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Just wanted to say good luck to our group Guru, Chico in your operation tomorrow. And thanks for all the excellent advice you've given us all.
You will be able to finally finish your TKR rehab.
All the best
Marilyn
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saralice marilyn10235
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Wishing you a speedy recovery.
debbie08326 marilyn10235
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Missed that you were having surgery. Best wishes for an uncomplicated recovery!
Debbie
Ps my log in has changed, had to sign in again
CHICO_MARX debbie08326
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So here's the posterior view placement and securing of the device prior to expansion...
chris00938 CHICO_MARX
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It looks like an instrument of torture. I hope it's not as horribly painful as it looks and we all wish you a speedy recovery.
debbie08326 CHICO_MARX
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Debbie
jan01779 CHICO_MARX
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BW
Jan
chris00938 marilyn10235
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And the same from me too!!!! I meant to have said this last night but had connection problems so couldn't say anything at all to anyone! Look forward to having you back on the group too Chico.
CHICO_MARX chris00938
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Went to sleep...woke up. Walking a few hours later with zero pain. They slip it in, expand it, fill it with the bone graft and close. You don't even know it's there... Just more metal to get past the TSA at the airport. See all three pix...above...
chris00938 CHICO_MARX
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I've only got one pic through Chico. That's amazing how it's done with no pain too! Is it a long recovery before you can do much?
CHICO_MARX chris00938
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Restrictions:
- They don't want me to drive for two weeks...right...
- No twisting or lifting things for a while...at least two weeks.
- Wear my old fusion brace for the next two weeks.
- Deal with the post-op pain for a few days.
- Uh........
That's it. They just want to make sure everything sets in place before resuming "normal" activity. This is like miracle surgery...
chris00938 CHICO_MARX
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CHICO_MARX chris00938
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chris00938 CHICO_MARX
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Thanks Chico. I'm going to pass this on to a friend who is terrified about her spinal stenosis. Her father had it and had a very unsuccessful op for it which left her in a real state about her own condition.
CHICO_MARX chris00938
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Search YouTube for "Globus RISE-L"...cute little animation of the procedure. And because they expand the spacer using a long Allen wrench, I told my surgeon that his new official Brooklyn Sicilian Wiseguy name will be: Tommy the Wrench!
kimmers88 marilyn10235
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CHICO_MARX kimmers88
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They filled the space within the device with a bone graft from my hip. Immediate pain relief without fusion, one-night hospital stay, zero rehab. Just some post-op discomfort from them moving muscles around to get in there FROM THE SIDE, not the back. Search YouTube for "Globus RISE-L" for a cute animation of how this was done.
Thanks to everyone for the good wishes. Op yesterday at 10:30 am...home today at noon... Easy peasy...
chris00938 CHICO_MARX
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CHICO_MARX chris00938
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Search YOUTUBE not Google for the animation. This was sooooo simple. Saved a whole new fusion. When you see the video you just wonder what goes through the minds of the people who invent this technology. I'm just in awe... All that pain gone in an instant.
This is what it looks like laterally after the expansion... See? No fusion required like below it.
chris00938 CHICO_MARX
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Ah just got this one. It really is amazing. We don't generally have a clue what's possible these days, until someone tells us, do we!
chris00938 CHICO_MARX
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It's little short of breathtaking! I know this is going to reassure my friend so much!!!! She's got her appointment on Easter Monday for her MRI and then the consultant a day later and the fact that there is such a wonderful treatment available is going to make all the difference in the world. Thank you Chico!
marilyn10235 CHICO_MARX
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Wow! I think we should call you Metal Mickey now!
Glad it's all over, you will be able to finish your knee rehab.
Good to have you back!
Marilyn
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chris00938 marilyn10235
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Or the Million Dollar Man:-)))))) Chico, I told my friend about your op and she was SO relieved! Having seen her father have a really bad experience with it all years back, and then a friend telling her she'd end up with her back seriously bent over (not sure where that came from) the information you gave me yesterday has lifted her spirits again and given her hope for when she sees the consultant just after Easter. Thank you again!
CHICO_MARX chris00938
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Not saying that it replaces all fusions...but in specific cases, it is quite an option to have available. Post-op pain was at its worst last night after all the anesthesia wore off but it's much better this morning. Looks like a winner...
CHICO_MARX marilyn10235
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4 1/2 pounds so far with one knee to go (that's about another two). I really, really don't want any more spine work done by that's not up to me. Up until 150 years ago, people didn't have spine problems because they were dead by 50. Now, with current life expectancy in the 80's, we all have to remember that our spines have not evolved to last that long. Simple biology. But these new techniques can give us a long, full life even though some of those spinal components have to be replaced. As the technology improves, so will the quality of life because it's going to take millennia of evolution for humans to develop longer-lasting backs naturally.
lynda72291 CHICO_MARX
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Good news Chico, every day counts 😊, x
chris00938 CHICO_MARX
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I'm so pleased for you, and for all the others with the same problem, who can now be helped!
jan01779 CHICO_MARX
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