Had my visit with my PM doc today. He was
happy to hear that the 2nd epidural
injection is definitely helping. I told
him that infrequently after I get out of
bed in the morning I have a "tight"
feeling in the lower part of my leg. Only
lasts a few minutes. He said it is
related to my spine issues, but he didn't
seem concerned.
He recommended I see a "Therapeautic
massage and bodywork" fellow. Sounds a
bit weird, but I"ll play the game and see
what happens.
I asked my PM doc as to his thoughts about
spinal surgery. His reply was swift "NO
WAY (do you need surgery at this time)".
Asked him about the pluses and minuses
about delaying surgery. His response "Not
a question to even think about". He had
this strange look on his face and asked
"Do you want surgery?" I said NO, I just
wanted to get his thoughts.
Oh yes, also asked him if in the near
future I needed to have another MRI taken
being it is getting close to a year since
the last one. He said I only need to have
another MRI when things get worse.
Next appointment is in March.
In December I have an appointment with the
spine surgeon who wants me to have surgery
by the end of January. (Hence my
questions to my PM Doc.) Should be a most
interesting "visit". How do I say kindly
"Keep your d#mn knife away from me." LOL
Have a most enjoyable Thanksgiving. Yes,
even us spineys have much to be thankful
for.
RichT
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INNOVATOR54
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2007 Posts: 29
Re: Laser Surgery At Bonati Posted: 11-21-07 17:11pm
hurtingirl:
RichT, Carrianne and JoeBob and others are
are a welath of information on this site.
I am fairly new.
My son is scheduled to go to Bonati from
Dec 7th to Dec 22nd.
He will have two surgeries, The first
surgery will be Dec 12th and the second
the 19th. My son has the following issues:
Carrianne and JoeBob have had surgery at
Bonati with good results.
I beleive if you read through the psots
they have made you will see what they have
posted. I believe if you start with around
page 4 of the 30 pages you will find good
reading.
They might be willing to share with you
there story if you post to them but this
site has very good information and actual
patients such as Carrianne and Joebob who
gave day to day blows of what was occuring
with them.
Once my son gets to Bonati I will give a
summary of each day. This will include the
positive and the negative, if any.
Good luck to you with your back. You will
find tremendous support at this site as I
have.
I will be glad to answer any questions I
can but RichT and others are a wealth of
knowledge also and certainly can point you
in a direction.
By the way, Epidurals were not working for
my son either and this is why we are at
the point we are with Laser Spine Surgery.
Innovator54
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littleonefb
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Posted: 11-21-07 19:52pm
Just
wanting to wish everyone a Happy
Thanksgiving and a warm welcome to our new
members.
Welcome to our "happy spiney family"
that does sound weird, doesn't it?
I will post more, later this week.
Marie, so sorry you had such a long wait
for your surgery, and had the shock of
seeing our "spiney surgical table". We
have no choice in the use of it, and it is
needed to have the surgery done and be
done safely.
I hope you are beginning to feel a bit
better now, and hopefully you will be able
to enjoy a bit of thanksgiving dinner.
Looking forward to hearing more details
and just e-mail me any time.
Fran
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RichT
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Posted: 11-22-07 02:23am
Hello Hurtingirl,
Thanks for the info regarding your
injections.
I hope the injections keep me rolling for
the next two years, though tonight I'm not
sure. Hopefully just one of those "bad
weather" nights.
Have a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving.
RichT
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INNOVATOR54
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2007 Posts: 29
Bonati Posted: 11-23-07 19:51pm
Carrianne:
Thanks for the offer of help while in
Tampa Bay.
My son an I are both religious. We do
attend a middle of the road Baptist
Church. Not to conservative. Do you know
of a church in the area we could attend
while in Tampa from Dec 6 th thru Dec
22nd?
I would be very pleased if you could
provide a couple of nice restaurants near
Hudson. I do have a business associate
coming in from Hong Kong from Dec 7th thru
the 9th and would like to take him to a
nice restaurant. Not to fancy but nice.
I thought it also might be nice if my son
and I could meet you while in Tampa. I am
not quite sure how to arrange this now but
I can tell you right now we have an appt
at 10:30 at Bonati on Friday Dec 7th and
my name is Norm. Probably not a good idea
to share phone numbers or email addresses
on line.
I know meeting you may be a lot to ask but
if all possible I think it would be great
for my son to talk to someone who has gone
through the surgery and is doing fairly
well. If you can not meet us then I will
understand.
Anyway. I hope you had a good Thanksgiving
like I did. My son's wife made all the
food including Turkey. I spoiled my two
grandchildren for several hours, worked
them into a frenzy and then left my son
and his wife to pick up the pieces. This
is what grandparents are for and I enjoy
it.
Best Regards
Innovator54
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jimare
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Finally Back Posted: 11-23-07 22:00pm
Hi everybody...Carriane, Marie, RichT,
Fran and all the new posters
It's been a while since I was on due to
relocating from the Island to our
daughters while my hubby was getting his
radiation.
It's was interesting reading the comments
by Innovator about the attitude of doctors
towards Laser Spine Surgery. I received a
denial for insurance coverage on the basis
of the opinion of a so-called "expert"
Orthopaedic Surgeon. This particular Dr.
has never observed Laser Spine Surgery and
knows absolutely nothing about it yet he
is considered an "expert". Anyhow I have
appealed the decision citing the 1000
Laser Surgeries done by Dr. Wolf at LSI in
Tampa, and I included the info of his
being named in the top 5% of U.S. Drs. in
2005 and 2006. I pointed out that perhaps
they should consult that type of "expert"
before turning me down. I am still
awaiting a decision and it has been over 2
months since I provided them with all
kinds of date supporting Laser Spine
Surgery. Anyhow...I plan to have the
surgery regardless even if I have to
scrape the bottom of the barrel
financially because I can't go on living
in this pain. I'm sick and tired of
changing meds, too. Seems after a period
of time I begin to develop weird
side-effects...hot spells, weakness,
stomach pains, etc. Anyhow...I am
trusting God to help things to work out,
and will be watching with interest the
results of your son's surgery at Bonati,
Innovator. Will be interested in your
updates.
Marie, am glad that your surgery is over
and wish you a speedy recovery and freedom
from pain.
Mare
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RichT
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Thanks For Update Posted: 11-24-07 08:08am
Hello Mare,
It was so very nice to see your post.
Welcome back.
Mare, how is your husband doing since his
radiation treatments? I hope they have
helped him, though it is not a pleasant
thing to go through.
Sorry to read that your back pain is still
so very bad.
And you have confirmed exactly what
Innovator has said. Most unfortunately
so. That socalled "expert" certainly had
his biases. I certainly hope that with
all the solid information and data you
have provided to the insurance company
they will now look favorably upon you
having laser spine surgery.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and
your husband.
Take care.
RichT
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INNOVATOR54
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2007 Posts: 29
Insurance Posted: 11-24-07 09:17am
Mare:
I am sorry to hear your insurance was
denied. Just my opinion, but a lot of
times people tend to beleive what
professional athletes have to say about
different issues. Peter Jacobsen
(Professional golf) now promotes the LSI
Institute. He had three surgeries there
and is now back to playing professional
golf. He has formed a partnership with LSI
based on his positive results from his
surgeries there.
If you want info on his surgery just type
in "Peter Jaconsen Laser Spine Surgery"
doing a search on google and lots of info
will come up.
Maybe your insurance underwriter would
enjoy talking to Peter. They tend to enjoy
talking to sports personalities over the
average "joe" and tend to believe them.
On a second note: Bonati has added another
Doctor. I liked his quote on why he
joined. Here is his quote:
As to why he joined the staff of The
Bonati Institute, Dr. Grossmith stated
that: "Over the past few years, I have
been following the remarkable results that
this facility and these procedures have
produced. The results have further
convinced me that these minimally-invasive
arthroscopic procedures are presently the
best option for relieving pain from
stenosis, herniated discs and degenerative
disc disease, and that these procedures
will become the world-wide standard in the
near future."
Mare, you have a lot going on in your
family right now. I wish you the best and
hope and pray your issues improve soon.
Innovator54
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Carrianne
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 107 Location: Tampa, FL
Re: Bonati Posted: 11-26-07 09:03am
INNOVATOR54
wrote:
Carrianne:
Thanks for the offer of help while in
Tampa Bay.
My son an I are both religious. We do
attend a middle of the road Baptist
Church. Not to conservative. Do you know
of a church in the area we could attend
while in Tampa from Dec 6 th thru Dec
22nd?
I would be very pleased if you could
provide a couple of nice restaurants near
Hudson. I do have a business associate
coming in from Hong Kong from Dec 7th thru
the 9th and would like to take him to a
nice restaurant. Not to fancy but nice.
I thought it also might be nice if my son
and I could meet you while in Tampa. I am
not quite sure how to arrange this now but
I can tell you right now we have an appt
at 10:30 at Bonati on Friday Dec 7th and
my name is Norm. Probably not a good idea
to share phone numbers or email addresses
on line.
I know meeting you may be a lot to ask but
if all possible I think it would be great
for my son to talk to someone who has gone
through the surgery and is doing fairly
well. If you can not meet us then I will
understand.
Anyway. I hope you had a good Thanksgiving
like I did. My son's wife made all the
food including Turkey. I spoiled my two
grandchildren for several hours, worked
them into a frenzy and then left my son
and his wife to pick up the pieces. This
is what grandparents are for and I enjoy
it.
Best Regards
Innovator54
Innovator,
I would be honored to meet you and your
son while you're here in Florida and
answer any questions you may have. Like I
wrote in a previous post, your son and I
have almost the same diagnosis (with the
exception of L3/L4). Weekends are best for
us simply because we work full time and
don't get home until 6:30 during the week.
Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon would
be ideal if that would work for you.
I will definitely check into churches and
restaurants for you as well. I'm not
greatly familiar with the area as Tampa is
about an hour from Hudson, but I have a
very resourceful relative who lives close
to The Bonati Institute. That is where I
stayed for my surgeries.
Yes, Thanksgiving was wonderful for me
too. I spent it with my husband's family
(all 40 of them) and ate a ton! Only bad
thing about not cooking it yourself is no
leftovers! hee hee
God bless you and yours!
Carrianne
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Carrianne
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 107 Location: Tampa, FL
Posted: 11-26-07 09:12am
Hi everyone!
Just to add to Innovator's quote from The
Bonati Institute's new doctor, when I saw
Dr. Moffatt before being assigned to Dr.
Bonati for my surgery he told me he joined
the team at The Bonati Institute because
he was doing so many fusions before and
wasn't seeing the kind of results to keep
him doing them. Really shows the passion
that the team has for this technique.
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
We sure do have a lot to be thankful for!!
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RichT
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Posted: 11-26-07 16:51pm
Hello Carrianne,
Thanks for sharing why Dr Moffatt joined
the Bonati Institute. Just helps give me
more "backing" when I see my spine surgeon
(who wants to do 2 fusions) and tell him
I've decided against his knife.
Thank goodness for the sharing of
experiences, thoughts and information that
everyone gives so very openly. It really
helps in deciding the direction to go or
not go.
RichT
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RichT
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Posted: 11-26-07 17:07pm
Hello Innovator,
"On a second note: Bonati has added
another Doctor. I liked his quote on why
he joined. Here is his quote:
As to why he joined the staff of The
Bonati Institute, Dr. Grossmith stated
that: "Over the past few years, I have
been following the remarkable results that
this facility and these procedures have
produced. The results have further
convinced me that these minimally-invasive
arthroscopic procedures are presently the
best option for relieving pain from
stenosis, herniated discs and degenerative
disc disease, and that these procedures
will become the world-wide standard in the
near future.""
THANKS for sharing Dr. Grossmith's
thoughts as to why he joined the Bonati
Institute. When and if that time comes
when I need surgery my first option will
definitely be the Bonati Institute or LSI.
I trust all is going well in your
preparation for you and your son's "visit"
to Florida. We all will look forward to
your "reports". May he have a most
successful surgery. He well be in the
good hands of his surgeon, and the guiding
hands of the good Lord.
It will be so nice for your son, you, and
Carrianne to meet. I remember Joe saying
one time that we all need to meet at
Bonati's for a REAL party.
Take care.
RichT
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Marie B.
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 226 Location: Ohio
No Pain Posted: 11-26-07 21:26pm
Hi Everyone. I will have to make this
short. I am not allowed to sit for long
periods of time at the computer or
anywhere else for that matter.
Came out of surgery Friday evening. Found
out the hospital called that DAy One.
Saturday, Day 2 I was struggling to learn
how to climb out of bed in proper position
so as not to stress the area of Fusion
L4 & L5. That was the toughest. Went
on to walk around room and to BR and the
nurses insisted on my using a walker with
wheels to prevent any accidents. I was
given IV's with antibiotics Friday and
Saturday. Sunday, Day 3, I left the
hospital at Noon.
Slept the entire way home. Was I glad to
get home. I hate hospitals.
Had Rx for Percocet. Learned that a bed
with memory foam is not a good bed in the
beginning for trying to climb out of or
getting into and stay in proper position
to not stress Fusion. I ended up going
to the room where my 20 year old mattress
Sterns & Foster gave the necessary
resistence when I pushed to lift myself.
Hubby also purchased Jay Bars for each
side of my bed. He even bought some arm
railing for the regular toilet so there
was no stress raising and lowering myself.
It was the Coleman Camping Portable Potty
he put in my room that was the best. Soon
I was a real veteran at getting in and out
of the bed. Running around with my walker
on wheels. Hubby had to call out to the
staying with me daughters, "Watch out,
Mom's doing wheelies around the kitchen!"
I was great. Day 5 6 & 7 I learned
that I could not sit and then go walking.
The muscles and tendons which are moved
away from the spine in minimally invasive
surgery would go spastic and the pain was
horrific. Learning to go from a lying
position to walking was the key. But that
is all healed and by Day 8 I began the
slow improvement on getting around. I
liked being taken care of by my daughters.
I did have to remind them that this
particular surgery, although rough, did
not mean that I was handing on the Torch.
I had to remind all daughters that I was
still in charge...just out of it for a
short period. They wanted to feed me,
dress me and all of those things but you
know, one has to learn to do those things
without bending or twisting.
Rich, and Carol. If you want to know how a
Fusion feels. In the beginning, I
pictured a 4 by 6" board pasted to my
lower back. That has eased dramatically
in the last few days. I have to be
careful not to overdo. My personality is
to overdo everything. While the girls
were with me, there was the daily march
around the house directing beds to be
made, clothes to the wash, ironing,
cooking and all of those kinds of things.
Hubby said it looked like a parade going
up and down the halls to the accompaniment
of the rumble of my rolling walker.
Doing well. Not up to full strength yet.
"Course when you are my age, some people
would think this level of activity was
normal, but not me.
I have places to go, things to do, people
to see.
Yes Rich. In spite of some intense pain
moments, I am glad I had the surgery. I
can now walk with no pain. My strongest
pill is now Tylenol X-tra Strength. My
doctor thinks I am a grand success. I
told him not to think that way until after
I returned from Disney World. With all of
these Laser surgery people that must be on
the list of things to do.
Will get back to posting more soon. My
time at the computer is up and there is a
cacophony of noise in the background
telling me to get off my bum.
Marie B.
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littleonefb
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Marie Posted: 11-26-07 21:49pm
Well, girl, I got your e-mail and you
posted before I had a chance to do it for
you as you requested. So here's to you
Welcome back and so glad to hear you are
improving on a daily basis.
It is a real unpleasant experience to have
to follow everyone around to make sure
things are done "our way" and not be able
to do it ourselves. Really humbling and
as my daughter says "Mom, you are a pain
in the royal derriere. I am not helpless,
I know how to do this stuff, and if you
really look instead of being in panic
mode, you'll see that I'm doing it your
way. So would you just go for a walk,
then sit on the bum, play a computer game,
go take a walk again and relax already."
Well, she was right, just not used to
being the one waited on and stuff.
So
read this Marie. RELAX AND LET THEM DO
THE STUFF. TAKE IT EASY AND SLOWLY YOU
WILL RECOVER. TAKE IT FROM ONE WHO KNOWS,
DO TO MUCH AND YOU PAY FOR IT. HURTS
MORE, TIRES MORE, RECOVERY IS LONGER AND
IN THE END IT'S NOT WORTH IT.
My famous last words. Don't forget to
remind me of those words, if I need to
hear them.
Get well soon.
Fran
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RichT
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Posted: 11-26-07 21:56pm
Hello Marie,
SOOOooo very good to see and read your
post. Marie, you are one feisty lady. We
are all very thankful that the surgery
went well and hope your recovery continues
to go well.
You had me almost rolling on the floor
with your "I'm still in command of this
house" attitude. Hope your daughters are
surviving okay. LOL You know they want
only to help their Mom and are concerned
for/about you.
With my spinal surgeon wanting to do two
fusions I think I'd need a 4 by 12 inch
board. Just thinking about that "hurts".
Thanks for the post and the details of
your recovery todate. I look forward to
your continuing updates as permitted.
Take care. Be patient.
RichT
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Carrianne
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 107 Location: Tampa, FL
Welcome Back Marie! Posted: 11-27-07 09:25am
Marie,
So happy to hear from you! I know it was
probably a lot to sit long enough to write
that, so thank you!
It sounds like you're doing really well
and I'm very glad for you! The good Lord
is walking you through (key word) the
valley!
May things get better and better everyday
for you!
Best wishes and God bless,
Carrianne
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Some Comments On Bonati And Lsi Posted: 11-27-07 12:54pm
I do hope that those of you that are
heading to both Bonati and LSI do have
successful results. I know that there
have been those here that have had
wonderful results and I hope that they do
last.
On the other hand, my personal experience
with both facilities was a negative and
based on that I would not recommend them
to anyone.
The facts are these.
After being diagnosed with stenosis
L4,L5,S1, and epidurals failed to relieve
any pain for more than 24 hours with the
first one, my options where to suffer or
have decompression surgery.
I went for several other opinions at some
of the leading hospitals in the Boston
area and did send my info and MRI info to
both Bonati and LSI.
Both facilities said that I was a
candidate for their surgery, but there
initial DX was far from accurate and both
said I needed at least 4-6 surgeries.
I do understand differences in DX but the
fact remains that both places found all of
my problems to be thoracic spine and that
my lumbar where of "no concern and no
problem, that area was clear".
Red flags went up and I questioned
repeatedly as to whether they had mixed my
results with someone else.
5 different times from each place, I was
told they made no mistake and gave me such
answers as "they have special ways of
interpreting the info they receive that is
very different from the normal".
Well, my MRI had been reviewed by quite a
few different people and radiologists,
including a very close friend who reads
spinal MRI at Children's hospital in
Boston.
All said that both Bonati and LSI had
moved everything that was the problem in
my lumbar spine up to the thoracic spine
area and that they where finding all kinds
of problems that didn't exist anywhere in
my body.
Before I had a chance to refuse surgery,
the calls came from one place to schedule
surgery ASAP and they had already
pre-approved my surgery with my ins.
That's when I laughed at them as I have no
ins for out of network coverage, let alone
out of state. I told them they where
wrong and got the argument that I was in
error and they could get me in the
following week. I refused and told them I
was not interested in there surgery and
please don't call me again. I proceeded
to receive 4 more calls and pressure to
schedule the surgery.
I didn't have much better response from
the other place as well. Only they just
put the pressure on to have surgery and
$20,000 bucks plus each.
Needless to say, I had my surgery done
locally with one of the best spinal
surgeons possible. Minimally invasive and
it was the correct surgery, even though it
became an emergency due to bladder control
loss.
I also know that I am not an exception to
the results from either of these places.
In going for other opinions and talking
with patients in waiting rooms, I met
quite a few people who had very similar
results from both places. Patients who
had had the wrong surgery for their
problems, didn't get good results because
of incorrect DX from them and where now
facing conventional fusion surgery because
of what was already done.
Patients whose results lasted about a year
and now needed to have more extensive
surgery to take care of the problem that
would not have been done if they had had
conventional surgery.
I'm sure that they do have wonderful
successful surgeries that do last and are
wonderful for some people. It's just that
they imply that they can do it all and
prevent the conventional surgery and that
is not the case.
And yes, I know that conventional surgery
has it's failures as well. I just have
met too many people who have been failures
of laser surgery, diagnosed incorrectly as
I was and ended up needing far more
extensive surgery because of laser
surgery.
Fran
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INNOVATOR54
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2007 Posts: 29
Comments About Bonati And Lsi Posted: 11-27-07 13:53pm
Fran:
I am fairly new to this forum but have
posted several times.
Your opinion. of course, is welcome but my
question to you is have you had surgery at
either facility?
My dealings with both facilities have been
very good so far with a correct diagnosis
of the issues by both.
My son has had a failed minimumally
invasive surgery with a conventional
surgeon that lasted one year and has seen
16 doctors in the last few years with all
of them telling him to live with it and
continue to take very addictive pain
killers to control his issue or have a
double spine fusion (15 success rate).
Is this a solution for a 31 yr old man who
has his whole live in front of him.
He is at the point he is ready to take his
own life than deal with the pain that the
Oxycodone does not alleviate.
My son's insurance has paid $500k for
conventional treatment and he has spent
$50k himself. This is great business for
the conventional doctors who offer no or
few solutions.
I appreciate your opinion in this matter
but have formed my own and I can live with
the results good or bad because it is my
research that has gotten me to this point.
Fusions and minimally invasive surgeries
are not guaranteed to last and usually
don't. My son is an example of this.
But, I refuse to quit trying until he can
live a somewhat normal life and ten years
of conventional doctors and surgeries is
enough for me to see they do not have
solutions for his issues.
I would not post against fusions,
minimally invasive surgery or the
surgeries performed by Bonati and LSI.
They have all had their successes and
failures. This all depends on the
individual and if they get treated
correctly for their problems.
My intent was to post on this forum as my
son went through the surgeries at Bonati.
I plan not to do this now as I believe it
will be held with skepticism and malice.
You have seen cases of all types of
surgery being successful on this forum for
certain individuals this includes surgery
at Bonati and LSI but you choose to judge
based on your own circumstance.
Thats ok. You have a right to your opinion
as do I.
Innovator54
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RichT
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Posted: 11-27-07 15:05pm
Hello Fran and Innovator,
Fran, you decided that because the
diagnosis of the Bonati Institute and LSI
were different from other doctors you
assumed the two laser institutes were
wrong. That may or may not have been the
case. You have had conventional surgeries
because you felt that was the best for
you. And that is really all any of us can
do. Correct me if I am wrong, however, if
my memory serves me correctly you are
still having some back issues. That is
not to say what the surgeon did was
"unsuccessful", but most likely that other
back issues have arisen.
Innovator, you and your son have made what
for you seems the best way to go
considering the past unfortunate bad
outcomes of spine surgery. I believe
given the same circumstances most of us
would make the same decision as you and
your son have made.
"My intent was to post on this forum as my
son went through the surgeries at Bonati.
I plan not to do this now as I believe it
will be held with skepticism and malice."
Innovator I would highly encourage you to
post your son's progress through his
surgeries and recovery as you originally
planned to do. It will be information
that will be vitally important to not only
those of us who post on this thread, but
to all the many who just "look in" now and
then. As I have stated before I truly
look forward to your updates on how things
go for your son. I hope and pray for the
very best for him.
RichT
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lonestarguy
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 590 Location: , Hoosierland, USA
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Welcome Back, Marie Posted: 11-27-07 15:37pm
Marie:
Welcome back to the world of the living.
Glad to hear you're able to feel little
pain from the fusion and that you're also
off the heavy pain meds. I understand that
you want to get out and get things done,
but be careful that you are completely
healed first. Try to take it a little easy
and keep bossing people around until
you're ready to take on the tasks
yourself.
Just
wanting to wish everyone a Happy
Thanksgiving and a warm welcome to our new
members.
read this Marie. RELAX AND LET THEM DO
THE STUFF. TAKE IT EASY AND SLOWLY YOU
WILL RECOVER. TAKE IT FROM ONE WHO KNOWS,
DO TO MUCH AND YOU PAY FOR IT. HURTS
MORE, TIRES MORE, RECOVERY IS LONGER AND
IN THE END IT'S NOT WORTH IT.
