I had dynesis done in october of 2005 but
it has not worked for me. I had it done
for three levels (l3-4,l4-5,l5-s1) but
instead of it improving it has made things
much worse. I now have problems falling
( and i'm only 34 yrs old) due to pain
with both siaatic nerves. The pain in my
back is so bad and nothing helps and it
caused me to miss a lot of work.
Fortunately work can't say too much since
I was hurt on the job that caused me to
have this surgery. Has anyone have any
information or had any other experiences
with this type of surgery. Is there hope
of it actually healing?
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 05-05-06 17:11pm
There is a good chance that you have some
issues with sca tissue building up.
Unfortunately it will only get worse and
if they do not do some diagnostics to see
if there is something wrong at the fusion
sites there may be problems there too.
If it is scar tissue, you can have
hypertonic saline/steroid injections into
the scar tissue to allow the tissue to be
softened but it will not fix the
problem.
Things are never the same after surgery
and it is a real crap shoot when deciding
to have the surgery. It is simply the
luck of the draw and like you, I did not
get better with the charite artificial
disc. Things are not worse but they are
not better either.
More Questions Re:dynesis Posted: 05-17-06 09:07am
Thanks for the info by what kind of tests
need to be done to find out if there is
scar tissue? I am also starting to over
compensate at the disc level above my
surgery and I am starting to have some
issues with that. Do you have any other
ideas for me? I am currently in pool
therapy and also received a tens unit
about 2 days ago. So far I like the unit
but I am afraid it won't work for long
since I have to have it up pretty high in
order for it to give any relief and even
then it only takes the edge off. The
doctor keeps telling to be patient but i'm
afraid if i'm too patient that it won't
get any better.
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 05-17-06 09:59am
Patience is a good thing when you are not
dealing with scar tissue. The longer you
wait for treatment involving scar tissue,
the worse it will be by the time they
start to treat.
You really need to talk with the doc about
the hypotonic saline injections, they are
really the only helpful treatment for scar
tissue. Again, it does not heal it, it
just softens the tissue so there is less
pressure on the nerves. Operating to
remove scar tissue is a horrible plan
because you will not only have the
original scaring but you will then have
the new scar tissue to deal with.
As far as falling, it could be a symptom
called drop foot, this is dangerous
because you cannot control that. The only
medication I am aware of for drop foot is
called baclofen. It is a muscle relaxer
used to treat mutiple sclerosis and is
very helpful for treating spasms of all
kinds.
Good luck,
brian
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jbert
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 4 Location: USA
Dynesis 3 Month Post-op Posted: 06-02-06 12:35pm
I had dynesis done on 2/21/06 l4-l5. (27
years old) I was close to getting a fusion
about 5 years back and then again about
two years back, but opted out.
It's been about 3 months and I am about to
where I was before the surgery, and my doc
says he thinks I will continue to progress
for the next couple months. Just curious
about the success rates, which in general
often tend to be exaggerated by medical
studies and the medical community.
My pain is predominantly back due to ddd,
i've had since 16. If I miss a couple of
days of physical therapy I felt pain in my
thighs behind my legs as well.
After the surgery, I was out of the
hospital within 24 hours, and back to work
full time in about 3 1/2 weeks.
For those of you who don't know, dynamic
stabilization can be used in lieu of
fusion and adr, and is sometimes
recommended for younger patients since it
is reversible and doesn't alter spinal
anatomy (wallis is also in trial right now
and does not use pedicle screws) some
doctors think dynamic stabilization could
be the future of back surgery. However,
dynesis is still new and "experimental",
which is why it is nice to hear tangible
stories from real people, positive and
negative.
I'll post another update in a couple
months. Thanks.
