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  • Heart Results Favorable!

    Hi Everyone,

    I received my heart ultrasound results today and I have a healthy heart and do NOT need open heart surgery. Primary doc felt my mitral valve prolapse might have changed which was causing new symptoms. He felt results would either be a new symptom for me to live with or open heart surgery to repair valve. Praise God it's just a new symptom and I don't have to be concerned about delaying spinal surgery!

    I brought x-rays and MRIs of spine to primary doc today because he was not aware of those results since I saw him 2 weeks ago. He agreed with me it is time to speak to surgeon so I'm glad I already have appointment set for tomorrow.

    Primary doc rx'd tramadol for back pain. He said it might take a week for it to have full effect since I've been in pain for so long. Has anyone taken tramadol?

    Warmly,
    Doreen
    44 years old at time of surgery, Atlanta GA

    Pre-Surgery Thorasic: 70 degrees, Pre-Surgery Lumbar: 68 degrees, lost 4 inches of height in 2011
    Post-Surgery curves ~10 degrees, regained 4 inches of height

    Posterior T3-sacrum & TLIF surgeries on Nov 28, 2011 with Dr. Lenke, St. Louis
    2 rods, 33 screws, 2 cages, 2 connectors, living a new life I never dreamed of!

    http://thebionicachronicles.blogspot.com/

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    Doreen,
    That's great news!
    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/

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