Re: Anyone Observing the Holiday

From: Sdores (sdores_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 01/20/05 

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:36:05 -0500

I have to ask, are you saying you had this major neck surgery on your back
the 17th of this month? Today is the 20th and that you are moving about and
home since the surgery? Am I confusing the dates here? UM MOM Susan ( I
lurk occasionally because of some of the good spirited debates here but
lately, well I am sure you all know)
"Jan" <jdrew63929@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Newsgroups: sci.med.dentistry
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> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:19:54 GMT
> Local: Mon, Jan 17 2005 5:19 am
> Subject: Anyone Observing the Holiday?
>
>
> Thank God, my neurosurgeon celebrated it, by doing a wonder job of surgery
> on
> me.
>
> Operated on 3 degenerated disks in my neck. On the MRI it showed the spurs
> on
> the outside, when he went inside one to replace the cushioning (as I call
> it)
> he found a huge spur inside it. I have been in unbelievable pain,
> especially
> when it settled on my nerves.
>
> As an aside, the dentists here might want to know, I had a couple of teeth
> pulled that were somehow connected with these nerves, no cavities, just
> black
> at the gum line, at any rate terrible pressure on my entire face jaws and
> neck.
> At the time I had them extracted the MRI results weren't in. The pain shot
> straight to the protruded disks, when my surgeon began to tell me the
> results,
> I said, let me guess exactly where they are. I was right on the money.
>
> Feeling much better, but still not home free as the one in front of the
> other
> two, is doing the same, plan to get it out next week.
>
> I would like to say at this time, I had the teeth cleaned up under the gum
> on
> the other side of my mouth several years ago, I believe this was a much
> needed
> procedure.
>
> I went to the chronic pain center and got several epidurals, while waiting
> to
> get in to see the surgeon, they didn't help. Ended up in the ER several
> times,
> when I could stand the pain no longer.
>
> I would hope that even Joel would not make fun of this post, the pain has
> been
> unreal.
>
> It is amazing that one can have seroius surgery one day and be home the
> next,
> and with the new technology, no stitches, in my rather long scar.
>
> Also calling Diamond Headache clinic as this may have been the cause of my
> long
> history of headaches. They often do MRI's of the head, but not the neck,
> this
> info., if they still are not doing it, may help someone.
>
> Jan

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