearly bulging out.

womabtt...my chiro/doctor is a believer in those disk replacements...both surgeons I saw poo pooed the idea.

Toad, if you could forward me his details I'd appreciate it.  Thanks.

Woke up this morning and my back is pretty much as bad as it was yesterday.  I can't stand up straight and I'm hobbling still.  My wife left for Toronto yesterday and fortunately took the baby with her...but I have the two boys by myself.  It has been a very interesting and painful experience so far.  To add to my "fun" my oldest son has said he feels sick and doesn't want to go to the birthday party he was supposed to go to today...a sure sign he really is sick.

I'm in for a really great weekend.:(
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« Reply #27 on: March 19, 2005, 07:07:45 AM »
The key to lumbar disc surgery is only doing the surgery on the right patients. The best outcomes are in patients with leg pain that persists despite at least 3 months of conservative treatment and MRI confirmation of disc extrusion.

About 85% of these patients are cured with discectomy, but 15% will have persistent problems. More complicated surgical procedures such as fusion and artificial disc implants don’t improve outcome and are associated with more complications.

Factors associated with a poorer outcome are patients with back pain only (no leg pain), disorders other than disc extrusion, symptoms for longer than 1 year, depression, and those with pending litigation/worker’s compensation.
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« Reply #28 on: March 19, 2005, 07:23:23 AM »
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Factors associated with a poorer outcome are patients...with pending litigation/worker’s compensation.


lol

By the standards you suggest (with the exception of the above) I would qualify I suppose.

The leg pain is something that has always been present from the moment I had the initial injury to date.  Sciatica (sp?).
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« Reply #29 on: March 19, 2005, 08:29:00 AM »
Curval,

This is your PERFECT OPPORTUNITY!

Get Amundson to fix your back; he did a great job on mine.



Heartland Hand and Spine

Glenn M. Amundson, M.D.


Address:
10730 Nall Avenue, Suite 200
Overland Park, KS 66211
Phone: 913-649-7300
Fax: 913-385-5559
Medical School:
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Internship:
Naval Hospital of San Diego
Residency:
Naval Regional Medical Center
Fellowship:
University of California—San Diego
Board Certification:
ABMS Orthopaedic Surgery


You and your wife can bunk in with us and then you can recoup at my house and then so an intense study of KC BBQ. I can probably get you internships at the "Big 3" KC restaurants and you can return to Bermuda as the "Bermuda BBQ King"!


Then instead of "bean counting" you can do "bean serving" and make lots of Bermuda bucks.

I have to warn you though.... you start making BBQ, the next thing you know you'll want a rifle so you can control the process from harvest to table.  ;)  Golf clubs won't hack it for harvesting potential BBQ.
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