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I had ray cage placement

I WAS DIAGNOSIS WITH L5-S1 HERNIATED DISC WITH AN EXTRUSION,AND SEVERE COMPRESSION OF BOTH NERVE ROOTS AND THECAL SAC. MY DOCTOR DID AN EMERGENCY LAMINECTOMY,DISCECTOMY, AND RAY CAGE PLACEMENT,AUTOGENOUS BONE GRAFT. MARCH 3 2000, IMMEDIATELY AFTER SURGERY I HAD TO WEAR CHAIR BACK BRACE. I FELT RELIEVE RIGHT AFTER SURGERY. I HAD NOT FELT THAT WAY IN A LONG TIME. I WAS DISCHARGE ON 3-10-00. RIGHT BEFORE I WAS DISCHARGE THE ONLY THING WRONG WAS A LITTLE HEADACHE. THE DOCTOR WANT TO DO RE-EXPLORATION SURGERY FOR POSSIBILE SPINAL LEAK. BUT MY HUSBAND DIDNT THINK THAT WAS NECESSARY.SO WE WENT ON HOME.THE 1ST NITE MY HEADACHE STARTED AGAIN BY SATURDAY NITE I HAD TO GO INTO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. I WAS ADMITTED FOR RE-EXPLORATION OF LUMBAR SPINE FOR A POSSIBILE SPINAL LEAK. THE DOCTOR STATED HE DID NOT FINE ANY LEAKING BUT AFTER THIS SURGERY THE HEADACHE STARTED TO GO AWAY. EVEN AFTER MY SURGERY I STILL EXPERIENCE LOT OF PAIN. ON MY LOWER BACK, BOTH MY LEGS, MY FEET THEY HURT SO BAD WHEN I'M ON THEM. THEY FEEL LIKE THERE IS BALLS IN MY FEET.EIGHT MONTHS AFTER MY SURGERY I HAD ESI INJECTIONS FOR PAIN BUT THEY DIDN'T HELP ANY. I WAS DIAGNOSIS WITH FIBROMYALGIA PLUS POST LAMINECTOMY SYNDROME. I ALSO STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY KNEE WHICH I NEVER HAD BEFORE THE DOCTOR SAID I HAD RIGHT KNEE MEDIAL AND LATERAL MENISCAL TEAR.

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• Re: I had ray cage placement (Archive in spinal.) Walt Stoll 10:12:52 6/14/01 (0)
• Re: I had ray cage placement tj 18:19:45 6/12/01 (0)

In Reply to: I had ray cage placement posted by ayala on June 12, 2001 at 11:32:48:

i was in the car insurance claims business for 15 years - we saw and studied a lot of laminectomies- i found that the majority of time they dont work,many people end up worse, i also found that some people wind up paralyzed. so your case doesnt surpise me. trauma from things like surgery and anesthesia are prime triggers for fibromyalgia. also i have seen many ,many cases where people get chronic ( everday) headaches after back or neck surgery.i know

In Reply to: I had ray cage placement posted by ayala on June 12, 2001 at 11:32:48:

Hi, Ayala.

Listen to tj (Thanks, tj!)

It is a shame that "informed consent" standards are not enforced to that people know what is in the archives of this 'site BEFORE they opt for surgery.

Walt