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Posted on 12/13/18 at 11:43 am to tketaco
It's the start of a long road. You'll have surgery about every 10-15 years after your first.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 11:43 am to georgia
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Dr. Lori Summers
Smokeshow
Posted on 12/13/18 at 11:50 am to Jim Rockford
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Dr. Lori Summers
Mouth looks like it had a hook in it at one time.
This post was edited on 12/13/18 at 11:51 am
Posted on 12/13/18 at 11:50 am to tketaco
Exhaust all options before surgery even odd eastern medicine.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 11:51 am to Loaner1231
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Exhaust all options before surgery even odd eastern medicine.
Also, consider Dr. Plantz, he will send a van to pick you up and take you home.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 11:53 am to tketaco
I knew a spine surgeon in Dallas pretty well. He told me that something like 80% of back pain resolves in 6 months to a year without surgery. He said that this is how chiropractors make their money, telling everyone to stick with it for six months, and then acting like they did the healing.
(Apologies in advance to chiros; I am just telling you what he said.)
The issue is not your age. Actually, if anything, you should be better able to gut it out at your age. Whatever you decide, I would specifically ask your docs what the likelihood of recovery is in six months without surgery.
Good luck.
(Apologies in advance to chiros; I am just telling you what he said.)
The issue is not your age. Actually, if anything, you should be better able to gut it out at your age. Whatever you decide, I would specifically ask your docs what the likelihood of recovery is in six months without surgery.
Good luck.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 12:00 pm to DrunkerThanThou
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How does your wife feel about vaccinations? I got a hunch I can guess the answer
So you equate possibly being a bit hesitant to have someone start fricking with your (or your spouse's) spinal cord to being an anti vaccine nut?
Posted on 12/13/18 at 12:02 pm to tketaco
If your wife thinks kombucha and yoga will help relive your medical condition and that all western medicine is bullshite, ignore her and get cut.
If not, it’s probably a good idea to listen to her and get a second opinion.
ETA.
I also heard Dr. Chris Duntsch is a fantastic surgeon
If not, it’s probably a good idea to listen to her and get a second opinion.
ETA.
I also heard Dr. Chris Duntsch is a fantastic surgeon
This post was edited on 12/13/18 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 12/13/18 at 12:02 pm to tketaco
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Also want to say that Tricare is fricking bad arse, 100% covered the MRI.
Whose dependent are you?
Posted on 12/13/18 at 12:03 pm to tketaco
Don’t jump into surgery. I had an anterior cervical fusion at C5-6-7 at age 40. By 44 I was on disability. I rushed into surgery to get back to work ASAP as I was rebuilding my practice after Katrina. I also probably went back to work too soon after surgery. I briefly tried physical therapy (around a month or so) prior to surgery. I wish I had given that longer and at least tried epidurals and chiropractic care. I’ve had a dozen epidurals post-surgery, none of which helped once I had that metal plate and screws in my neck, but never tried any before surgery. Now I get around 8-12 corticosteroid injections in my back and neck every 3 weeks for the past 10 years.
Exhaust every possible conservative option before trying surgery. I don’t know what the numbers are now, but when I had my surgery in 2006 they were saying around a 90% success rate for single level fusion and around 60% for multi-level. What they don’t always tell you is that for a fusion, “success” is defined as “radiographic evidence of fusion” - not relief of pain. My doctor was honest and told me that he does neck surgery for arm pain - if your neck pain goes away, consider it a bonus. My back and neck symptoms got worse and I had new issues after surgery that I never had before.
Exhaust every possible conservative option before trying surgery. I don’t know what the numbers are now, but when I had my surgery in 2006 they were saying around a 90% success rate for single level fusion and around 60% for multi-level. What they don’t always tell you is that for a fusion, “success” is defined as “radiographic evidence of fusion” - not relief of pain. My doctor was honest and told me that he does neck surgery for arm pain - if your neck pain goes away, consider it a bonus. My back and neck symptoms got worse and I had new issues after surgery that I never had before.
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Posted on 12/13/18 at 12:09 pm to tketaco
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My father had the fusion done C6 and C7, the worse he had was a stiff neck for 2-3 months.
Had that done about 13 1/2 years ago. C5/C6. About 3-4 months ago, all hell broke out. Now all above and below is screwed up bad.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 12:10 pm to tketaco
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I'm 36 years old, my wife says I'm too young to be having surgery and doctors are too enthusiastic to cut people
Sounds like your wife is using some old wives medical advice. Do your research instead of just listening to your wife's knee jerk advice that doesnt have any evidence to back it up. Listen to your doctor, get 2nd opinions if you're uncertain.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 12:13 pm to LSUWoodworker
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Also, consider Dr. Plantz, he will send a van to pick you up and take you home.
Plot twist: slip and fall getting in the van and call Gordon.
This post was edited on 12/13/18 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 12/13/18 at 12:14 pm to LSUWoodworker
Thats a terrible picture. She looks a lot better in person
Posted on 12/13/18 at 12:15 pm to momentoftruth87
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Whose dependent are you?
I'm the Sponsor. 19 years in the National Guard still going.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 12:17 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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yoga will help relive your medical condition
With back pain, this might actually work. It helps mine.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 12:19 pm to tketaco
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I'm the Sponsor. 19 years in the National Guard still going.
TYFYS. 19 yrs really means 2 years though.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 12:20 pm to tketaco
Surgery on Cervicle spine isn't nearly as risky as lumbar.
Posted on 12/13/18 at 12:20 pm to tketaco
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Thoughts?
Get looked at by the Neurosurgeon. Try your best not to accept pain pills, unless tramadol (relatively non narcotic and not habit forming).
I went undiagnosed to two years. Ortho thought I was looking for pain pills and diagnosed me with a "chronic hamstring" without ever doing an MRI. After munch frustration, and the pain getting to the point that I couldnt sit down and would literally cry on my way to work in the morning, I did a ton of research and I figured it had to be a herniated disc and sought a second opinion from a pain management specialist. Glad I did. We discussed a discectomy, but he decided I was too young (22) and it would adversely affect my quality of life.
He instead gave me two injections directly into my spine. My pain literally went from a constant 8-9/10 to 2-3 after the first shot, and 1-2 after the second. I would highly recommend it!
The shot was called a transforaminal epidural steroid injection. I did it at L5/S1. The steroid used was dexamethasone mixed with marcaine. I would highly suggest discussing this with your dr, or finding a pain management specialist to discuss it with, before proceeding with ANY type of surgery. It was truly life changing.
TL/DR: Went undiagnosed for similar injury. Found good Dr. Received epidural injections with great success. Get epidural shots based on what I said above before getting surgery.
ETA: The pain was so severe that when we found out it was a herniated disc I actually told the Dr i wanted surgery. I wanted whatever I could get that would fix this, as my quality of life was shite. He talked me out of it and into the shots. Glad he did, but I do understand the annoyance of the circumstance youre in. Most drs to like to cut too much, but some are still good and exhaust all other options.
This post was edited on 12/13/18 at 12:28 pm
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