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Nov 23	v voodoo 11/02/2015 - 1:14 AM	7	6	c chickensgirl76 11/29/2015 - 6:57 AM
Feeling so alone	k katz 11/25/2015 - 1:06 PM	3	23	Sheri76 11/25/2015 - 6:42 PM
Long term throat tightness post ACDF C5-6 Closed	L Larose54 07/26/2014 - 3:26 PM	9	260	Savage 11/17/2015 - 1:33 AM
When do you know it's time? Debating and look forward to your input L4/L5 Fusion	m mark46143 11/15/2015 - 8:57 AM	1	22	R RunnerHKT 11/15/2015 - 12:03 PM
Should I go ahead with my surgery on Saturday?	L Lily2014 11/12/2015 - 12:58 AM	2	222	L Lily2014 11/13/2015 - 4:02 AM
October surgery buddies? 1 2...12 13	N Nomes89 09/21/2015 - 8:05 PM	122	106	b brandis77 11/03/2015 - 5:07 PM
Surgery fears	L Lily2014 10/27/2015 - 12:08 PM	5	22	L Lily2014 10/28/2015 - 3:54 PM
Hello	G Grockaway5 10/11/2015 - 6:55 PM	3	9	G Grockaway5 10/19/2015 - 5:11 PM
L5-S1 Revision ALIF Tomorrow Morning	b brokenlumbar 08/19/2015 - 2:39 PM	3	17	R RunnerHKT 10/19/2015 - 12:55 AM
Type 1 Diabetes, Microsdiscectomy, & Pain Closed	N Nomenclature 09/24/2015 - 6:24 PM	1	88	R RunnerHKT 10/18/2015 - 3:50 PM
4th microdiscectomy in 5 years- scheduled for tomorrow	S SpineyKD23 10/12/2015 - 5:29 AM	5	49	S SpineyKD23 10/18/2015 - 2:16 PM
Discectomy / Steroid injection?	m malagasy1980 10/13/2015 - 2:44 PM	2	29	8 88TA 10/18/2015 - 1:16 PM
13 days post Microdiscectomy with foot drop	D Dvedner 10/11/2015 - 9:37 AM	3	47	D Dvedner 10/15/2015 - 12:29 AM
August/September Surgery Buddies 1 2...7 8	l lucygoose01 06/09/2015 - 6:18 AM	74	98	t trishdownunder 10/15/2015 - 12:13 AM
Post op recovery c6-c7 with fusion	g garfybo 01/06/2015 - 4:54 AM	8	106	m maryann1439 10/09/2015 - 12:12 PM
Surgery buddy, l5/s1 plif on sept 24th	R Redheadlizzy 09/16/2015 - 3:19 PM	2	34	G Gabe543 09/22/2015 - 7:03 AM
L5-S1 discectomy on 9/22...what should I expect?	k ktromb 09/12/2015 - 10:38 AM	7	17	k ktromb 09/14/2015 - 4:02 PM
L5/S1 discectomy on 8th September	M Modo 08/26/2015 - 12:06 PM	6	157	m mrjolly 09/14/2015 - 11:31 AM
June surgery buddies 1 2...8 9	l lilyrose 05/06/2015 - 1:18 AM	83	100	m megswan27 09/13/2015 - 3:50 AM
just wondering , arguments with wife, husbands 1 2 3	h hoggster 02/28/2015 - 2:41 AM	23	107	S Shelleyaz 09/12/2015 - 11:10 AM
Surgery next week	R Rhondab 04/02/2015 - 5:02 PM	3	6	F Fransieanne 09/03/2015 - 12:09 PM
Need a friend post-op 13 vert fusion w/discectomy, & Laminectomy	T Taraward80 08/24/2015 - 10:51 AM	1	13	S Sukhre 08/28/2015 - 1:51 PM
July 2015 surgery buddies 1 2	A Arlevinson 06/20/2015 - 7:13 PM	14	23	T Taraward80 08/24/2015 - 6:46 PM
SCS Surgery on September 1st	darby01 08/18/2015 - 11:47 AM	0	9	darby01 08/18/2015 - 11:47 AM
April 14th surgery 1 2	J Jill55 04/13/2015 - 4:26 AM	14	15	J Jill55 08/13/2015 - 9:16 PM
Surgery buddies for July/ August (cervical)	J JustJen 07/10/2015 - 7:25 PM	5	27	J JustJen 08/13/2015 - 7:11 AM
Nerve pain in leg after microdisctomy	G Glenlea Meadows 07/07/2015 - 4:40 AM	2	10	A AJGormit 07/09/2015 - 3:48 AM
Help! It's tomorrow	M Monica0305 06/21/2015 - 3:24 AM	8	14	m megswan27 07/01/2015 - 4:53 AM
March 2015 surgery buddies 1 2...16 17	F Fritzcrackerz 01/25/2015 - 1:28 AM	161	131	F Fritzcrackerz 06/28/2015 - 2:05 PM
April Surgery Buddy 1 2...9 10	M MagistraMarla 01/28/2015 - 5:18 PM	93	77	d dea-lynn 06/18/2015 - 5:02 PM

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