Harrison,
I don't know for sure. What I do know is that everybody has some degree of DDD as they age, but those with trauma seem to have a difference in the pain receptors and therefore are in a great deal of pain where others aren't affected even though they have the same degree of degeneration. I just think it is very interesting. I am really not trying to pry into anybody's personal life or say their pain is not real. It is very real. I am just wondering if the pain receptors in the brain work differently.
Linda
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Linda
10-02 - ProDiscs L4/5 and L5/S1 - FDA study - disks placed incorrectly which
caused problem at L3/4 and L2/3
01-05 - ProDiscs at C5/6 and C6/7 in Germany - seems to be working fine so far
Bedbound from 09-06 until 10-08 due to severe pain and weakness
09-08 - Had Fibrin sealant done at L3/4 and L2/3 After 6 weeks - much success!
Hoping and praying that the lumbar revision surgery that was scheduled with Dr. Regan
can be indefinitely postponed
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