Forum: New Member Introductions
01-12-2016, 01:07 AM
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Better to be alive than dead...
Sorry for going off subject of ADR, but does touch on metal reactivity....
The neuropathy in my toes and feet has not dissipated yet.
I had what I least expected on December 14, 2015... a heart...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
11-09-2015, 04:14 PM
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First of all since I am sure everyone is...
First of all since I am sure everyone is interested in my results of surgery... the neuropathy in my toes, feet and lower legs has not dissipated, as of yet. The titanium (alloy) plate and screws...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
07-20-2015, 08:50 AM
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Thank you, bwink23, for your experience and...
Thank you, bwink23, for your experience and continued discussion!
Yes! I sometimes think that our bodies are like finger-prints... no two are alike!
Remember, too, that when the docs say...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
05-16-2015, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 52
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Anne,
The best advice that I can give you...
Anne,
The best advice that I can give you is first to read this site and its comments.... Is There An Ethical Crisis in Spinal Surgery? | OUPblog (http://blog.oup.com/2007/01/is_there_an_eth/)
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Forum: New Member Introductions
05-15-2015, 12:31 AM
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Cynlite,
You ask if I juice. No! I do not....
Cynlite,
You ask if I juice. No! I do not. Besides the metal reactivity (allergy) problem, I also have a problem with getting cramps in my lower legs and feet during the night.
I have been...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
05-14-2015, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 52
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Hi, All,
Well, I had my appointment with my...
Hi, All,
Well, I had my appointment with my surgeon on Tuesday, May 12, for my six week review of the surgery to remove the metal implant on my cervical spine.
He had no idea what the "green...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
04-27-2015, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 52
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This color of "green murky stuff" and "green...
This color of "green murky stuff" and "green bones" that someone else had mentiond by Harrison, has caused me to do some research.
I ran across a website called "Mr.Titanium.com", or some such...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
04-24-2015, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 75,851
Thank you, Everyone, for your thoughts and...
Thank you, Everyone, for your thoughts and prayers.
I sure am glad that it is over!!!!!! [I hope!]
I think that Dema hit the nail on the head when he/she called it a Twilight Zone episode. ...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
04-22-2015, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 52
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Hi, All,
I had the surgical to remove the...
Hi, All,
I had the surgical to remove the titanium plate and screws that were on my cervical spine.
No idea what the “green murky stuff” is/was that came out of me, mentioned below. It was...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
03-26-2015, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 52
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Well, that trial is over, thankfully! My side...
Well, that trial is over, thankfully! My side lost. I see now that some more investigation should have taken place before the trial had taken place.
I had my appointment with my orthopedic...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
03-07-2015, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 75,851
For those awaiting more information about my...
For those awaiting more information about my disposition with my surgeon, I apologize!
I am the key witness in a trial on a burglary that is requiring my attendance in court the same day that I...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
03-02-2015, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 8
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Drew,
I am a newbie to this forum, also......
Drew,
I am a newbie to this forum, also... just ahead of you by a few weeks. However, I had a cervical fusion in 1999 of my C4, 5 & 6, with a titanium plate, screws of unknown material -- there...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
02-28-2015, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 10
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MarysHelp, Welcome to the forum!!!
I am a...
MarysHelp, Welcome to the forum!!!
I am a newbie to this forum, too, but had a cervical fusion fifteen plus ago, that is making me wish that I had more information back then. Others that may know...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
02-23-2015, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 52
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Forum: New Member Introductions
02-22-2015, 02:38 AM
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Replies: 52
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I apologize! I just couldn't help myself. The...
I apologize! I just couldn't help myself. The frustrated little boy just had to come out of me.
In the process of researching for some information about magnetism with nickel, chromium and cobalt...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
02-21-2015, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 52
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Forum: New Member Introductions
02-14-2015, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 52
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Well, I sent in blood samples to Orthopedic...
Well, I sent in blood samples to Orthopedic Analysis lab in Chicago on Wednesday for their Orthopedic Panel 2 and Metal ION tests. It will take a week to ten days to learn the results. I will let you...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
02-10-2015, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 52
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Forum: New Member Introductions
02-10-2015, 01:58 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 75,851
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Forum: New Member Introductions
02-08-2015, 05:44 PM
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Forum: New Member Introductions
02-07-2015, 10:23 PM
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Forum: New Member Introductions
02-06-2015, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 75,851
Thanks, JSS and Harrison, for your helpful...
Thanks, JSS and Harrison, for your helpful comments!!!
I will PM Madder for her experience.
I did speak with my orthopedic surgeon's assistant this noontime-ish.
She conveyed the docs...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
02-06-2015, 02:07 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 75,851
Allergic to Chromium, Nickel and Cobalt in metal
This odessey started when my right forearm started to pain me in 1998. I thought it was a mild fracture, but wound up with a partial-fused cervical spine due to nerve impingement after going to an...
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