Griffinator Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 Yep. Had surgery on my L4-5 (Intra-Discal Electro-Thermal treatment) disc last Thursday, and am finally getting functional enough to walk around a bit. Crossing fingers at this point, really. I'm on so much pain medication right now that I really don't know if it helped. Hopefully in the next week or so I'll have a clearer picture. Glad it's over, really. The anticipation over the last couple weeks prior was excruciating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 Welcome back. Take it easy for a while. Watch a lot of movies. Wear out the remote. If you don't do anything stupid (like I did) you'll be amazed how quickly recovery can be. The worst should be over anyway. Heal quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor.Ham.Slap Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 Well the best of luck to you. Hope it works out.... Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 Wow... Back surgery eh? Here's too a speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 Very cool! Did Dr. Saal perform the operation? I did some looking-into IDET, even went down to Stanford to pick up some info, but my two discs are so degenerated, there's probably not enough left to treat. Were you able to get insurance to cover it? It's a fascinating treatment. Here's some info on IDET. Good luck, and let us know how things go. I am particularly interested! fini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 ---------------- On 10/15/2003 11:20:41 PM fini wrote: Very cool! Did Dr. Saal perform the operation? I did some looking-into IDET, even went down to Stanford to pick up some info, but my two discs are so degenerated, there's probably not enough left to treat. Were you able to get insurance to cover it? It's a fascinating treatment. Here's some info on IDET. Good luck, and let us know how things go. I am particularly interested! fini ---------------- Actually, Dr. Visepong Punyanitya performed the operation. He's the leading resident orthopedic surgeon at Martha Jefferson hospital in Charlottesville, VA. Good guy, really. He's been in the business for 35-odd years, tracing all the way back to his humble beginnings in Singapore. As far as the IDET is concerned, rest assured - my discogram was an absolute mess - the doc told me afterwards that "usually we don't see anything until we do the cat-scan. When I injected you (with the dye) I saw it leaking out of various points in the disc almost immediately." I had several hundred annular tears in the disc they operated on. Don't assume that your disc is "too far gone" to be salvaged. Oh - and BCBS set a wonderful precedent in March by announcing coverage of IDET. Just about everyone does now. I have UHC - one of the more stubborn carriers about taking procedures off the "experimental" list - they covered without a pre-qualification. Probably because it's really just a simple injection procedure when it comes down to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avman Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 hoping you have a speedy recovery. avman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Watch those narcotic pain-killers; they'll get you bounced off of the radio! (We're praying for you buddy!) And you too, Griff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodger Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Hello: My thoughts and best wishes for a full, total recovery with no after effects. Best wishes to you. Win dodger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Griff Take it easy, rest is always the best cure. Make sure to use this recovery time to enjoy your Klipsch speakers. JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myhamish Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Hey Griffinator, I agree with you. Hardest part is the waiting. So I wish you a healthy and speedy recovery with some quality time with your audio gear and a few meds. Best wishes. Hamish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 A speedy recovery to you,hope all goes acording to plan and you feel at your best soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Yea, take it easy for a while, wear out a few sets of batteries in the remote (the one for the t.v. too!), buy a Carver C-1 and let the little little woman take care of ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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