What caused the dizziness, Melissa - medication? No more falling please!
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I saw both my hip surgeon and Dr Bederman today. I am healing very well. Dr Bederman had a idea about my headache . He wants me to have a MRI done to see if I have a spinal fluid leak.
My right knee is very bad however. It is bone on bone and hurts me to walk. I will have to decide what I will be having done next
MelissqMelissa
Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011
April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery
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Do you remember the show "The Bionic Man"? Only his artificial prostheses only cost $1,000,000. That was a LOT of money back then. Heck, I'd like to have it now, but I know it still wouldn't go very far. At least not like 40 years ago!Be happy!
We don't know what tomorrow brings,
but we are alive today!
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Melissa--
I just checked in here after a few weeks and was so excited to see you were back! I think of you so often and was hoping things were going better. It sounds like you've had a lot of difficult challenges to say the least. I hope things can get better for you and make 2014 better than the last. New baby is absolutely adorable. Congrats. We have #4 coming we just found out and each time just gets better. (Whoops I wasn't supposed to tell yet--so everyone keep quiet!) Welcome back!! 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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Originally posted by Doodles View PostMelissa--
I just checked in here after a few weeks and was so excited to see you were back! I think of you so often and was hoping things were going better. It sounds like you've had a lot of difficult challenges to say the least. I hope things can get better for you and make 2014 better than the last. New baby is absolutely adorable. Congrats. We have #4 coming we just found out and each time just gets better. (Whoops I wasn't supposed to tell yet--so everyone keep quiet!) Welcome back!! Janet
That's one of the cutest, most innocent, and funny memories. I'll cherish it forever!Be happy!
We don't know what tomorrow brings,
but we are alive today!
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That is a great memory. It reminds me of one of the reasons I enjoyed teaching kindergarten for so many years. They are so sweet and innocent (well, most are).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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Originally posted by mabeckoff View PostI feel like the Bionic man , only prices have gone up since then
Melissa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Six_Million_Dollar_Man
Melissa, If anyone is close here, it would be you..Your totals must be pretty high by now....
I have a friend who had a $2 million liver transplant done 5 years ago.....
Ed49 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
Bending and twisting pics after full fusion
http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/showt...on.&highlight=
My x-rays
http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...2&d=1228779214
http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...3&d=1228779258
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Originally posted by titaniumed View PostThe bionic man was the “Six Million Dollar Man”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Six_Million_Dollar_Man
Melissa, If anyone is close here, it would be you..Your totals must be pretty high by now....
I have a friend who had a $2 million liver transplant done 5 years ago.....
Ed
I cannot imagine what my insurance company has paid out. Each of my hip surgeries last year were between $250,000 and $300,000.
I do not remember what my spine surgeries costMelissa
Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011
April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery
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Originally posted by titaniumed View PostThe bionic man was the “Six Million Dollar Man”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Six_Million_Dollar_Man
Melissa, If anyone is close here, it would be you..Your totals must be pretty high by now....
I have a friend who had a $2 million liver transplant done 5 years ago.....
Ed
Oh, and if there's ANYONE on here that has a sum total of $6,000,000 worth of surgeries and hospitalizations, it's Melissa! I concur with Ed on that one.
Ed, I'm sure your friend's insurance coverage maxed out. I don't know what a person would do after something like that. Most insurance policies have/had (prior to "Obamacare") a 2 million dollar lifetime maximum. What is a person supposed to do after that? Just die?!Last edited by rohrer01; 03-21-2014, 12:15 PM.Be happy!
We don't know what tomorrow brings,
but we are alive today!
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hey Melissa
been so very long...
you kindly welcomed me when i was only away from forum for a week or two, trip to southern CA, etc...so if 2 weeks merits a "welcome
back," then the time you have been away merits a super duper one...
so "super duper welcome back!"
i hope they are closely monitoring your meds...and that the dizziness was not caused by that...
i also hope and pray there is no leak of anything in your brain...
except for ideas maybe...but nothing leaking that shouldn't be there...maybe they can speed up that MRI order...
please feel better...and be careful...
hugs and woofs...
jess...and Sparky
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I need some opinions. I am scheduled to fly to NJ April 6th. My brother has been suing me since 2006 and it appears that the trial will finally happen. I am not well ,however. These are my problems; a headache for the past 5-6 weeks, stomach pain same amount of time, vomiting now , at least, once a day. SHould I take care of my health and go into the hospital so I can be looked at or should I wait until I return from NJ?
Thanks for your opinions
MelissaMelissa
Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011
April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery
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i would strongly suggest you go into hospital...your doctor
can send an e mail to the court and tell them why you cannot travel...
the pain and vomiting sound like a warning....best to listen to it...
hope you feel better
jess...and Sparky
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