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03-06-2007, 05:15 PM
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Many of you take care of your spouse who has been suffering from terrible pain. After hearing stories of delayed medical treatment from folks, I just wanted to remind ALL of the supportive family members that your support, love and attention is appreciated and needed. Please realize that your efforts go a long way to help patients. Keep up the good work!
 Patients, how has your spouse helped you? This is your forum…tell us how we can help…or thank them here too.
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"Harrison" - info (at) adrsupport.org Fell on my ***winter 2003, Canceled fusion April 6 2004 Reborn June 25th, 2004, L5-S1 ADR Charite in Boston Founder & moderator of ADRSupport - 2004 Founder Arthroplasty Patient Foundation a 501(c)(3) - 2006 Creator & producer, Why Am I Still Sick? - 2012 Donate www.arthropatient.org/about/donate 
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03-07-2007, 03:00 AM
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Harrison, what a great posting, I think quite often we do take wives/husbands for granted when we are in a lot of pain. I know without my wife I would still be crippled and never have made the journey to Germany in 2002. The patience love and kindness given to me by my wife is beyond measure.
Behind every successful man -- -- -- is an exhausted woman Best, Alastair
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ADR Munich 26th July 2002 L5/S1. Aged 82 now Your best asset is your health My story is here http://www.adrsupport.org/alastair.html Thank goodness for Dr Zeegers I am painfree I am here to help,I live in the UK I now run the UK spine site and can be contacted at www.adrsupportuk.com/
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03-07-2007, 05:43 AM
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Mine has supported me through years of pain and pain management. She had to deal with the last two years after my accident of watching me deteriorate to the state I was in pre-surgery. She had to deal with an accidental drug overdose on the plane to Germany, scared out of her wits in Amsterdam over my obnoxious behavior in a complete blackout, and subsequent hospitalization in Germany pre-surgery hooked up to oxygen and 3 I.V's to flush my system for 9 hours after landing. She supported me through the surgery and cared for me better than any nurse ever could. She has been with me through the difficult healing process since the surgery. God matched me with the perfect woman to tolerate me. I am humble enough to admit that alone we are nothing. God bless us for the spouse he gave us.
Terry Newton
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1980 ruptured L4-L5 1988 ruptured SI-L5 1990 ruptured C5-C6 1994 ruptured C6-C7 1995 Hemi-Laminectomy C5-C6, C6-C7 Mayo Clinic Bicycle Accident 2004 MRI, EMG, Facet Injections, Epidural Blocks, Lumbar Discogram. Stenum Hospital Surgery November 4, 2006 Prestige Disc C5-C6, C6-C7 Maverick Disc S1-L5, L4-L5
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03-09-2007, 12:17 AM
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My husband is very much the 'don't tell me about it unless you want me to fix it' type. So, I gotta say that despite his frustration at not being able to 'fix' me, he's been very patient. I was already a spiney within weeks of meeting him, but I don't think he thought it would last past my first surgery (two weeks after the wedding). 8 years later, he's still here! As grouchy as I get when in pain and frustrated (and what spiney isn't?), it's great that he's stuck by me so much! There have, of course, been stresses, but he's still my best friend, and I couldn't ask for more! Thank you Wade!
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Laminectomy L4-5 1998 Relief X 2 yr Repeat L4-5 2001 Relief X 1 yr DDD pain 2 1\2 years 13 Docs, 9 PT's, 3 Chiros, 8 Epidurals, many injections, and one child later... Prodisc placement L 4-5 Sept 2006 Facet Rhizolysis L4-5,L5-S1 March 2007, Nov 2007, Jan 2009 Second child arrived Dec 2008!
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