Surgery Today for 'Lorirat' and 'Rather Be Fishing'
Lori and Rather Be Fishing,
You two can do it! We're here for you! May God bless you and take care of you. And may He give you a excellent time in the hospital and a quick recovery!
Midge
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-Born a premie in 1964-8 wks early
-C-section 1990
-C-section 1992
-C-section 1995
-Shoulder pain since 2000
-C4-C5 bone spurs causing central canal stenosis. Annular tear.
-C5-C6 mild narrowing of canal.
-C6-C7 disc bone spur and annular tear.
-C7-T1 bone spur and annular tear.
-Myelogram 6-5-03
-Surgery-unknown yet, probably in 7-03
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-Born a premie in 1964-8 wks early
-C-section 1990, 1992, & 1995
-Shoulder pain since 2000
-C4-C5 bone spurs causing central canal stenosis. Annular tear.
-C5-C6 mild narrowing of canal.
-C6-C7 disc bone spur and annular tear.
-C7-T1 bone spur and annular tear.
-No surgery;I'm not bad enough yet!
Thanx so much for the kind words, Midge!
I still have until 2pm to check in at the Hospital so Im squaring away some things in between fingerbiting!
All I can say today is "Thank god for Ativan."
I would definatley be a basket case full of nerves with out it.
Anyway, thanks again everyone and I'll be talking back atcha when Im back up to it!
God bless you guys!!
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"I rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" -Dr. Demento
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"I rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" -Dr. Demento
Please know that you're being thought about today. I hope it's nothing but good news from here on out. Post when you can....
God Keep You,
~Teri
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Spina-bifida occulta; Congenital Scoliosis (dextrorotatory and 'S' curve, 42 thorasic and 57 degrees lumbar); Meningomyelocele (split cord @ L1); Diastematomyelia (re-sectioned at L2-3); tethered cord @ S-3; cysts on cord; various developmental abnormalities of the spine: narrowing of all disk spaces, defects in posterior arches, ectasia of the spinal canal and dura, segmental disease, sclerosis in L. iliac bone and adjacent sacroiliac joint, unilateral osteitis condensans ilium, hypertrophic facet disease L4-5 and L5-S1.
Surgeries include, but not limited to:
Lumbar fusion-1968
Fusion with Herrington Rod instrumentation-1970
Femoral osteotomy-1971
Tethered cord release-1987
Rod removal-1987
Chiari-type pelvic osteotomy-1988
Trochanteric osteotomy-1989
Tethered cord release-2003
Fusion with instrumentation with lots and lots of screws-2003
Lori and Rbf,
my thoughts are with both of you today, and the coming days. I wish you a speedy recovery,and look forward to hearing from you postoperatively.
Hugs and best wishes Mel
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Congenital Cervical Stenosis,complicated by:
Paracentral Disc herniations ,bone spurs C4/5,C5/6,C6/7
loss of lordotic curve
Advanced myelopathy inc. walking difficulty, loss of gag reflex with swallowing problems, neurogenic bladder, occipital neuralgia, spacticity
Surgery Today for 'Lorirat' and 'Rather Be Fishing' 
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