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Mike,
Are you having any side affects from the Gabapentin? I was on it for several months and it had me in a fog like state. It would take an hour in the morning for me to get out of bed and get my head in gear to start the day. My Physiatrist switched me to Lyrica and Cymbalta on lower doses in combination and the foggy/zombie feeling went away. The pain control wasn't quite as good buy I can get through a day of work without feeling like I'm in lala land. Just a tip if you start feeling groggy. |
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I had to do battle with my insurance company in the past when the physiatrist prescribed Lyrica. I finally won but had to buy it through Medco. I felt that I had some weight gain so I stopped the Lyrica. I changed physiatrists as the first one was alway too hard to get an appointment with, and the new one suggested Neuronitin (Gabapentin). So I do see some improvement, maybe I have some weight gain but I stopped going to the gym when're they have a medical scale, so it is only through observation. I was thinking of a combination ADR and liposuction! Just kidding. You see, the Gabapentin make me silly. Did I answer your comments? By the way, who did your ADR at L4-5? Best regards, Mike |
I haven't had my ADR....yet.
I was scheduled on Nov. but cancelled to continue conservative therapy. I am in the process of re-scheduling for sometime late spring. Our business is very slow July-August and would be a good time for me to be out of commission. Dr. Edwin Donner in Loveland Colorado will be the surgeon. |
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For what it's worth, Lyme disease testing is tricky. One of the better labs that regionalizes their test assays (for different microbial strains) is:
Welcome to IGeneX, Inc. They also test for many other kinds of bacteria that can be carried by the ticks (bartonella, babesia, etc.). Those co-infection by themselves can cause DDD and have been found in spinal discs. I don't think they test for protozoa and other tiny creatures that have been found in many patients with DDD. A potentially flawed blood test (or truly negative test result) is only one data point for a doctor -- a trained professional that understands Lyme disease uses a thorough patient evaluation to come up with a clinical diagnosis. It's not just a blood test. See: http://www.ilads.org/ Once bugs get into the blood, they don't just sit around and wait to be gobbled up by the immune response. Many gram negative bugs actually "feed" off the immune response! They have thousands of defensive and offensive survival mechanisms, which is why blood tests don't always hold the answer -- especially if they are based on culturing. Thankfully, newer molecular diagnostics are getting better every day and telling us stories we never thought imaginable. |
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Colitis and the exhaustion can both be indicative of celiac, and in fact, often are. Depending on the other symptoms, it could also be Lupus, or any number of things. I'm going to pm you my personal email address, that way you can pass it along to your friend. I am happy to help him if I can, or if I can't, I will find someone in my myriad of friends who can. I think between me and my facebook friends we have every single auto immune disease on the planet! :laugh: |
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That being said, there are overseas ADR surgeons that offer free MRI reviews. 620 euros for a consult can really add up. I'd be happy to tell you more about my ADR experience if you'd like. Feel free to drop me a PM.:) |
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