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Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
Invasive Spine surgery in 2 weeks.	L Loreeann32 08/11/2012 - 4:07 AM	2	5	backache99 08/12/2012 - 3:42 AM
looks like another surgery...	m mky_frk 08/10/2012 - 8:26 PM	2	4	m mky_frk 08/10/2012 - 9:17 PM
Fusion and ADR	k kev_b 08/08/2012 - 10:04 AM	0	2	k kev_b 08/08/2012 - 10:04 AM
Anyone had a foraminotomy?	L LA_runner_chick 08/08/2012 - 8:34 AM	0	1	L LA_runner_chick 08/08/2012 - 8:34 AM
Anyone had a foraminotomy?	L LA_runner_chick 08/08/2012 - 8:34 AM	0	5	L LA_runner_chick 08/08/2012 - 8:34 AM
Greetings, I am looking at possible fusion from L4 to S1 and	g gabriel777 08/04/2012 - 8:10 AM	2	1	g gabriel777 08/08/2012 - 5:05 AM
Lots of do's and dont's after surgery. Which are REAL REAL REAL	o outdoork9lady 08/05/2012 - 6:24 AM	3	1K	o outdoork9lady 08/08/2012 - 5:04 AM
How many levels need to be fused help	M Mark Riley 07/04/2012 - 2:46 PM	5	4	W Wonderboytwice 08/07/2012 - 6:55 AM
What could this be??	V Vin1215 06/03/2012 - 5:02 PM	3	3	D Daysleeper 08/05/2012 - 9:37 PM
C3-C6 Laminectomy	l lbritt64 08/05/2012 - 12:45 PM	0	45	l lbritt64 08/05/2012 - 12:45 PM
Pain returns after 2 year post Fusion.....	M MLT01 07/25/2012 - 1:43 PM	7	8	M MLT01 08/05/2012 - 7:58 AM
Hardware Block	M MLT01 07/11/2012 - 5:18 AM	1	10	t tamtam 08/05/2012 - 5:50 AM
doesn't anyone go on chat room anymore	m mouse0419 08/04/2012 - 6:20 PM	4	10	Liz 08/05/2012 - 4:24 AM
Infected incision	K Kelli372 08/01/2012 - 10:02 AM	5	576	n nel 08/04/2012 - 10:27 PM
July 2012 Surgeries... 1 2 3	d doubleusn 07/09/2012 - 10:00 AM	23	5	h happykeys88 08/04/2012 - 7:52 PM
Hydrodiscectomy	g greenbeach 08/04/2012 - 6:48 PM	0	4	g greenbeach 08/04/2012 - 6:48 PM
Total Disc Replacement Post Op Pain	s sgarrett77 07/23/2012 - 5:30 AM	5	467	J JeniferLyn 08/04/2012 - 1:59 PM
Ortho Dr says to have a cervical disc replacement?	J JeniferLyn 08/04/2012 - 1:39 PM	0	6	J JeniferLyn 08/04/2012 - 1:39 PM
home from 3 level ACDF 7/11/12 1 2	C Cheeky 07/17/2012 - 9:10 AM	13	460	j jellyhall 08/04/2012 - 7:12 AM
I'm 7 months post op fusion and still in pain	M Momo83 08/01/2012 - 1:55 PM	1	4	M MLT01 08/04/2012 - 1:27 AM
After spinal fusion legs won't move sometimes	s skc2432 08/02/2012 - 12:27 PM	2	131	d dbarbeau48 08/03/2012 - 3:48 AM
ALIF and PLF surgery	J JenniferIngham 07/17/2012 - 12:11 PM	1	20	R Rob M 08/02/2012 - 4:13 PM
Fusion L5S1 2 weeks ao	L Lelly34 08/01/2012 - 2:01 AM	3	2	L Lelly34 08/01/2012 - 11:57 PM
Decompression? I'm confused...	f fishinwidow98 07/20/2012 - 5:25 PM	2	2	f fishinwidow98 07/31/2012 - 3:35 PM
L5/S1 fusion worries	R RTgirl2011 07/29/2012 - 8:10 PM	1	1	f fishinwidow98 07/31/2012 - 3:31 PM
5 weeks post MicroD, already re-herniated and devastated.ADVICE??	h hopefulJ 07/28/2012 - 3:46 PM	7	22	h hopefulJ 07/30/2012 - 5:08 AM
fusion l4 l5 not fused done last july 1 2...4 5	p peter boylan 05/04/2011 - 3:16 AM	48	92	p peter boylan 07/28/2012 - 8:44 PM
Just found out I need ACDF with spinal fusion on C4-7 and a little freaked out by it	s stuckinneutral 07/26/2012 - 3:11 PM	3	11	s stuckinneutral 07/27/2012 - 2:58 PM
Post Op L4-L5 transforaminal interbody fusion - June 11, 2012	c chboro 07/27/2012 - 5:11 AM	0	3	c chboro 07/27/2012 - 5:11 AM
5 months post TLIF	c candlelady 07/26/2012 - 7:39 AM	0	10	c candlelady 07/26/2012 - 7:39 AM

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