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Board: Back Problems 06-19-2013, 02:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 69
Posted By teteri66
Re: C4-c5

epidural steroid injection
Board: Back Problems 06-17-2013, 07:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 172
Posted By teteri66
Re: Surgery question

Did you see the "stickie" note near the top of the page entitled something like "Post surgery Tips?" It is posts from various members with tips on what they found helpful post surgery. You won't...
Board: Back Problems 06-14-2013, 03:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 146
Posted By teteri66
Re: Living with spondy - waiting for surgery

Forgot to add that you are very smart to keep up your conditioning. It is much easier to move post surgery if your core muscles are strong, and that you have some upper body strength. Walking...
Board: Back Problems 06-14-2013, 03:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 146
Posted By teteri66
Re: Living with spondy - waiting for surgery

I don't recall "how bad" your spondylolisthesis is...but it is a good idea to watch your activities. I'm tempted to say you'd have to do quite a bit to make the spondy worse...but backs are such...
Board: Back Problems 06-14-2013, 09:15 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 388
Posted By teteri66
Re: The STRESS of todays 2nd Opinion - UGH!!!

You'll get through this, too. I send my best wishes too for a complete recovery for your husband (and for you, too).

By the way, sorry about the situation with your parents, but, it's their loss.
Board: Back Problems 06-12-2013, 10:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 237
Posted By teteri66
Re: Pretty young and pretty scared.

Welcome to the board. Sorry for the reason you found yourself here. We can all sympathize with your anxiety surrounding your MRI findings and what it may mean. It is always a shock when one first...
Board: Back Problems 06-11-2013, 09:18 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 286
Posted By teteri66
Re: Got my MRI results help speak English !

Be sure you have some ice on hand, a gel pack or packages of corn or peas because you will want to ice the injection site quite often the first 24 hours just to keep any swelling down. I always...
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 06-08-2013, 12:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 77
Posted By teteri66
Re: Microdisectomy - 1 week - Are symptoms normal?

Welcome to the forum. I usually hang out on the "Back Problems" board which tends to include people who are dealing with lumbar spine issues, but saw your post and wanted to respond.

Despite what...
Board: Back Problems 06-07-2013, 11:55 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 398
Posted By teteri66
Re: Work comp DENIED

I would suggest you avoid bending or twisting at the waist, lifting anything heavier than a gallon of milk, reaching up overhead or to the side, riding on anything that would jarr your back,...
Board: Back Problems 06-07-2013, 11:43 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 351
Posted By teteri66
Re: Nerve root clumprd mri help???

Welcome to the board.

Could you explain what you mean by having your MRI amended? Was it to include the nerve root clumping? I am confused.

What type of doctor is currently treating you? ...
Board: Back Problems 06-06-2013, 03:48 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,320
Posted By teteri66
Re: Severe back hip and leg pain... help

Sounds like you could you some help in learning to manage your pain. I realize you don't want to have to learn techniques as you don't plan on having chronic pain forever...but it might help you get...
Board: Back Problems 06-06-2013, 05:32 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 290
Posted By teteri66
Re: Frustration has set in.

Ha! I have no formal medical training -- just plenty of personal experience and good people along the way that have helped me to understand my issues and the workings of the spine.

I think one...
Board: Back Problems 06-05-2013, 08:46 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 388
Posted By teteri66
Re: The STRESS of todays 2nd Opinion-UGH!!!

Oh my. I'm sorry to hear your news. It is bad enough to learn of a difficult problem, but even worse when the top two docs don't even agree what is wrong.

Please keep us informed as you move...
Board: Back Problems 06-05-2013, 07:00 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 290
Posted By teteri66
Re: Frustration has set in.

Yes, having a spinal nerve compression is a unique experience. ;) It's especially fun when the symptoms are not consistent and change from time to time.
Board: Back Problems 06-02-2013, 04:26 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 398
Posted By teteri66
Re: Work comp DENIED

I just wondered if the spondylolisthesis might be the reason why the surgery was denied...but, as I mentioned, I don't know how workman's comp works except from what I have read on boards like this....
Board: Back Problems 05-30-2013, 10:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 195
Posted By teteri66
Re: Back Pain

Welcome to the board. One thing I've learned is that having a back/spine problem involves a learning curve.

When I first started with my issues, I went for the first time to physical therapy. ...
Board: Back Problems 05-28-2013, 07:53 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 225
Posted By teteri66
Re: mri reading

Disc dessication is more of a wear and tear type thing. It happens to everyone as we age...and the spine begins its aging process in our 20s, so it does affect most of us eventually. It just...
Board: Back Problems 05-27-2013, 06:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 184
Posted By teteri66
Re: Paraparesis with no identifiable cause. Apparently anyway...

Welcome to the board. I guess you have us all stumped since no one has responded to your post. I cannot think of anything that would cause such a wide variety of symptoms all over your body,...
Board: Back Problems 05-27-2013, 09:23 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 292
Posted By teteri66
Re: morning pain?

Supermom ~ Just in case you feel like what you are experiencing is "abnormal" or that something must be "wrong," let me assure you that many of us were barely able to move for weeks post surgery. ...
Board: Back Problems 05-24-2013, 05:41 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 315
Posted By teteri66
Re: Slipped Discs

I'm not a poor soul. I just had an issue that was a bit harder to diagnose than most. Luckily I live in an area blessed with a lot of good specialists and had insurance that for the most part...
Board: Back Problems 05-23-2013, 09:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 267
Posted By teteri66
Re: MIS TLIF - 2 Level Fusion

You will need to have an attitude adjustment to get through the recovery period successfully! You will learn lots of things about yourself, one of which is that there are things in life more...
Board: Back Problems 05-23-2013, 08:28 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 267
Posted By teteri66
Re: MIS TLIF - 2 Level Fusion

Even though the minimally invasive surgical techniques have some advantages, it still takes the same amount of time to grow new bone cells, for them to knit together and fuse solidly and set up...
Board: Back Problems 05-23-2013, 08:19 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 315
Posted By teteri66
Re: Slipped Discs

Good luck with your appointment. Be sure to ask about getting the flexion/extension x-ray. It might be just the thing to help find your problems.

It can be very frustrating when trying to track...
Board: Back Problems 05-23-2013, 05:50 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 250
Posted By teteri66
Re: Surgery????

When you have a spondylolisthesis it changes the dynamics of the situation. You can find lots of information about it online, including photos and illustrations that will help you understand it...
Board: Back Problems 05-22-2013, 07:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 250
Posted By teteri66
Re: Surgery????

Do you understand the problems that can be caused by having a spondylolisthesis? Anterolisthesis just means that the vertebra that is slipping over the top of the adjacent vertebra is slipping...
Board: Back Problems 05-22-2013, 11:49 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 250
Posted By teteri66
Re: Surgery????

I never had a bit of relief from steroid injections, but everyone is different. I had them with three different specialists and it was only until I found the final one that I had any effecti...
Board: Back Problems 05-18-2013, 03:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 168
Posted By teteri66
Re: Day 5 Post-Op TLIF

Yup, it's the flexeril. Different muscle relaxers have that affect on various people...unpredictably, I might add. I forget the one I was given after my recent fusion, but I took it once, felt like...
Board: Back Problems 05-17-2013, 03:38 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 315
Posted By teteri66
Re: Slipped Discs

Ask your osteopath about having a flexion/extension x-ray if you haven't had one yet. It is used to check for spondylolisthesis, which is a condition where one vertebra slips over the top of the...
Board: Back Problems 05-17-2013, 11:07 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 315
Posted By teteri66
Re: Slipped Discs

What type of doctor has been treating you? Have you seen a spine specialist?
When was the last time you had a MRI? I would suggest that you get a copy of the MRI and the radiology report and begin...
Board: Back Problems 05-17-2013, 10:25 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 172
Posted By teteri66
Re: Infuse Bone graft by Medtronic - lawsuits?

A number of law firms around the country have been running ads on television recently attempting to attract business from those who may have been affected by the use of the Infuse system. Medtronic...
Board: Back Problems 05-17-2013, 06:59 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,320
Posted By teteri66
Re: Severe back hip and leg pain... help

I am able to answer some of your questions, but before I do I would like to try to provide a few tips to help you cope. You mention several times how young you are to be going through all this, so...
Board: Back Problems 05-16-2013, 09:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 203
Posted By teteri66
Re: I need to know how this works all over again can someone tell me where to write t

Just click on your name where it appears on the left side of your post and it will say "Find all other posts by Georgie." Click on it and a list of all your past posts will appear.
Board: Back Problems 05-15-2013, 06:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 178
Posted By teteri66
Re: Herniations, Bulges, Stenosis, Hypertrophy

My question is, is this common to have all these small issues with a lot of pain yet no real diagnosis?

I imagine you have a diagnosis: spondylosis. The easy way to think of it is arthritis of...
Board: Back Problems 05-13-2013, 09:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 195
Posted By teteri66
Re: Numbness when laying in certain positions

Welcome to the board. Sorry you've been having weird symptoms and pain for quite awhile.

I can't really provide any answers for you, other than having numbness in the three middle toes is a...
Board: Back Problems 05-09-2013, 10:41 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 277
Posted By teteri66
Re: Anyone had a second micro D and returned to sports?

It sounds like a fusion may be in your future. L5-S1 carries so much of the body's movement that is it difficult to keep it from reherniating if you are at all active. I don't know if an artificial...
Board: Back Problems 05-07-2013, 12:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 223
Posted By teteri66
Re: 3 months post microdiscectomy-:-)

Just remember that it takes a good six months for the disc to recover and to set up strong. Reherniation is most common during this first six month time period...so it pays to remain vigilant, to...
Board: Back Problems 05-06-2013, 05:12 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 298
Posted By teteri66
Re: 9 months post op and feel like I"m setting back :(

I meant to respond to your post last night but the day got away from me.
Others have made many good points that I would agree with. But I wanted to remind you to be patient and to try to maintain...
Board: Back Problems 05-02-2013, 03:03 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 625
Posted By teteri66
Re: Stand up vs conventional MRI

That may seem to be the case, but depending on what is "wrong," it could actually resolve the issue.

It does sound like something is pinching a spinal nerve or sciatic nerve. It could be that...
Board: Back Problems 04-27-2013, 11:38 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 625
Posted By teteri66
Re: Stand up vs conventional MRI

The number of images varies depending on what the physician has ordered, whether you have it done with and without contrast, etc. Just for your information, standing and sitting are not comparable. ...
Board: Back Problems 04-23-2013, 08:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 316
Posted By teteri66
Re: two level fusion and laminectomy in 8 weeks

I don't know specifically how you are working with weights, but I would caution you to be careful prior to your surgery. Also you should be cautious swimming any stroke done on your stomach. It...
Board: Back Problems 04-22-2013, 07:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 321
Posted By teteri66
Re: Cracking sound in neck

Welcome to the board. You are posting in the right place. Problems in the cervical spine can cause pain locally or if there is some spinal cord involvement, pain or numbness can be felt in the...
Board: Back Problems 04-19-2013, 08:21 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 400
Posted By teteri66
Re: How to stop SI joint that slips out of place

If you go online, you can find a number of video demonstrtions for resetting the SI joints. Usually a person will have one side that will rotaate --again, usually to the posterior or to the back. ...
Board: Back Problems 04-17-2013, 09:03 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 400
Posted By teteri66
Re: How to stop SI joint that slips out of place

It is possible that one or more ligaments got stretched out when you fell off the ball. Once stretched, it is difficult to get them to shorten up again. I don't know if they do prolotherapy in...
Board: Back Problems 04-16-2013, 10:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 331
Posted By teteri66
Re: Surgeon

Doctors don't operate every day because they need time to see their patients pre and post surgery, too. I think two days per week is more the norm.

I tend to be very cynical about the laser spine...
Board: Back Problems 04-14-2013, 01:29 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 225
Posted By teteri66
Re: Frank from Ga ~ 1st Post

Do you know the extent of the disc herniations? Did you have a MRI? What are your symptoms and how long have you had them?

If you write a bit more about your condition, more people may be able...
Board: Back Problems 04-10-2013, 04:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 265
Posted By teteri66
Re: Severity of MRI Reading

Welcome to the board.

Your MRI is not "bad." With some conservative treatment, such as a course of physical therapy and perhaps a series of epidural steroid injections, you may be able to get...
Board: Back Problems 04-08-2013, 12:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 233
Posted By teteri66
Re: Severe back pain, Help

Welcome to the board.

What type of things have you done for your pain? Have you had a MRI and received a diagnosis?

It sounds like you have lumbar stenosis from your description. Usually as...
Board: Back Problems 04-05-2013, 09:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 435
Posted By teteri66
Re: Embarrassing new problem

Lilac's suggestion is spot on. Nerve compression of the cauda equina nerve bundle can cause permanent nerve damage, resulting in bladder or bowel incontinence, loss of sexual sensation as well as...
Board: Back Problems 04-05-2013, 03:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 320
Posted By teteri66
Re: MRI Help

You had the cervical fusion at C5-C6. There are now some issues with the adjoining segments.

1. A5 mm central disk protrusion at C6/C7. This results in mild to moderate central stenosis effacing...
Board: Back Problems 04-02-2013, 04:42 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 222
Posted By teteri66
Re: any risks -- MRI with contrast?

You should be OK. It's not like when they inject that iodine-based contrast. Many people find out the hard way they are allergic to that...I've not heard of anyone having a bad reaction to the...
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