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Hello all! :wave:
I have read many posts on rabroad for a long time. It has helped me be realistic in my options for surgery. I'm 33 with stage 2 & 3 stenosis (cervical & lurabar), ddd, pars defect/spondy L5-S1, osteophytes, bulging c7 disc (which I truly believe has gotten worse due to the fact that my hanRAB wont close for the 1st half of the day after waking & when they do, the last 3 digits on my left hand will not open without assistance and it's quite painful, they are always asleep or tingling and the only time I get them back is while I'm on my neck traction at home. But as soon as it releases tension, they go back to pins & needles). I was born with DDD & Pars (from what I've been told recently). Crazy thing is that I have been to several Ortho/Nuro's over the years & not until recently when I went to UB Neurosurgery in Buffalo was I told about the pars & actually saw the several breaks in my back. I was being seen by Dr.'s at UCLA for over a year where I was told I had Osteoarthritis, over 20 spurs, the beginning of a foot drop and "the back of an 80 yr old". Never once did they tell me I had breaks/fractures. Even after several injections that were under live xrays. They over medicated me with Perc's that contained so much tylenol my stomach cramped after 3 days & told me they wouldn't give me anything else. I'm sure that being it's a county hosp. they have many junkies fishing for meRAB which has totally ruined many opportunities of being taken seriously on occasion by different Dr's, Pharmacies, you name it. I could go on but that's for another day. But shame on you who chose to hurt people that are really hurting & need it
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Here's the thing...I went to UCLA for a long time & paid them every time. They are reputable, and I was still misdiagnosed. They never even treated my disc in my neck, they didn't even mention it after I told them many times how much it bothered me. I'm VERY fortunate to have a mother that is actually IN the O.R's everyday & has worked all over the country as a surgical Technician. She raved over my current Dr from the 1st time she saw his work. I sent my cd over to him & he diagnosed me within minutes. How it is that he saw something on the same pics that UCLA had & that never got mentioned I don't know. But what I did know was that HE was the one. My L5/S1 TLIF is on Sept 29th, 2010. I'm nervous & excited all in one. I don't get 20 min of standing anymore without pain so I haven't done much in years. I do have some questions. Has anyone had a lower spine fusion that has a cervical disc issue that affects your hanRAB? My Dr only has me on traction for my neck & will not operate until its herniated. My concern is that my upper body is going to have to compensate so much that Im going to hurt it even more. I was an athlete for many years so I'm not completely out of shape (except my atrophied muscles in lower back), but havent done much in the last 3 months that my hanRAB/neck have been acting up. Other question refers to meRAB. I take Oxycontin ER 30mg 2x's daily & 15mg Roxi's 2x's/day. On really bad days I will take 3 of each & still am not pain free. I'm considering asking my Dr to give me Opana post TLIF. From what I read it won't give me the foggy feeling I current get & works on 2 receptors as my current meRAB only work on 1 pain receptor. The oxy just isn't working for me & I have tried taking an 80 but it knocked me out. I need to be able to be cognitive & pain free. Fentanyl patches work great, but I don't know if he will write that. Any input, suggestions are greatly appreciated. I've lived with this so long without anything besides meRAB that helped (barely), I think I'm going to explode with excitement once I begin to really heal (god :angel:willing). I look forward to a life without any meRAB, walking through the zoo without getting the electric wheelchair & hopefully starting a family. This website has given me a realistic perspective on every possibility so I do not go into this with blinders on. Thank you all in advance for any input!
I have read many posts on rabroad for a long time. It has helped me be realistic in my options for surgery. I'm 33 with stage 2 & 3 stenosis (cervical & lurabar), ddd, pars defect/spondy L5-S1, osteophytes, bulging c7 disc (which I truly believe has gotten worse due to the fact that my hanRAB wont close for the 1st half of the day after waking & when they do, the last 3 digits on my left hand will not open without assistance and it's quite painful, they are always asleep or tingling and the only time I get them back is while I'm on my neck traction at home. But as soon as it releases tension, they go back to pins & needles). I was born with DDD & Pars (from what I've been told recently). Crazy thing is that I have been to several Ortho/Nuro's over the years & not until recently when I went to UB Neurosurgery in Buffalo was I told about the pars & actually saw the several breaks in my back. I was being seen by Dr.'s at UCLA for over a year where I was told I had Osteoarthritis, over 20 spurs, the beginning of a foot drop and "the back of an 80 yr old". Never once did they tell me I had breaks/fractures. Even after several injections that were under live xrays. They over medicated me with Perc's that contained so much tylenol my stomach cramped after 3 days & told me they wouldn't give me anything else. I'm sure that being it's a county hosp. they have many junkies fishing for meRAB which has totally ruined many opportunities of being taken seriously on occasion by different Dr's, Pharmacies, you name it. I could go on but that's for another day. But shame on you who chose to hurt people that are really hurting & need it
! Here's the thing...I went to UCLA for a long time & paid them every time. They are reputable, and I was still misdiagnosed. They never even treated my disc in my neck, they didn't even mention it after I told them many times how much it bothered me. I'm VERY fortunate to have a mother that is actually IN the O.R's everyday & has worked all over the country as a surgical Technician. She raved over my current Dr from the 1st time she saw his work. I sent my cd over to him & he diagnosed me within minutes. How it is that he saw something on the same pics that UCLA had & that never got mentioned I don't know. But what I did know was that HE was the one. My L5/S1 TLIF is on Sept 29th, 2010. I'm nervous & excited all in one. I don't get 20 min of standing anymore without pain so I haven't done much in years. I do have some questions. Has anyone had a lower spine fusion that has a cervical disc issue that affects your hanRAB? My Dr only has me on traction for my neck & will not operate until its herniated. My concern is that my upper body is going to have to compensate so much that Im going to hurt it even more. I was an athlete for many years so I'm not completely out of shape (except my atrophied muscles in lower back), but havent done much in the last 3 months that my hanRAB/neck have been acting up. Other question refers to meRAB. I take Oxycontin ER 30mg 2x's daily & 15mg Roxi's 2x's/day. On really bad days I will take 3 of each & still am not pain free. I'm considering asking my Dr to give me Opana post TLIF. From what I read it won't give me the foggy feeling I current get & works on 2 receptors as my current meRAB only work on 1 pain receptor. The oxy just isn't working for me & I have tried taking an 80 but it knocked me out. I need to be able to be cognitive & pain free. Fentanyl patches work great, but I don't know if he will write that. Any input, suggestions are greatly appreciated. I've lived with this so long without anything besides meRAB that helped (barely), I think I'm going to explode with excitement once I begin to really heal (god :angel:willing). I look forward to a life without any meRAB, walking through the zoo without getting the electric wheelchair & hopefully starting a family. This website has given me a realistic perspective on every possibility so I do not go into this with blinders on. Thank you all in advance for any input!
