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Do you know which imaging is for which case? CT scans have a lot of radiation and if that one is to detect a micro fracture where they won't do anything then I think I would refuse it if it was me.
The MRI is safe.
Sharon, mother of identical twin girls with scoliosis
No island of sanity.
Question: What do you call alternative medicine that works? Answer: Medicine
Kara
Soon to be 26
Braced at 13 years old
Posterior Spinal Fusion March 10th 2010
Age at the of surgery 18 years old
Preop Curves 50T and 39L
Postop Curves 20T and 17L
Dr Javidan made it clear to me that he not going to do surgery.
I also have heard this before. We do become brave souls after our surgeries.....Kara, you are a brave one.
As for me, I'm not that brave anymore....I'm just a big chicken....
Like Sharon mentioned, that is a lot of imaging.....
Are you still there in the Davis Sacramento area waiting?
Ed
49 yr old male, now 63, the new 64...
Pre surgery curves T70,L70
ALIF/PSA T2-Pelvis 01/29/08, 01/31/08 7" pelvic anchors BMP
Dr Brett Menmuir St Marys Hospital Reno,Nevada
Kara
Soon to be 26
Braced at 13 years old
Posterior Spinal Fusion March 10th 2010
Age at the of surgery 18 years old
Preop Curves 50T and 39L
Postop Curves 20T and 17L
Are you going to shoot your diagnostics up in Eureka or do you have to go back to Davis? It sure makes it hard travelling in pain, I have done a lot of that through the years.
No, I am chicken. It's the rotisserie that makes me dizzy and the BBQ sauce makes me jumpy. These are just 2 complications that chickens have to worry about. (smiley face)
Are you taking any pain meds? Any anti-inflammatories? I would ask your doctor about this for pain. They work well for herniated discs and soft tissue pain.
Ed
49 yr old male, now 63, the new 64...
Pre surgery curves T70,L70
ALIF/PSA T2-Pelvis 01/29/08, 01/31/08 7" pelvic anchors BMP
Dr Brett Menmuir St Marys Hospital Reno,Nevada
I have to go back down to Sacramento for the mri and ct scan.
I do take ibuprofen for the pain. When I take it the pain normally goes from 6-7 down to 5-6
Kara
Soon to be 26
Braced at 13 years old
Posterior Spinal Fusion March 10th 2010
Age at the of surgery 18 years old
Preop Curves 50T and 39L
Postop Curves 20T and 17L
Kara,
I am sorry about your fall. It's a good thing you saw the surgeon. Hopefully, injections will help the pain or it will heal in its own as your surgeon said.
Karen
Surgery-Jan. 5, 2011-Dr. Lenke
Fusion T-4-sacrum-2 cages/5 osteotomies
70 degree thoracolumbar corrected to 25
Rib Hump-GONE!
Age-60 at the time of surgery
Now 66
Avid Golfer & Tap Dancer
Retired Kdgn. Teacher
See photobucket link for:
Video of my 1st Day of Golf Post-Op-3/02/12-Bradenton, FL
Before and After Picture of back 1/7/11
tap dancing picture at 10 mos. post op 11/11/11-I'm the one on the right. http://s1119.photobucket.com/albums/k630/pottoff2/
Kara
Soon to be 26
Braced at 13 years old
Posterior Spinal Fusion March 10th 2010
Age at the of surgery 18 years old
Preop Curves 50T and 39L
Postop Curves 20T and 17L
I hope all goes well for you. I accepted your friend request.
T10-pelvis fusion 12/08
C5,6,7 fusion 9/10
T2--T10 fusion 2/11
C 4-5 fusion 11/14
Right scapulectomy 6/15
Right pectoralis major muscle transfer to scapula
To replace the action of Serratus Anterior muscle 3/16
Broken neck 9/28/2018
Emergency surgery posterior fusion C4- T3
Repeated 11/2018 because rods pulled apart added T2 fusion
Removal of partial right thoracic hardware 1/2020
Removal and replacement of C4-T10 hardware with C7 and T 1
Osteotomy
Thanks jackie. I’m still waiting for the authorization from my insurance for the CT and MRI.
In the mean time to try to distract myself from the pain and waiting I been drawing owls.
Kara
Soon to be 26
Braced at 13 years old
Posterior Spinal Fusion March 10th 2010
Age at the of surgery 18 years old
Preop Curves 50T and 39L
Postop Curves 20T and 17L
I love owls. Hopefully all is ok. I had a call like you're and all was okay.
T10-pelvis fusion 12/08
C5,6,7 fusion 9/10
T2--T10 fusion 2/11
C 4-5 fusion 11/14
Right scapulectomy 6/15
Right pectoralis major muscle transfer to scapula
To replace the action of Serratus Anterior muscle 3/16
Broken neck 9/28/2018
Emergency surgery posterior fusion C4- T3
Repeated 11/2018 because rods pulled apart added T2 fusion
Removal of partial right thoracic hardware 1/2020
Removal and replacement of C4-T10 hardware with C7 and T 1
Osteotomy
I love owls as well. I also love all other types of birds. I have 2 parakeets and a canary.
I was looking at a mri and a ct scan I had back in 2005 I had a herniated disc before.
Kara
Soon to be 26
Braced at 13 years old
Posterior Spinal Fusion March 10th 2010
Age at the of surgery 18 years old
Preop Curves 50T and 39L
Postop Curves 20T and 17L
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