Forum: The Big File
10-19-2014, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,364
Are you having both the lumbar and cervical...
Are you having both the lumbar and cervical procedures done at the same time? That would be brutal. Unless you're in your teens, I can't imagine a typical person having the physical reserves to...
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Forum: The Big File
03-03-2014, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,272
We tried a Tempurpedic, and it crippled me. I...
We tried a Tempurpedic, and it crippled me. I could barely move the next morning, so it went back. I'd have been better off sleeping on a park bench. Thank goodness for the store's 90-nite exchange....
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Forum: New Member Introductions
05-18-2013, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 16,991
The part I'm dreading is getting off coffee. I...
The part I'm dreading is getting off coffee. I work in IT, so there's blood in my caffeine system.
I'm going to start cutting down on my caffeine intake two weeks pre-op so I don't get cut off...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
03-31-2013, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 240,556
My question would be when does "taking one's...
My question would be when does "taking one's time" cross the line into "wasting time"? I looked at my pre-op scribbles and notes, and my neurosurgeon generally does 4-5 procedures on surgery days.
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Forum: New Member Introductions
12-18-2012, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,213
I've been the happy owner of a Prodisc at C5-6...
I've been the happy owner of a Prodisc at C5-6 for just short of one year. Adding a naproxen tablet to the morning vitamins is an easy way to help prevent HO.
I'm not 100% pain free and probably...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
11-27-2012, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 15,117
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Forum: Insurance Hell
11-19-2012, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,859
I don't think you can even get a thoracic ADR....
I don't think you can even get a thoracic ADR. The anterior approach is obscured by ribs, sternum, etc. in the way, and at the moment, C6-C7 seems to be as low as anyone will go.
The T-spine is...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-30-2012, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 15,466
The Prodisc is also MRI safe, up to 3 Tesla,...
The Prodisc is also MRI safe, up to 3 Tesla, which includes most "normal" hospital scanners. AFAIK, any brand of ADR will interfere with CT or MR imaging in its immediate area just because of the...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
01-27-2012, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,799
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Forum: New Member Introductions
01-23-2012, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,799
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Forum: Insurance Hell
01-22-2012, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,137
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Forum: New Member Introductions
01-22-2012, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,216
My ADR was done by Dr. Deshmukh at Carolina...
My ADR was done by Dr. Deshmukh at Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine in Charlotte, NC. You might recognize the names of some of his colleagues - Drs. Dom Coric and Tim Adamson.
Everyone there seems...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
01-22-2012, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,216
A new life after ADR
By coincidence, I found this forum exactly four weeks after getting a Prodisc-C at C5-6.
So far, it's been good. The arm pain is reduced, intrascapular pain has almost disappeared, and I've got...
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Forum: ADR Frequently Asked Questions
01-20-2012, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 143,864
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