Re: BAK INTERBODY FUSION AT L3-4 AND L4-5

In Reply to: BAK INTERBODY FUSION AT L3-4 AND L4-5 posted by SAMMY on August 21, 2000 at 18:48:17:

: HAS ANYONE HAD A FUSION WITH THE THE TITANIUM CAGES AT
: L3-4 AND L4-5? I HAD THIS SURGERY OVER 18 MOS AGO AND
: THOUGHT I WOULD BE BACK TO WORK BY SIX MONTHS. PRE-OP
: I HAD PROBLEMS IN MY LEFT LEG. ALL OF THOSE SYMPTOMS
: RESOLVED AFTER SURGERY BUT NOW I HAVE SEVERE NUMBNESS
: IN MY RIGHT LEG AND THIGH. AN ECG SHOWS DENERVATION OF
: S1. MY BACK HAS FELT LIKE CONCRETE. IT IS VERY HARD
: FOR ME TO WALK BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY SENSATION. L3-4
: IS SUPPOSE TO BE "A HIGH LEVEL" FOR BAK SURGERY. THE
: SURGEONS HAVE SAID I WILL HAVE LIMITATIONS THE REST OF
: MY LIFE BUT WILL NOT GIVE ME ANY INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING
: THESE LIMITATIONS AND WILL NOT ORDER PHYSICAL THERAPY BECAUSE I "DON'T NEED IT" I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY
: RESPONSES FROM THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE HAD A FUSION AT
: L3-4. THANKS

WELL FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE LIKE ME
HAD BAK L4-5 AND S1 ON 1/25/99 THE SORRIEST
DAY OF MY LIFE
SURGEON SHOULD NOT BE USING THIS TYPE OF CAGE
MY CAGE HAS SLIPPED OUT OF MY SPINE
AND CANNOT BE REMOVED W/O CRUSHING MY SPINE
I CAN'T SUE THIS GUY BECAUSE THIS IS SO BORDERLINE
AND NO DOC WILL STAND UP TO THE PLATE FOR ME
GOOD OLD BOY NETWORK
HAVE TINGLING AGAIN IN RIGHT LEG
DO NOT STAND FOR MORE THEN 10-15 MINS
AND WEAR THE BACK BRACE I WAS ONLY SUPPOSE TO WEAR
AFTER SURGERY
NEED IT DO MOST WORK IN HOUSE
HAVEN'T HAD A JOB SINCE 1997 AND FIGHTING
FOR SOCIAL SEC DISABILITY
ANOTHER JOKE, 3 YRS AND COUNTING
APPEALS UP TO 1998 ONLY MY HEARING WAS 1999 AND
THIS COLD HEARTED JUDGE GAVE ME A UNFAVORABLE
REPORT
SO BACK TO SQ.ONE
THIS BAK FUSION DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK WELL
AND ONLY A HAND FULL HAVE SUCCESS
WOULD LOVE A CLASS ACTION AGAINST THE MFG OF THIS
DEVICE, BUT CAN'T SEEM TO GENERATE ANY INTEREST
ON THIS SITE
STAY WELL
REPLY IF YOU WANT TOO
THE PAIN WILL STAY SORRY TO SAY AND YOU WILL
BE ON PAIN MEDS FOR A LONG, LONG TIME
TAKE CARE
SANDI