Comments on: Back Surgery http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/ A Place To Learn About Back Surgery And Back Pain Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:16:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: vickie http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/comment-page-12/#comment-1673 vickie Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:49:57 +0000 http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/#comment-1673 I AM GOING TO HAVE MY SURGERY MARCH 17. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LOW BACK PAIN, CAN'T PUT PRESSURE ON MY FEET, SO IT HURTS WHEN I WALK, I CAN'T BEND OVER WITHOUT PAIN ANDMY BUTT HURTS TO SIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE NO SPEAKING ABOUT THE LEG PAIN, THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO MOVE L4 & L5, I HAVE BEEN READING COMMENTS AND IT HAS REALLY MADE ME UNCERTAIN. I AM SO TIRED OF THE PAIN UNTIL I JUST CRY, I DON'T WANT TO GO THREW THIS AND IN A WORST SITUATION THAN BEFORE I GO IN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW DO YOU FEEL IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE WORTH GOING THREW THIS ARE WOULD I BE BETTER OFF DEALING WITH THE PAIN I AM GOING TO HAVE MY SURGERY MARCH 17. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LOW BACK PAIN, CAN’T PUT PRESSURE
ON MY FEET, SO IT HURTS WHEN I WALK, I CAN’T BEND OVER WITHOUT PAIN ANDMY BUTT HURTS TO SIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE NO SPEAKING ABOUT THE LEG PAIN, THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO MOVE L4 & L5, I HAVE BEEN READING COMMENTS AND IT HAS REALLY MADE ME UNCERTAIN. I AM SO TIRED OF THE PAIN UNTIL I JUST CRY, I DON’T WANT TO GO THREW THIS AND IN A WORST SITUATION THAN BEFORE I GO IN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW DO YOU FEEL IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE WORTH GOING THREW THIS ARE WOULD I BE BETTER OFF DEALING WITH THE PAIN

]]> By: sarah cox http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/comment-page-12/#comment-1669 sarah cox Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:18:30 +0000 http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/#comment-1669 My name is sarah im 30yrs old&im from hutchinson,kansas.1st of all back problems run in my family on the entire side of my mothers.My mom,my grandma,uncle,aunts,my sister&brother.My 1st sugery was June 2006,i was 26 & that was for a herniated disk at L-3 L-4.(i dont know why but a week later i applied for disability)Come to find out3months later that disk was herniated again.By that time i no longer had insurance & drs were already talking about a fusion.i had no choice but to suffer & keep stuffing painpills down my throat,which most of you know w/chronic back pain"doesn't cut it".we just get more immune to them and they don't work as well as time goes on.why do think we keep having to up our mgs even though they work great at 1st?am i right?dont get me wrong,i wouldn't be able to move(ha or breathe)if i didn't have my pain pills.1 of mine is every4hrs & i've tried to cut down but once6hrs hits,i don't have a choice & i mean this when i say this,but to hurry&take1.we're all told though not to wait til we're in that"pain"to then take our pill,but to take them when we're suppose to.if we wait til we're really in pain & miss our pill time then that pill we're takin isn't going to do much cause it'll be workin extra hard to try & relieve our pain instead of the regular pain we're in when we're takin it"on time"so i myself need to work on that,but the more i take them & keep"covering up"the pain,getting my body use to them,the more & more each time my body will think that it'll need next time & the time after that.Moving on,i had a3level anterior interbody fusion feb2009 i was29.they opened me up from the front & ive got4plates16screws & 3fake disks.this was done since over the yrs my disks became degenerative.im worse off now than i ever was before&if i had a time machine i would go back & never of got it done.i cant even sit in a chair/furniture,i have to lay down or clear over at an angle.i take opana,oxycotins&cylobenzaprine.im sure that receipe will change before my time is up considering how many times its changed already.(hydrocodone-percocets-vallium)see what i mean?after this surgery i lost a bunch of weight & tons of my body muscle & still to this day no matter what i eat or the protein drinks i drink,i cant seem to gain weight.im6' weighing 143lbs & thats not really good & all for me considering my normal weight was at least 180.i just never feel good most of the time.i finally got disability after a yr & half & bein denied twice but w/out disability ins i wouldnt be able to afford my rx's w/out payin just a co-pay since my Opana is over$500a mth.im hoping over more time i'll be in less pain & be able to sit in chairs like normal people & not have my body feel like im 80yrs old.i wanna run,exercise,go to the theater,road trips,long shopping,not have to worry about where i park, & not show up right on time at my appts since i cant sit so instead i have to stand right by a chair & look dumb,how embarrassing!im so sick&tired of living this way & no matter how much time goes by i still haven't adjusted to it,coped w/it & each day its the same stuggle for me day in/day out.everyone else that doesn't have back problems should honestly right now drop to their knees & thank GOD that they DO NOT.i would give my left arm or sacrafice something big that i need in place of me going through this back trouble that seems to never end.i do have hope & thats when i got that$250,000.00surgery which really let me down.i never hear anything good about back surgeries really,once in a great while but everbodys body is different, & all i know is i'll never be the same again & it makes me so sad that my surgery cant be undone.maybe in the future they'll come up w/something to make me normal,w/less pain,less pain pills or none at all hopefully but maybe i can sit in a chair & not feel so alone w/my problem.i hope that all of you can some day find relief or get insurance to get the medical procedures done that you need done because w/out insurance & serious back trouble(to where we're typin on here)its gonna probably be the roughest road you've ever been down considering i have medicaid & medicare & thats not changing any outcome ive had on my back.it just pays for everything.i wish the best for you all,ive been through so much & i wish i could write a book about my experience.im in bed now stacked w/pillows all over,my backs killin me & its sad i cant just sit at a computer desk & chair like most people do.nope,this is how i'll always have to be on the computer.on my side typin or on my lap, laid back,stacked w/pillows.it should've never have came to this.i wanna be off disability,i wanna work again someday & never let my back hold me back in my life again & im tryin to get there,i just cant.too much pain,im fused,so theres that unavailability feeling especially with movement.well i hope & i pray thats all i can do.i make sure not to do anything thats going to hurt my back any further as well.all of you too.take care of your backs,there might not be much of them left.i know they feel wore out but just hang in there.at least time is passin by & not standin still,right?plus in a way,theres nothin we can do about it or we'd be doin it right now & if any of us figure something out,maybe be a good(back)friend that we can all relate to & pass the secret along.pills,ice,heat,certain exercises,back rubs,resting.....i just dont know what else to do because the rest is up to our bodies & we cant just say"back heal"& we're healed.w/that being said i think ive sat & typed plenty.im hurting & gotta go.i'll pray for you all because i feel all of your pain.good luck,take care,dont give up&most of all GOD BLESS!!!!:) My name is sarah im 30yrs old&im from hutchinson,kansas.1st of all back problems run in my family on the entire side of my mothers.My mom,my grandma,uncle,aunts,my sister&brother.My 1st sugery was June 2006,i was 26 & that was for a herniated disk at L-3 L-4.(i dont know why but a week later i applied for disability)Come to find out3months later that disk was herniated again.By that time i no longer had insurance & drs were already talking about a fusion.i had no choice but to suffer & keep stuffing painpills down my throat,which most of you know w/chronic back pain”doesn’t cut it”.we just get more immune to them and they don’t work as well as time goes on.why do think we keep having to up our mgs even though they work great at 1st?am i right?dont get me wrong,i wouldn’t be able to move(ha or breathe)if i didn’t have my pain pills.1 of mine is every4hrs & i’ve tried to cut down but once6hrs hits,i don’t have a choice & i mean this when i say this,but to hurry&take1.we’re all told though not to wait til we’re in that”pain”to then take our pill,but to take them when we’re suppose to.if we wait til we’re really in pain & miss our pill time then that pill we’re takin isn’t going to do much cause it’ll be workin extra hard to try & relieve our pain instead of the regular pain we’re in when we’re takin it”on time”so i myself need to work on that,but the more i take them & keep”covering up”the pain,getting my body use to them,the more & more each time my body will think that it’ll need next time & the time after that.Moving on,i had a3level anterior interbody fusion feb2009 i was29.they opened me up from the front & ive got4plates16screws & 3fake disks.this was done since over the yrs my disks became degenerative.im worse off now than i ever was before&if i had a time machine i would go back & never of got it done.i cant even sit in a chair/furniture,i have to lay down or clear over at an angle.i take opana,oxycotins&cylobenzaprine.im sure that receipe will change before my time is up considering how many times its changed already.(hydrocodone-percocets-vallium)see what i mean?after this surgery i lost a bunch of weight & tons of my body muscle & still to this day no matter what i eat or the protein drinks i drink,i cant seem to gain weight.im6′ weighing 143lbs & thats not really good & all for me considering my normal weight was at least 180.i just never feel good most of the time.i finally got disability after a yr & half & bein denied twice but w/out disability ins i wouldnt be able to afford my rx’s w/out payin just a co-pay since my Opana is over$500a mth.im hoping over more time i’ll be in less pain & be able to sit in chairs like normal people & not have my body feel like im 80yrs old.i wanna run,exercise,go to the theater,road trips,long shopping,not have to worry about where i park, & not show up right on time at my appts since i cant sit so instead i have to stand right by a chair & look dumb,how embarrassing!im so sick&tired of living this way & no matter how much time goes by i still haven’t adjusted to it,coped w/it & each day its the same stuggle for me day in/day out.everyone else that doesn’t have back problems should honestly right now drop to their knees & thank GOD that they DO NOT.i would give my left arm or sacrafice something big that i need in place of me going through this back trouble that seems to never end.i do have hope & thats when i got that$250,000.00surgery which really let me down.i never hear anything good about back surgeries really,once in a great while but everbodys body is different, & all i know is i’ll never be the same again & it makes me so sad that my surgery cant be undone.maybe in the future they’ll come up w/something to make me normal,w/less pain,less pain pills or none at all hopefully but maybe i can sit in a chair & not feel so alone w/my problem.i hope that all of you can some day find relief or get insurance to get the medical procedures done that you need done because w/out insurance & serious back trouble(to where we’re typin on here)its gonna probably be the roughest road you’ve ever been down considering i have medicaid & medicare & thats not changing any outcome ive had on my back.it just pays for everything.i wish the best for you all,ive been through so much & i wish i could write a book about my experience.im in bed now stacked w/pillows all over,my backs killin me & its sad i cant just sit at a computer desk & chair like most people do.nope,this is how i’ll always have to be on the computer.on my side typin or on my lap, laid back,stacked w/pillows.it should’ve never have came to this.i wanna be off disability,i wanna work again someday & never let my back hold me back in my life again & im tryin to get there,i just cant.too much pain,im fused,so theres that unavailability feeling especially with movement.well i hope & i pray thats all i can do.i make sure not to do anything thats going to hurt my back any further as well.all of you too.take care of your backs,there might not be much of them left.i know they feel wore out but just hang in there.at least time is passin by & not standin still,right?plus in a way,theres nothin we can do about it or we’d be doin it right now & if any of us figure something out,maybe be a good(back)friend that we can all relate to & pass the secret along.pills,ice,heat,certain exercises,back rubs,resting…..i just dont know what else to do because the rest is up to our bodies & we cant just say”back heal”& we’re healed.w/that being said i think ive sat & typed plenty.im hurting & gotta go.i’ll pray for you all because i feel all of your pain.good luck,take care,dont give up&most of all GOD BLESS!!!!:)

]]> By: sarah cox http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/comment-page-12/#comment-1668 sarah cox Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:55:02 +0000 http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/#comment-1668 My name is sarah im 30yrs old.1st of all back problems run in my family on the entire side of my mothers.My mom,my grandma,uncle,aunts,my sister & brother.My1st sugery I was 26 & that was for a herniated disk My name is sarah im 30yrs old.1st of all back problems run in my family on the entire side of my mothers.My mom,my grandma,uncle,aunts,my sister & brother.My1st sugery I was 26 & that was for a herniated disk

]]> By: Judy http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/comment-page-12/#comment-1659 Judy Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:05:36 +0000 http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/#comment-1659 I need lumbar 4,and 5 fused. I have not heard but one success story. Are there any success stories out there. I need lumbar 4,and 5 fused. I have not heard but one success story.

Are there any success stories out there.

]]> By: heather B http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/comment-page-12/#comment-1658 heather B Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:24:01 +0000 http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/#comment-1658 I am 37 and just had my 3rd spinal fusion 5 years apart c45 c56 c67 I have lived with pain for over 10 years I have two different procedures done 2 cages and one plate w/bone graft, I suggest the cages I healed faster and had less pain! I also suggest you research your surgeons very carefully and preferably use a neurology surgeon as apposed to an orthopedic! Pain meds are definitly a blessing but can be easily abused.! Look to god and support groups ! God bless you all I am 37 and just had my 3rd spinal fusion 5 years apart c45 c56 c67 I have lived with pain for over 10 years I have two different procedures done 2 cages and one plate w/bone graft, I suggest the cages I healed faster and had less pain! I also suggest you research your surgeons very carefully and preferably use a neurology surgeon as apposed to an orthopedic! Pain meds are definitly a blessing but can be easily abused.! Look to god and support groups ! God bless you all

]]> By: William http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/comment-page-12/#comment-1657 William Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:07:29 +0000 http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/#comment-1657 I have had two back surgeries. I had a similar problem and the only way the doctor found the problem was a myelogram. He injected a dye in my spinal cord and took x-rays of my spine. Hope this will help. God Bless you and your family. I have had two back surgeries. I had a similar problem and the only way the doctor found the problem was a myelogram. He injected a dye in my spinal cord and took x-rays of my spine. Hope this will help. God Bless you and your family.

]]> By: DAN http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/comment-page-12/#comment-1656 DAN Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:34:03 +0000 http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/#comment-1656 To all you Spine Patients out there. I would like to let you know about A New MRI.It is open and you can watch TV while it is being done. Go to FONAR UPRIGHT MRI.on the WWW. UCLA School of Medicine did the comparsion. This MRI shows to be more accurate than the lay down type. Check it out. Discs will be compressed while standing or flexing.Discs are decompressed when laying down(as a rule).I will be having this MRI done next week. On my Lumbar and Cervical spine.The standard lay down MRI shows a problem in both and I'm not satisifed with it. I've had two back surgeries already.I'm tired of being patched up.In my opinion repairing one disc when three are bad, is like plugging one hole in a tire that has three holes in it.You will still have a flat!!! My Chiropractor told ME this MRI exist.I researched it and found he was right.It is out of network so my insurance will only pay about 50% of it(out of state for me). This Upright MRI normally cost about the same as the Standard Laydown type. You won't feel like your in a coffin. Also to you folks that are disabled. If you sign up on SSD, and are turned down,be sure to appeal it within 60 days.The SSD Law states you must have enough credits too. You must have worked and paid Social Security 5 of the last 10 years.(Ask a Lawyer) I highly recommend you getting your medical records.You may have to pay for the records.I was very surprised at what some of my Doctors (or their Transcriptionist)was writing. Trust me.Hope everyone gets well. To all you Spine Patients out there. I would like to let you know about A New MRI.It is open and you can watch TV while it is being done. Go to FONAR UPRIGHT MRI.on the WWW. UCLA School of Medicine did the comparsion. This MRI shows to be more accurate than the lay down type. Check it out. Discs will be compressed while standing or flexing.Discs are decompressed when laying down(as a rule).I will be having this MRI done next week. On my Lumbar and Cervical spine.The standard lay down MRI shows a problem in both and I’m not satisifed with it. I’ve had two back surgeries already.I’m tired of being patched up.In my opinion repairing one disc when three are bad, is like plugging one hole in a tire that has three holes in it.You will still have a flat!!!
My Chiropractor told ME this MRI exist.I researched it and found he was right.It is out of network so my insurance will only pay about 50% of it(out of state for me). This Upright MRI normally cost about the same as the Standard Laydown type. You won’t feel like your in a coffin.
Also to you folks that are disabled. If you sign up on SSD, and are turned down,be sure to appeal it within 60 days.The SSD Law states you must have enough credits too. You must have worked and paid Social Security 5 of the last 10 years.(Ask a Lawyer) I highly recommend you getting your medical records.You may have to pay for the records.I was very surprised at what some of my Doctors (or their Transcriptionist)was writing. Trust me.Hope everyone gets well.

]]> By: heather mckane http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/comment-page-12/#comment-1639 heather mckane Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:49:23 +0000 http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/#comment-1639 i have the same exact thing im not exactly sure if the decompression works maybe slightly but it flared up so many things in my back at a low level i now have to use a wheelchair and walker just to get around when before i was just walking with pain not sure that i would get the decompression i have the same exact thing im not exactly sure if the decompression works maybe slightly but it flared up so many things in my back at a low level i now have to use a wheelchair and walker just to get around when before i was just walking with pain not sure that i would get the decompression

]]> By: alicia http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/comment-page-12/#comment-1637 alicia Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:19:00 +0000 http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/#comment-1637 Courtenay, First of all, how do you feel now? I am sorry to hear of all you have been through and hope you are feeling some relief than in your earlier posts. I read your comment back in Oct 2009 and I have a particular interest about a best of the best dr in S. FL, and I'm wondering if that is the same dr I recently saw for a consultation. I live in S FL and I am looking for another spine specialist for a 3rd opinion. Any info will help. Thanks. Courtenay,
First of all, how do you feel now? I am sorry to hear of all you have been through and hope you are feeling some relief than in your earlier posts.
I read your comment back in Oct 2009 and I have a particular interest about a best of the best dr in S. FL, and I’m wondering if that is the same dr I recently saw for a consultation. I live in S FL and I am looking for another spine specialist for a 3rd opinion. Any info will help. Thanks.

]]> By: alicia http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/comment-page-12/#comment-1636 alicia Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:04:47 +0000 http://thebacksurgerysite.com/back-surgery/#comment-1636 For Heidi, I would like to hear more about your back pre and post surgery. Your problem sounds similar to mine and I'm currently deciding on whether or not to have fusion surgery on L5-S1, due to unstable, Grade III Spondylolisthesis. For Heidi, I would like to hear more about your back pre and post surgery. Your problem sounds similar to mine and I’m currently deciding on whether or not to have fusion surgery on L5-S1, due to unstable, Grade III Spondylolisthesis.

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