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D4 Update?

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  • kluursK Offline
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    kluurs
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    #29

    Not going to be an easy day. My heart is with you and your daughter.

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    • JollyJ Offline
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      Jolly
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      #30

      Praying for a good outcome and pain relief...

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      • MikM Away
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        Mik
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        #31

        Here too.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        • George KG Offline
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          George K
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          Gonna be a sonofabitch procedure. Her first fusion was open, so they have to open EVERYTHING up, see if it's compatible with what they're going to use, and if not, redo the whole thing.

          Looks like it'll be 11 or so...so everyone's gonna have a long, long day.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • HoraceH Offline
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            Horace
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            #33

            Good luck to her.

            Education is extremely important.

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            • Doctor PhibesD Online
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              Doctor Phibes
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              #34

              Best of luck, and best wishes to all. I hope everything goes as smoothly and successfully as possible

              I was only joking

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              • 89th8 Online
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                89th
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                Sending prayers and best wishes.

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                • MikM Away
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                  Mik
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                  #36

                  Any word yet?

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • George KG Offline
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                    George K
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                    #37

                    Surgery started large ~ 3:45. Got an update at 5:30 - still working but no problems. I expect another hour.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • George KG Offline
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                      George K
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                      #38

                      Surgery done at about 8:30 - about 4 ½ hours of work.

                      This hospital keeps patients in PACU a LONG time, so I went home because I'm a geezer.

                      Surgeon said that one of the screws from her previous fusion had broken; I wonder if that was the cause of her symptoms. Nevertheless, he's overall pleased with the outcome so far.

                      After I got home (about 20 min ago), I received these texts from the hospital:

                      Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.19.26 PM.png

                      I'll visit tomorrow late AM.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • 89th8 Online
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                        89th
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                        #39

                        Thanks for the update. I also hope, sort of, that the broken screw was the culprit.

                        Hope you both get some very, very good sleep tonight.

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                        • 89th8 89th

                          Thanks for the update. I also hope, sort of, that the broken screw was the culprit.

                          Hope you both get some very, very good sleep tonight.

                          George KG Offline
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                          George K
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                          #40

                          @89th said in D4 Update?:

                          I also hope, sort of, that the broken screw was the culprit.

                          Yeah, my thoughts as well.

                          She did really well after her first fusion. Honeymooned, got pregnant, etc on NO MEDS.

                          With luck we can reproduce this for a while.

                          As @kluurs said, when you immobilize part of the spine, other parts have to pick up the function, so they get stressed unnaturally.

                          The took her down to pre-op at 12:30. Her last dose of oral pain meds was at 9:30. They also disconnected the PCA (large, LARGE doses of hydromorphone). So, by the time it came for surgery, she had NOTHING on board for pain.

                          Remember, this is not "back pain," This is NERVE pain. Nothing helps that other than sufficient narcotics so you just don't care.

                          This is what nerve pain looks like...

                          Screenshot 2024-07-02 at 10.32.10 PM.png

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          • 89th8 Online
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                            89th
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                            #41

                            Can't even imagine...

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                            • jon-nycJ Offline
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                              jon-nyc
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                              #42

                              Ugh.

                              Only non-witches get due process.

                              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                              • George KG Offline
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                                George K
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                                Spoke to the nurse. Since she was a chronic pain patient, pain control is more difficult in terms of doses, etc. but they're getting a handle on it. She's slept a bit, so imma hit the sack as well. It's WAY past my bedtime.

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  kluurs
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                                  So hoping for a good outcome. Having a broken screw could explain a lot.

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                                    jon-nyc
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                                    Jesus. You wonder how a screw so placed could break. Takes a lot of force to break a screw. Was that force being applied/transferred through bone? ??

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

                                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                      Axtremus
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                                      Glad to hear that D4's surgery went well.

                                      About that broken screw ... what sort of metal is it made of? Titanium?

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                                      • Doctor PhibesD Online
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                                        Doctor Phibes
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                                        Let's hope the broken screw explains it. Still awful, of course, but if there's a reason, at least it should be fixable.

                                        You're all in our thoughts, George.

                                        I was only joking

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                                          Jolly
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                                          Very happy the surgery went well. Praying that her pain levels abate to the smiley face as she heals.

                                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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