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Old 07-31-2012, 05:03 PM
Cheryl0331 Cheryl0331 is offline
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hello, i have been in so much pain i just can't bare to get on the computor much these days. my occipital nerve pain and the pain in my hands is worse. anyone who is similar to me, plz feel free to chat back. a 3 level c spine fusion pt is not very common.
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54 yr old female 5'7" 147 lbs. non-smoker conservative treatments failed
2007 fusion @ C4-6 peek cages, failed due to long term use of cox-2 inhibitor
2008 revised C4-6 donor bone, plate & screws
2009 fusion with Roi-C @ C3-4
2015 MRI & CT mjr ddd @ C6-7, segmental kyphosis at C7-T1, 2-level M6-C prosthesis by Dr. Clavel Barcelona Spain
2019 H.O. formed behind M6-C @ C6-7 left nerve rt & in spinal canal.
2020 Revision C6-7 to a CP-ESP prosthesis by Dr. Schmitz Dusseldorf Germany
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Old 08-07-2012, 08:55 AM
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Cheryl, what is the plan at this point?
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Old 08-23-2012, 09:30 PM
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Cheryl, just wishing you better days ahead and good vibes -- what's the latest?
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Old 09-11-2012, 11:13 PM
Cheryl0331 Cheryl0331 is offline
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place rods at the c2/3 to fuse the facet joints and leave the disc in place and possibly fuse the c6/7. I will not allow anymore fusion; so unless I win the lottery so I go can go to Europe, guess it's drugs. i hate pills.
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54 yr old female 5'7" 147 lbs. non-smoker conservative treatments failed
2007 fusion @ C4-6 peek cages, failed due to long term use of cox-2 inhibitor
2008 revised C4-6 donor bone, plate & screws
2009 fusion with Roi-C @ C3-4
2015 MRI & CT mjr ddd @ C6-7, segmental kyphosis at C7-T1, 2-level M6-C prosthesis by Dr. Clavel Barcelona Spain
2019 H.O. formed behind M6-C @ C6-7 left nerve rt & in spinal canal.
2020 Revision C6-7 to a CP-ESP prosthesis by Dr. Schmitz Dusseldorf Germany
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Old 09-11-2012, 11:15 PM
Cheryl0331 Cheryl0331 is offline
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i can send my mri to one of the adr docs in Europe to see what they would even do if i could go, but money is the only thing and that's one big thing!
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54 yr old female 5'7" 147 lbs. non-smoker conservative treatments failed
2007 fusion @ C4-6 peek cages, failed due to long term use of cox-2 inhibitor
2008 revised C4-6 donor bone, plate & screws
2009 fusion with Roi-C @ C3-4
2015 MRI & CT mjr ddd @ C6-7, segmental kyphosis at C7-T1, 2-level M6-C prosthesis by Dr. Clavel Barcelona Spain
2019 H.O. formed behind M6-C @ C6-7 left nerve rt & in spinal canal.
2020 Revision C6-7 to a CP-ESP prosthesis by Dr. Schmitz Dusseldorf Germany
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