Recent content by Tara M

Has anyone here ever had to fight your insurance company to pay for a surgery, specifically disc replacement? Although the FDA approved single level disc replacement, most insurance companies, including mine (Personal Choice) are still not paying for the surgery. I have had three opinions on...

Kathy - Thank you for the update! My discogram is tomorrow so of course it's all I can think about today. Good luck with the doctor's appointment tomorrow. I have significant DDD at two levels and my surgeon has talked to me about doing a minimally invasive fusion. This basically means that...

Hi Dev, Unforuntalely I can't decipher the "medical speak" on your report (or mine either!!), but I wanted to ask you a question. Like you I got a copy of the CT films and CT report, and I also got a copy of the chart the dicso doctor noted the results of the disco. It's basically just...

Hi Billy, it's Tara M from the other discogram thread. I am really curious to know more about ADR since that is one of the two options my surgeon has discussed with me (and fusion). I have tried to learn as much as possible about it, but it is so new and there are still clinical trials going...

Well, thank goodness it's over. I am so glad everyone here shared their experiences so that I had an idea of what to expect. The fentanyl and versed made it bearable. All I can remeraber of the dicso is when something caused me pain. I definitely remeraber the needles going in unfortunately...

Thank you for sharing your experiencewith me! From what I understand, the minimally invasive part only refers to the incisions. There is a lot of information out there, but the benefits are: 2-3 day hospital stay on average, no need for a blood transfusion, smaller scars, and quicker recovery...

I met with my first surgeon on Tuesday and he confirmed that I should have a double fusion surgery. The discs between my L4-L5 and L5-S1 are gone and the L5 is sliding forward. He is able to do the fusion using the minimally invasive technique, meaning that he and another surgeon (double...

Wow, thank you everyone for sharing your experiences. It's very comforting to have a place like this board where people understand what you are going through. Family and frienRAB are supportive, but they can't possibly understand what we are going through. I just have to keep reminding myself...

Hi, I am new here but it seems like there are alot of knowledgeable people on this board. I have spondylolisthesis L4-L5 and had back pain for 16 years, becoming increasingly worse. After all conservative attempts to live a pain free life, my doctor has recommended minimally invasive fusion...

My doctor has ordered a discogram for me next Wednesday for L3-L4, L4-L5, and L5-S1. It sounRAB extremely painful and I am having alot of anxiety about it. If anyone here has had one, can you share what the experience is like? Thanks! Tara

Hi Brenda, I am so glad you started this thread. I had a dicso on Wednesday and am meeting with my second opinion surgeon on Monday (the first said I needed a two level fusion due to my DDD). I have a list of questions, but it is no where near as comprehensive as the questions put forth in...

I came off the pill a little over 2 weeks ago no idea if i ovulated but i had sex around ovulation day and a week before it as well. I'm now 2 days past ovulation and i am having these weird cramps that i have never ever experienced, they feel like pressure down below belly button almost like a...

I was wondering if I bought an Iphone if I could use it on my T-Mobile plan? I thought that it was just for AT&T.....I didnt know if T-Mobile was planning on starting to carry the iphone or if there was a way to unlock one? Thanks so much!

The equation for the displacement in meters of an object moving in simple harmonic motion is x(t) = 1.50 cos (4.20t) where t is in seconds. (a) What is the maximum speed of the object? (b) At what time does it first reach the maximum speed?

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