Chronic pain Support - 2nd back surgery

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2nd back surgery - L5/S1 fragmented disc

Matt

2005-08-19, 8:51 am

I am hoping to find someone who has information on, or has had the
Dyneses Dynamic Stabailzation System procedure done for herniated disc
support
(http://www.zimmer.com/z/ctl/op/glob...165/template/IN)
I was first diagnosed to have a fragmented disc at L5/S1 in March of
this year (2005). I had surgery to repair the fragmented disc in
April. Within 3 weeks, my pain reoccurred...this time it came back
even worse than before. After months of enduring the pain, and after
having had 2 lumbar epidurals (x-ray guided) I had a second MRI done to
show that indeed my herniated disc reoccurred.
My pain is in my left leg, travelin down to my achilles tendon.
My left foot is numb, with the worst at the small toe gradually
lessening to the fourth toe (next to my big toe, which is not
experiencing numbness yet).
The bottom of my left foot is numb, increasing from the outer part and
lessening to the center.
The top of my foot is numb, too - outer part to the center.
My left hamstring area is beginning to become numb, as well as the
achilles area of my left ankle, continuing upward to about mid-calf.
I walk with a limp, favoring my left leg, which has caused me to stand
with a curved spine. I can straighten up, with pain, but who wants the
pain?
Hydrocodone has helped, except for the constipation it causes, which
makes bowel movements almost unbearable.
Naproxen hasn't helped me much at all.
Icing helps a great deal.
Lying on my right side while streching my inner thigh outward (with a
bent knee) also provides great relief...
Stretching recently has also provided relief, but I was unable to do so
until recently.
My Dr. has suggested that I have the Dyneses sugery done...(this
September) and in reading about it on the web link above, it seems like
a great solution as opposed to fusion.
I am in hopes that I can find someone who has, or knows someone who has
had this procedure done...or any other relief recommendations that can
be shared.
Thanks for the adice in advance,
Matt

Suffering Spouse

2005-08-26, 8:51 am

On 18 Aug 2005 22:19:39 -0700, "Matt" <mcrudo@gmail.com> wrote:

>I am hoping to find someone who has information on, or has had the
>Dyneses Dynamic Stabailzation System procedure done for herniated disc
>support
>(http://www.zimmer.com/z/ctl/op/glob...165/template/IN)
>I was first diagnosed to have a fragmented disc at L5/S1 in March of
>this year (2005). I had surgery to repair the fragmented disc in
>April. Within 3 weeks, my pain reoccurred...this time it came back
>even worse than before. After months of enduring the pain, and after
>having had 2 lumbar epidurals (x-ray guided) I had a second MRI done to
>show that indeed my herniated disc reoccurred.
>My pain is in my left leg, travelin down to my achilles tendon.
>My left foot is numb, with the worst at the small toe gradually
>lessening to the fourth toe (next to my big toe, which is not
>experiencing numbness yet).
>The bottom of my left foot is numb, increasing from the outer part and
>lessening to the center.
>The top of my foot is numb, too - outer part to the center.
>My left hamstring area is beginning to become numb, as well as the
>achilles area of my left ankle, continuing upward to about mid-calf.
>I walk with a limp, favoring my left leg, which has caused me to stand
>with a curved spine. I can straighten up, with pain, but who wants the
>pain?
>Hydrocodone has helped, except for the constipation it causes, which
>makes bowel movements almost unbearable.
>Naproxen hasn't helped me much at all.
>Icing helps a great deal.
>Lying on my right side while streching my inner thigh outward (with a
>bent knee) also provides great relief...
>Stretching recently has also provided relief, but I was unable to do so
>until recently.
>My Dr. has suggested that I have the Dyneses sugery done...(this
>September) and in reading about it on the web link above, it seems like
>a great solution as opposed to fusion.
>I am in hopes that I can find someone who has, or knows someone who has
>had this procedure done...or any other relief recommendations that can
>be shared.
>Thanks for the adice in advance,
>Matt

Here is something I posted a month or so ago. My wifes heniation is at
L5S1 as well. She didnt want to do surgery at all so this was her
alternative. She is 23. Good luck

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Well I have posted in here a couple of times and gotten good
information so I figured I would post my wifes recent experience with
implanting of an SCS for relief of her back pain from a herniated
disk. The procedure is 2 parts, first a trial is done with an
external stimulator which was a real pain for my wife, the wires were
coming out of an open wound in her back which was covered btu did
bleed a bit as well as spinal fluid leakage which the doc said was
normal. The trial was kind of difficult for her, she took off from the
day of the trial 6/28 wire implant until 7/11 even though the doc
swore she should be able to return to work 2 days after the trial
began (She says no way in hell that was possible), she had the actual
implant put in on 7/5 which was no picnic but after about 18-20mg
Dilaudid (2mg every 5 min after surgery) thru IV she was feeling a bit
better but the next few days were rough as far as pain goes so the doc
pushed her MSContin up to 90mg from 75mg with percoset for breakthru
which didnt do alot even though the doc again said she was
experiencing more pain than usual. But so far she is getting great
relief from the implant, she is starting to reduce the pain meds
slowly and she can now walk up and down steps with much greater ease
than before the implant and we were able to finally fool around after
a couple of weeks of recovery ;), it looks like she will still be on
pain meds but now we figure that narcotics will be reduced greatly and
neurontin will be added back in since it was stopped due to greatly
increased sedation when mixed with the MSContin. This should help the
remaining nerve pain. which is greatly reduced now. Well thats the
long and short of it, if anyone has any questions about the SCS feel
free to ask.
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