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Greetings to all of you here !
I found NT by searching for information about Spinal Fusion surgery. I am here looking for knowledge and information, as I plan to have 2 level fusion with hardware at L4-5 to S1 in about 3 months. I have had one disc trimmed in 2005, and need a 2 level fusion in order to stabilize my spine do to Spondylolesthisis (sp?) at L5 S1 along with smashed, bulging, herinated discs at both L4-5 and L5S1. I have moderate arthritis at all these levels and the ones above. I have back pain and leg pain, and have been living with it for about 4 years. I weld and fabricate metal for a living, so its been hard to do my duties day in and day out. If I were not self employed I would not have been able to rest when I need to, so I feel somewhat lucky in that respect. It is getting harder to perform my work without alot of pain, as I decided 2 years ago to ween myself off the narcotic pain meds and now I take only Ultracet 3 times a day. I have done alot of therapy, several epidurals, accupuncture, chiropractic, and edoscopic surgery. I have 4 years of experience with these items, so I may be able to lend a small amount of advice for someone with these issues. Thanks for having me here, and I wish all of you well. |
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10-08-2008, 07:51 PM
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Hi and welcome to NeuroTalk! So glad you decided to join the group.
I've posted the link to the Spinal Forum for you in case you haven't visited there yet: http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum22.html Please feel free to look around and join in anywhere you feel comfortable. 
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10-08-2008, 07:54 PM
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Hi Darryl! Welcome to our World!
We have a lot of fun here at NeuroTalk and glad you found us. Sorry about your poor back, though. 
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 Darryl, Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk. Great to see you have come to be with us. Just let us know if we can be of any help. Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. Darlene 
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Hello Darryl, welcome to Neuro Talk, glad you found us, feel free to roam the forums and ask questions and get info, you are going to find a lot of nice and helpful people here, again welcome to NT
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 Welcome to NeuroTalk Darryl
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Hi and Welcome to NeuroTalk. Glad you found us. I'm sure you will find the support and information that you are looking for. We are so happy to have you!
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