Svikki
03-30-2003, 12:17 AM
Please tell me what ACDF stands for? Also what is an EMG? and an epi?
the DH and DW I get but Bruce I am married and I never got any book tellin gme any of the short cuts ya'll take.
I keep thinking that if I keep reading I will get it..but then I don't. Hehehehe. Vicki
DH fusion T1 through C4 with wire wrap. Done Nov 19
Soon he is going to heave his 3rd surgery. I sure hope that this is the last one for him, my poor baby!
the DH and DW I get but Bruce I am married and I never got any book tellin gme any of the short cuts ya'll take.
I keep thinking that if I keep reading I will get it..but then I don't. Hehehehe. Vicki
DH fusion T1 through C4 with wire wrap. Done Nov 19
Soon he is going to heave his 3rd surgery. I sure hope that this is the last one for him, my poor baby!
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Catherine with a C
03-30-2003, 12:50 AM
Hi Vicki,
If you look at an earlier posting today by Nanner-posted at about 4:00, you will find a wonderful start to some of the terms used here often.
Peace to you & Roy.
Catherine
If you look at an earlier posting today by Nanner-posted at about 4:00, you will find a wonderful start to some of the terms used here often.
Peace to you & Roy.
Catherine
joprud
03-30-2003, 01:37 AM
Hi Vicki,
Teehee...took me a bit too...the post Catherine refered to is a great help...it's called Acronyms/Abbreviations. Thanks Nanner!!
Your hubby is sooo lucky to have you supporting and helping him. Hope he finds relief soon.
Take Care, :wave:
Joanne
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At the age of 8, Sept ‘63, bad fall on back on stairs compression fractures of D6 and D8
Diagnosed DDD 1993
C4-C5 posterior osteophytic bar effacing ventral thecal sac Mild stenosis of neural foramina
C5-C6 posterior disc protrusion effacing v t s .Mild stenosis of neural foramina
C6-C7 posterior disc herniation effacing v t s . Mild stenosis of neural foramina
C7-T1 Small perineural cysts present in both neural foramina.
left convex scoliosis of mid thoracic spine. wedging of T7. wedging of T5 .degenerative end plate changes at T8-T9
L4-L5 diffuse disc bulge effacing v t s. hypertrophy of facet joints, minimal central spinal stenosis.
L5-S1 posterior disc protrusion with associated tear of annulus fibrosis. hypertrophy of facet joints.
S1-S2 Perineural cysts involving S1-S2 nerve roots.
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Teehee...took me a bit too...the post Catherine refered to is a great help...it's called Acronyms/Abbreviations. Thanks Nanner!!
Your hubby is sooo lucky to have you supporting and helping him. Hope he finds relief soon.
Take Care, :wave:
Joanne
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At the age of 8, Sept ‘63, bad fall on back on stairs compression fractures of D6 and D8
Diagnosed DDD 1993
C4-C5 posterior osteophytic bar effacing ventral thecal sac Mild stenosis of neural foramina
C5-C6 posterior disc protrusion effacing v t s .Mild stenosis of neural foramina
C6-C7 posterior disc herniation effacing v t s . Mild stenosis of neural foramina
C7-T1 Small perineural cysts present in both neural foramina.
left convex scoliosis of mid thoracic spine. wedging of T7. wedging of T5 .degenerative end plate changes at T8-T9
L4-L5 diffuse disc bulge effacing v t s. hypertrophy of facet joints, minimal central spinal stenosis.
L5-S1 posterior disc protrusion with associated tear of annulus fibrosis. hypertrophy of facet joints.
S1-S2 Perineural cysts involving S1-S2 nerve roots.
[This message has been edited by joprud (edited 03-30-2003).]
Svikki
03-30-2003, 04:07 AM
Thanks Catherine and Joanne. That does clear up some of thie things I wanted to know. So now that I know what EMG Stands for could someone please tell me what it is for and how it is done, and what it does or doesn't show?
And boy do I feel silly...In one of my posts I put down that Roy had fusion with ABCDEF. But now I got it strieght I think.
Roy had ACDF C4-T1 with wire wrap??? Right uhh is anterior were they go in through the back? Cause that is what Roy had done the first time. Well then the second time the repair to the hole was in neck at the bottor and was also done from the back.
Vicki
And boy do I feel silly...In one of my posts I put down that Roy had fusion with ABCDEF. But now I got it strieght I think.
Roy had ACDF C4-T1 with wire wrap??? Right uhh is anterior were they go in through the back? Cause that is what Roy had done the first time. Well then the second time the repair to the hole was in neck at the bottor and was also done from the back.
Vicki
BABS42
03-30-2003, 08:41 AM
Hi Vicki
Actually I got a kick out of your "ABCDEF" , it made me laugh. As to the EMG, I had one done. Basically it is a test to check for nerve damage. They stick needles in the area, mine was neck and arm, and sometimes send you a shock which they measure on a computer somehow. Then other needles they just probe around (without shock) and measure reactions ( I suppose) also on a computer. Mine showed nueropathy caused by my neck and also another source. Anyway the test is a breeze. Im sure someone else will give a more accurate description of the test.
When is your DH next surgery? Take care, and remember "ABCDEFG", we'll save the rest for later. LOL Babs
Actually I got a kick out of your "ABCDEF" , it made me laugh. As to the EMG, I had one done. Basically it is a test to check for nerve damage. They stick needles in the area, mine was neck and arm, and sometimes send you a shock which they measure on a computer somehow. Then other needles they just probe around (without shock) and measure reactions ( I suppose) also on a computer. Mine showed nueropathy caused by my neck and also another source. Anyway the test is a breeze. Im sure someone else will give a more accurate description of the test.
When is your DH next surgery? Take care, and remember "ABCDEFG", we'll save the rest for later. LOL Babs
Nanner
03-30-2003, 10:12 AM
Vicki, anterior is through the front, posterior is the back. Anterior is now the much preferred way to do a cervicial discectomy.
I thought of putting more info with the acronyms, but was afraid the post would be HUGE if I did that. Besides, it's every newbie's right to ask those with experience about a test or procedure they are about to undergo for the first time.
Even so, new folks should also use the search button. Vicki, you would learn more than you ever wanted to know about EMGs, CT myelograms and other tests that way. Not to mention the dreaded ABCDEF!
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Nancy D-ACDF C6-7 on 6/7/02. Donor bone with no hardware
I thought of putting more info with the acronyms, but was afraid the post would be HUGE if I did that. Besides, it's every newbie's right to ask those with experience about a test or procedure they are about to undergo for the first time.
Even so, new folks should also use the search button. Vicki, you would learn more than you ever wanted to know about EMGs, CT myelograms and other tests that way. Not to mention the dreaded ABCDEF!
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Nancy D-ACDF C6-7 on 6/7/02. Donor bone with no hardware
winged phantom
03-30-2003, 10:43 AM
Vicky, I have to say that your ABCDEF is one of the cutest mistakes, and I'm still chuckling about it! I suggest you put it on one of Belle's joke threads here; it rates right up there.
Yes, the terminology of all these tests and procedures is very hard to grasp. But since your DH is involved, you have the incentive to learn these things. You'll do fine. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/heart.gif
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Yes, the terminology of all these tests and procedures is very hard to grasp. But since your DH is involved, you have the incentive to learn these things. You'll do fine. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/heart.gif
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Svikki
03-30-2003, 11:13 AM
Ya'll are so sweet.
Babs the doctor hasn't got the dictation back yet to request the surgery from WC. And knowin WC it still could take awhile to get approved. But we are hoping for next Fri.
Nanner Thank you for the tip about using the search button...I will...alot.
Winged Phantom...my husband says that I am not a DW but rather a PITA...Pain in the A--. But I know that he doesn't mean that. lol
Vicki
DH PCDF with wire wrap...11-19-02
L4-5 fussion with pins and plates. 1997
Babs the doctor hasn't got the dictation back yet to request the surgery from WC. And knowin WC it still could take awhile to get approved. But we are hoping for next Fri.
Nanner Thank you for the tip about using the search button...I will...alot.
Winged Phantom...my husband says that I am not a DW but rather a PITA...Pain in the A--. But I know that he doesn't mean that. lol
Vicki
DH PCDF with wire wrap...11-19-02
L4-5 fussion with pins and plates. 1997