Pain Doc Appt

[punk]

As a nurse, I fully understand where you're coming from as far as getting all these different opinions on the same matter. It just goes to show...different strokes for different folks, right?
Bad Boy is right in that only YOU knows what is best for YOU!

As for the percentages...well, I don't take much stock in them!! Especially after my neurosugeon said to me, "6 weeks and you'll be good as new....you'll never even know you hurt your back!" Boy was he WAY wrong!! Also, listening to the Dr.'s that I've worked with and hearing them give percentages just sickens me. They need to be blunt and tell you something like this, "It's been my experience with this particular injury/illness/situation (whatever) that X% works out this way and X% works out that way....but you're an individual and no one knows how you'll do. Each person is different in how their bodies react to this or that." And be done with it...but they don't! They like to sound good and try and impose an opinion or belief onto you, the patient, that you may not want. That's my opinion!!!!! But...we all know how far that would get me if I told a Dr. I wished he would say it this way or that!!!! If I'm in the role as a patient he'll probably just gaff me off.....if in a role as a nurse...I'm likely to get into a tad bit of hot water for telling the Dr. what I wished he'd say!! LOL
Either way.....nothing is going to change unless they start teaching Dr.'s differently!! Right?

[jayne]

when messing with our spines these bozo cutting machines should find out if we are producers of extra scar tissue.....that bloody scar tissue can blow a surgery all to hell

[Pooh]

Babebahn

My surgeon for my shoulder told me flat out - it wouldn't fix my shoulder as my shoulder will continue to get worse (I knew this because of the disease in the shoulder) but it's for pain relief so worth a try. All doctors have told me when the pain gets to bad that it would be just for pain control until I was old enough for the shoulder replacement - since so many doctors are old fashioned and believe you have to be closer to 50 for them.

As for non-union fractures - have they ever talked about bone stimulators to help with bone growth at all? This seems to be something you and driller share in common and with his shoulder they used a bone stimulator - now whether they have something like that for the spine/neck or not I really don't know.

[Babebahn]

Bad Boy Bad Boy Wrote:My last surgery of the 6 level fusion from the rear, and removal of the plate and screws from the front. I was given a 20% chance, and a 80% chance of failure or dieing on the table. In other words, this is why I say, I can't tell someone what to do, only they know what is best for them.

I trust you enough to know that I trust & respect your honest opinion. I will be seeing the surgeon on tuesday, I will let you know what he says and decides. So far, according to his progress report (which P.O.) because he doesn't always write what he tells me in person...it makes me look like a liar. He tells me that I will need surgery but in his report it doesnt say that....go figure.

[Babebahn]

Pooh Wrote:Babebahn

My surgeon for my shoulder told me flat out - it wouldn't fix my shoulder as my shoulder will continue to get worse (I knew this because of the disease in the shoulder) but it's for pain relief so worth a try.  All doctors have told me when the pain gets to bad that it would be just for pain control until I was old enough for the shoulder replacement - since so many doctors are old fashioned and believe you have to be closer to 50 for them.

As for non-union fractures - have they ever talked about bone stimulators to help with bone growth at all?  This seems to be something you and driller share in common and with his shoulder they used a bone stimulator - now whether they have something like that for the spine/neck or not I really don't know.

I learned about a bone stimulator from bad Boy years ago, I wished I had heard about it 5 years ago! the surgeon never offered to put one in...I will ask him about it when I see him on tuesday.