Forum: New Member Introductions
12-12-2018, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Two Years, Eight Months Since 3-Level ProDisc-L
Here’s an update -
It’s been two years and eight months since my 3-level ProDisc-L surgery by Dr. Bertagnoli. I’m still doing great. I still have the partial numbness that I had in the front of my...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
01-21-2017, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 11,258
Keep Us Posted
Eppy71, thanks for the phone call! Like you, I don't post or comment here very often, but let us know how it's going and what you decide when you get a chance.
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Forum: New Member Introductions
01-21-2017, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Nine-Month Update
Thanks, mgossel!
Here's a nine-month update (after three-level lumbar ADR - Bertagnoli ProDisc-L) -
Whatever was going on with my left ankle (ache and tingling) has mostly resolved. I still...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
10-13-2016, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Thanks
Thanks, beaverc and mgossel!
mgossel, I recognize your name, so must have seen your earlier posts. I'm glad you're doing well. I mentioned to my PT that it's frustrating not being able to predict...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
09-27-2016, 01:54 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Steadily Improving
Thanks, Romakis and beaverc.
Here's a quick update five months after three-level ADR. I saw the neurosurgeon and was told that the T12/L1 protrusion is likely not causing my symptoms. Since I saw...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-27-2016, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Thanks
Thanks, Fathub, for the encouragement and advice!
Beaverc, it was the anterior approach only, with a vertical (not a medical word?) incision. I think I saw somewhere that for just one disc, the...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-24-2016, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Thanks
Harrison, thanks for the questions. I probably score about 50% on your list - off medication, eating fairly healthily, physical therapy with daily exercise including walking.
I do seem to be very...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-24-2016, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Update
Here's an update for those who are interested.
It's been almost four months since my three-level ADR and almost four weeks without any pain medication. I did go back on gabapentin for a week to...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
07-13-2016, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Thanks
Thanks, Harrison. I wasn't aware of the extent of this issue.
It's just funny that TBI told me to wait 90 days, then, after 90 days, just said no.
I think I understand the legal no-man's-land...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
07-13-2016, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Follow-Up
Here's an interesting development. It's time for my 90-day follow-up (after 3-level lumbar ADR surgery). I plan to follow up online and via email with Dr. B., but also want to do so locally. At the...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
07-05-2016, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Update
Here's an update. It's been ten weeks since my three-level (L3 - S1) ADR surgery by Dr. Bertagnoli.
I started physical therapy three weeks ago. Either it's a coincidence or the therapy has helped...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
05-03-2016, 03:46 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Thanks
Thanks, Fathub, maybe I learned that lesson. I feel a bit a better today. I saw the Dr. Prof. again yesterday before we left the hospital. He said to take it easy and that too much activity can cause...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
05-02-2016, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Thanks, Grover 771
Thanks, Grover771. Copying and pasting from my comments last Wednesday in the travel thread I started -
"OK, made it to Bogen. Three-level ADR surgery yesterday. So far, so good. Level 8...
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Forum: International Assistance
04-27-2016, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 29,284
Three-Level ProDisc-L
OK, made it to Bogen. Three-level ADR surgery yesterday. So far, so good. Level 8 distraction pain. A bit of sciatica when I straighten my legs. Drank a whole pot of tea.
Happened pretty quickly...
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Forum: International Assistance
04-21-2016, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 29,284
Thanks Again
Thanks, guys, for the advice. I think we're sold on using the driver.
I hadn't thought about chores around the house afterwards. My wife is an occupational therapist, so I may have to put her to...
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Forum: International Assistance
04-14-2016, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 29,284
Thanks
Thanks, Fathub. One thing I'm going to have to look at is connecting to destination via train or plane. I've been to Europe twice. The first time, we connected from Frankfurt on a plane. The second...
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Forum: International Assistance
04-13-2016, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 29,284
Thanks
Cool. I mainly noticed the huge difference between the exchange rate that Google shows and the rate used by Bank of America. Banks are making a killing on this.
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Forum: International Assistance
04-13-2016, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 29,284
Thanks
Thanks, Boris. How did you transfer funds?
I've been researching how currency exchange works. It really seems to be a bank scam. And I'm not using this word lightly. It appears that occasional...
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Forum: International Assistance
04-11-2016, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 29,284
Thanks
Romakis and annapurna, thanks for the info. and ideas!
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Forum: International Assistance
04-11-2016, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 29,284
Thanks.
annapurna, thanks for the advice. I read on here somewhere about checking the exchange rate used by your bank (for paying the hospital) - don't know much about that. The other thing I'll have to look...
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Forum: International Assistance
03-31-2016, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 29,284
Possible Trip to Germany for Multi-Level ADR
Hello! I'm exploring the possibility of going to Germany for surgery. What have been the experiences communicating with surgeons beforehand? How is payment made for the surgery? How is a medical...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
03-30-2016, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Thanks
Thanks, Fathub. That was an interesting article, a long one. I just skimmed the last two pages, but got the gist of it.
You just recently saw Dr. Bertagnoli? How was the experience? I'm waiting...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
03-30-2016, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Thanks
Thanks, mgossel, for the information! I lived in Arizona for fifteen years, in the Phoenix area for most of that time, working as a flight instructor and charter pilot. So, seeing Dr. Yeung ten years...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
03-30-2016, 02:08 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Considering Dr. Bertagnoli
Here's an update. (Not sure whether I should still be posting in this Introduction thread.)
I had a ESI, which helped to temporarily reduce the already not-too-bad lower back pain, but had no...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
02-25-2016, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 52,140
Thanks
Thanks, FutureRobot, for the information and advice. I Googled and found that that technology is available here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I'll keep it in mind. Ten years ago, I had to travel to...
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