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That made me smile! For the year before my surgery and several years afterwards, I never missed a day of checking the forum. It seemed like most...

I am doing well. Still have a balance issue but it is improving. All I hope is that now my hand function will improve

How are you doing, Jackie?

I think most people do well. I was on a one year check up protocol. It was an easy check up. For me other things happened. We will see this time

Glad to hear some people are doing well. How often do you long-timers have checkups with your surgeons (or is it with some other doctor after so many...

If you stick around you might make new forum friends.

Hi, Kara, I know this is late, but congratulations on your 10 year anniversary! I just celebrated my 10th year anniversary on January 5. There...

Lisa, Congratulations on your 20 year anniversary! My 10th was January 5. I'm glad to hear you are doing well. I think I'm doing fine, but will...

The reports I get are on paper not on the disc. They may be on the disc after a disc is requested later but not when you get a disc at the time the...

Jackie, according to his office person, the new surgeon I'm going to see had been sent "fluoroscopic images from the myelogram" but he hasn't got...

Tina the only graphs I know of is the degree measurements the orthopaedic of neurosurgeon uses in assessing scoliosis. A lot of surgeons like to do...

Any time I have had any type of test like a myelogram, the only records are the disc and report. Since the test results are yours , you can request...

Another difficulty. The spine surgeon I'm going to see received my disc with the myelogram images from another hospital and he should also have...

Thanks for all the recommendations for doctors. The ones you have mentioned would require long-distance travel for me. I live in an area that other...

Great videos. There is also a video on a spinal cord stimulator by my physician, Dr. Adam Young. He isn't at Rush location now but is practicing in...

Jackie, You do realize that I would not have found Dr Joshi if it wasn't for you. I stumbled across it somehow through your surgeon Adam Young after...

It might be pretty rare, but Dr Lenke uses it. Does he use this technology on all his cases? Will he use this technology on this case and why? ...

3D model printing is actually pretty rare in relatively routine spinal surgeries. At UCSF, that technology is only used when patients have very...

Sorry. I truly never meant to imply that you were trying to influence either surgeon. My point is that everything we say MAY influence what the...

I am not sure where you can travel to but the Dr. Ed recommended is a great recommendation. You can look up his videos. Also, my doctor is Adam...

Ed has a lot of good information. Just to add that I have had multiple problems. So consider the additional levels. Also, at this time there is the...

Here are other dual attending, dual team, or dual surgeon scoliosis surgery approach studies....Scroll through a few pages....

linzlu28, I like the way you approach these subjects. I suspect you have some science training. In re complications, specifically infection, last...

No, not on a walker, he was good. He did a complete recovery. You would never know. For recovery rates on GB you would have to look at the stats....

Karen, I remember driving a pile of balls back then, and the stability and control of the swing was outstanding!.....I am not surprised you have won...

What do the negative reviews of Dr. Lenke say about the greatest scoliosis surgeon in the world? That his operations didn't cure their problem or...

Was your co-worker still on a walker the second time you saw him, after he recovered from Guillain-Barre? Is that a disease people often recover...

Thanks for all the response. Here is more info. 1. My surgery is estimated to be about 5 hrs. Both doctors say about 5 hrs. 2. Dr. Lonner...

I am sure Linda knows. But also these surgeries are long and everyone needs to step away sometime. I couldn't imagine staying in one spot for 14...

Karen it is great to hear that you have done well. So much to be grateful for. Jackie