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Old 01-18-2013, 09:35 AM
JeffR JeffR is offline
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Gary sorry to have you here but welcome. To answer your question you are ready for surgery when your quality of life is suffering and conservative treatments don't provide sufficient relief - it sounds like you are there.
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Lifelong history of back issues from a young age, spasms etc.
1995 - Weightlifting injury
1997 - Hip Injury
2009 - Trampoline injury (just bounced down on my butt)
2009-2011 Physiotherapy and medication, progress but no lasting pain relief
2010 - X-Ray DDD L5-S1, L4-L5, L4-L3
2010 - MRI Herniation L5-S1, Bulges L4-L5, L4-L3
2011 - Epidurals - No relief
2012 - Facet Injections - No relief
2012 - Discogram TBI - positive L3-S1

L3-S1 ADR M6-L w Clavel 11/28/2012
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Old 01-18-2013, 12:31 PM
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Just a reminder that this post was started in 2009. Not sure if the original posters are viewing this topic as of late.
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Old 01-18-2013, 05:26 PM
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Just a reminder that this post was started in 2009. Not sure if the original posters are viewing this topic as of late.
I guess he is REALLY ready then
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Lifelong history of back issues from a young age, spasms etc.
1995 - Weightlifting injury
1997 - Hip Injury
2009 - Trampoline injury (just bounced down on my butt)
2009-2011 Physiotherapy and medication, progress but no lasting pain relief
2010 - X-Ray DDD L5-S1, L4-L5, L4-L3
2010 - MRI Herniation L5-S1, Bulges L4-L5, L4-L3
2011 - Epidurals - No relief
2012 - Facet Injections - No relief
2012 - Discogram TBI - positive L3-S1

L3-S1 ADR M6-L w Clavel 11/28/2012
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Old 01-19-2013, 12:32 AM
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Lillyth Lillyth is offline
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I totally didn't see that!
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Multiple traumas to spine starting age 13.
1st American to have 6 ADR's in one surgery. C3-4 - C/7, & L5-S1 - L3-4.
Surgery w/ Dr. Clavel, 3/18/13, M6.
Before surgery: severe spinal stenosis C5/C6 (cord "flattened" per stateside doc), + for Hoffman's & Babinsky's.
At time of surgery: 5 yrs MAX before ending up in wheelchair.
Clavel found L5-S1 partially fused. Had to cut it apart to put in M6.
Please excuse brevity - SEVERE carpel tunnel.
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Old 02-11-2013, 03:39 PM
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Wow clavel really said that?? I also grapple and wrestle and would hate to lose that. It seems like a lot more combat type athletes are showing up here and moving towards surgery so I guess we will have answers soon as to the outcome
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