Thank you all for your good wishes. I am waiting anxiously awaiting the test results . I keep waking up in the middle of the night with a bad belly ache. My back is in bad pain as well
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i am not clear if you had the tests...or if the colonoscopy and
endoscopy are next week...
maybe you meant you are awaiting blood test results...?
i am so sorry you are in pain, and really am wishing for a better,
healthier and less pain filled 2013 for you and family....
jess...& Sparky
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Melissa--
Sorry that you have a need to have those tests and certainly hope they are fine. The test prep isn't fun but I liked the nap part! Sure hope this new year starts out better for you. I'll be anxious to hear what you find out. Good luck. JanetJanet
61 years old--57 for surgery
Diagnosed in 1965 at age of 13--no brace
Thoracic Curve: 96 degrees to 35 degrees
Lumbar Curve: 63 degrees to 5 degrees
Surgery with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis--March 30, 2009
T-2 to Pelvis, and hopefully all posterior procedure.
All was posterior along with 2 cages and 6 osteotomies.
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Well, it is appears that I am not having my tests tomorrow. I am not listed as a inpatient so I am scheduled to appear at 8am tomorrow AM. I do not have the prep to take today even if I wanted to do it as a out patient.
So this year is not starting out very wellLast edited by mabeckoff; 01-01-2013, 12:17 PM.Melissa
Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011
April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery
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Yea!!! My GI Doctor looked at his email and called me . He does not know what happened but I am going in thru ER and will be in the hospital tonight . I will be having my tests in the AMMelissa
Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011
April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery
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Whoo hoo! What great news! Will be praying for you, Melissa. 2013 is off to a good start. (smile)71 and plugging along... but having some problems
2007 52° w/ severe lumbar stenosis & L2L3 lateral listhesis (side shift)
5/4/07 posterior fusion T2-L4 w/ laminectomies and osteotomies @L2L3, L3L4
Dr. Kim Hammerberg, Rush Univ. Medical Center in Chicago
Corrected to 15°
CMT (type 2) DX in 2014, progressing
10/2018 x-rays - spondylolisthesis at L4/L5 - Dr. DeWald is monitoring
Click to view my pics: pics of scoli x-rays digital x-rays, and pics of me
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My hear sank when I read that you might not be able to have your test tomorrow. Glad to hear that everyone will work out (no pun intended, but you'll know what I mean).
Remember that if you need to drink the Mag Citrate, chill it and drink it holding your nose.
I wish you the best tomorrow and I hope that whatever is going on is some minor very fixable problem. No matter what the results are, you have a BIG team pulling for you.
Sending good thoughts your way....and wishes for a much better year!
Hugs, SusanAdult Onset Degen Scoliosis @65, 25* T & 36* L w/ 11.2 cm coronal balance; T kyphosis 90*; Sev disc degen T & L stenosis
2013: T3- S1 Fusion w/ ALIF L4-S1/XLIF L2-4, PSF T4-S1 2 surgeries
2014: Hernia @ ALIF repaired; Emergency screw removal SCI T4,5 sec to PJK
2015: Rev Broken Bil T & L rods and no fusion: 2 revision surgeries; hardware P. Acnes infection
2016: Ant/Lat Lumbar diskectomy w/ 4 cages + BMP + harvested bone
2018: Removal L4,5 screw
2021: Removal T1 screw & rod
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Melissa--
Like Susan said--I hope there is a minor fixable "thing" that makes you feel much better! Good luck to you and let us know what you find out. JanetJanet
61 years old--57 for surgery
Diagnosed in 1965 at age of 13--no brace
Thoracic Curve: 96 degrees to 35 degrees
Lumbar Curve: 63 degrees to 5 degrees
Surgery with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis--March 30, 2009
T-2 to Pelvis, and hopefully all posterior procedure.
All was posterior along with 2 cages and 6 osteotomies.
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I had my tests done yesterday and I have a bleeding ulcer. It is quite large
I will go back to see the doctor on Monday
Thanks for all of your good wishesMelissa
Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011
April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery
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hi Melissa
i am so sorry...but glad they now know what you are dealing with,
and can come up with a tx plan...
i do not know enuf to know if such are caused by stress or by
bacteria...i know bacteria can cause some ulcers...
if caused by stress, you have certainly had no shortage of that...
i hope the doctors can quickly find what works to cure you, and
make things right...
wishing you better health in the coming months...
jess...and Sparky
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No wonder you've been in pain. It depends on what kind of ulcer you have, but some are simply treated with antibiotics. I know someone who had an ulcer all his adult life and was hospitalised twice with severe bleeding, had a tube down his nose draining it etc. Then they discovered a bacteria causes it and he took the antibiotic and he's never had a problem since. Fingers crossed that's all it takes.Surgery March 3, 2009 at almost 58, now 63.
Dr. Askin, Brisbane, Australia
T4-Pelvis, Posterior only
Osteotomies and Laminectomies
Was 68 degrees, now 22 and pain free
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