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| Facet Resurfacing Technology; Treatment for Facet Joint Degeneration | |
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| WPKat | 10 May 2012, 06:02 PM Post #16 |
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Lynda, I knew I never should have posted the date; only because so far the scheduling process has been nothing but troublesome. I ended up having to call the surgical coordinator yet again. She said, "The Spine Center hasn't called you to schedule the stem cell injections? I cannot contact the blood bank until they schedule the procedure. You need to call and set it up." Really? (under my breath ... news to me ... HUGE Sigh!) I called the Spine Center, they searched around for my orders, finally found them and set a date of May 23rd. I have NEVER had this much trouble setting up a procedure with them before. Usually it works quite smoothly; the decision is made by the pain specialist, paperwork is signed and the procedure is done within the week or when it works out for both parties. The folks at Spine Center are wonderful professionals who make all the painful experiences I've been through so far much easier to handle. I have always told them how grateful I am that they are so nice and that I would never let anyone else poke long needles in my spine. After I setup the stem cell injection procedure with the Spine Center, the Blood Bank called me less then 2 hours later. She said there is still paperwork missing that they need from the surgical coordinator at the pain clinic. I am not surprised and do believe that is why there has been such a long delay. The surgical coordinator simply does not understand what paperwork is needed to get the ball rolling. I will cut her a break since this is a relatively new process for them (but it's not their first time either). But honestly, I don't care. I am just relieved that I finally have a firm date. As it turns out, the date works out well for me. My teenage son will be out of school for the summer (so I won't need to worry about taking him to school in the morning) and my 71 year old Mom is having a 5 hour surgery next Tuesday where 3 separate procedures are being done. This way I can available for her if needed and I don't have to feel rushed or distracted about my upcoming procedure. I honestly do not know yet how my body will react to the stem cell injections. I will expect the worst so I will be emotionally prepared for pain during and after the procedure. Keep in mind that I will be their first lumbar patient to receive the stem cell injections. I haven't been told what to expect, and quite frankly, so far no one has ever been upfront about any surgery or procedure I've had to date. I'm better off preparing for the worst, then to find myself overly concerned when it hurts like heck. If it doesn't hurt, then that will be icing on the cake! I need to see the Blood Bank for a prescreening either Friday or early next week. They will take my blood and test it first to make sure that I don't have anything (like Hep C). They are located in the same building and on the same floor as the Spine Center, which will make the day of the stem cell injections go quite smoothly. She said that they need both arms for the blood draw on the day of the stem cell injections and that I will be with them for around 4 hours. EEK! I guess they weren't kidding about having to "drain my blood!" Whatever, I will suck it up. I will know more about their process, however, after the prescreening. I am sorry for all the confusion about the date. Believe me, it's been rather frustrating for me. I sure hope there is no need for any further delay and that I am not somehow jinxing it by posting. I would like to point out that had I not kept asking them about it and kept calling them afterwards to set it up ... the stem cell injections would not be happening. Currently, it is the least invasive process that I haven't tried to date that can treat my facet degeneration. I am not expecting a miracle, but a bit a pain relief would be nice! I will keep you posted. K |
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Diagnosis L2/L3 bilateral facet joint arthropathy - sclerotic (B-FJA-S) L3/L4 M6-L ADR; severe B-FJA-S; mod foraminal stenosis R L4/L5 M6-L ADR; severe B-FJA-S; posterior decompression L5/S1 bilateral hemisacralized; B-FJA-S Procedures 3/09 L3.L5 Laminectomy; L4/L5 w Disectomy 7/09 FJI, Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation 4L 4/10 Discogram 6/10 L3.L5 M6-L ADR 8/11 L4/L5 Epidural Steriod Inj L 10/11 CT Myleogram 12/11 Medial Branch Blocks 8 | |
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| Alastair | 11 May 2012, 09:04 AM Post #17 |
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I have seen the history of this sort of thing before, and either it simply will not work or it will be absolutely brilliant but it's a fairly slow process but you should see some improvements if there are going to be improvements in the first month. Good luck with this, and do keep posting Alastair
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Founder of this board 24th February 2007 Slow and Steady Wins This Race Over 23 Years experience and research into spine surgery and over 2500 surgeries discussed and recorded ADR L5/S1 Surgery with Dr Zeegers 26th July 2002 in Munich 8 facet joint ablations 28 – 8 – 12 with Dr Baranidharan and Jake Timothy in Leeds Diagnosed Forestiers disease Your Best Asset Is Your Health I live in West Yorkshire aged 81 now Knowledge is power | |
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| Lynda | 14 May 2012, 10:42 AM Post #18 |
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Hey Kat, a couple of weeks isn't long to wait and if 23rd fits in with your family commitments then all well and good. Administrative inefficiencies can occur worldwide it seems. It's so exciting though, I am really looking forward to hearing how you get on and my fingers are crossed for the procedure to be successful and for you to have long-lasting relief! Lynda x |
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May 2008 onwards - Lumbar facet injections - First post-op ones four years post surgery, have lost count of the number I've had since then but they do help. Pre-op they didn't make much difference- Mr Shackleford, Warrington Feb 2008 - Cervical TDR, (Activ C's) C5/6 & C6/7- Mr Shackleford, Warrington May 2006 - Craniotomy and resection frontal lobe brain tumour - The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery Feb 2004 - Lumbar TDR, (ProDisc's) L4/5 & L5/S1 - Mr Shackleford, Warrington | |
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