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DREZ ????

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 11:04 am
by joan/rusty
Hi,
I had an app. with Kline last week and he said something about a procedure done at Yale or Duke. He said that it was 80% succ. to get all of the pain to go away. But he also said there was a 20% chance of losing movement in my left leg. Anyone ever heard of this? Or even had it done?
Rusty

Re: DREZ ????

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 1:35 pm
by cbr9
i had this procedure done. unfortunately the pain only diminished until the swelling went down. my surgery was 6hrs in length and comprised of spinal cord being burnt in approx. 100 places. burnt at 70 degrees for 10 secs. like yer doc said, i did temporalily lose partial use of left leg. i went down to about 60% strength, and had to tell my leg how to move. but it returned to 100% only about 1 month post surgery. i'm yet to go in for a second attempt, i've turned down two dates already, not sure if i wanna go in for burning at hotter and longer...

Re: DREZ ????

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:41 pm
by Christopher
cbr9,
Any news on your experience with getting the DREZ surgery done?

Who was your surgeon and where did you have it done?

Thanks,
Christopher

Re: DREZ ????

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:36 pm
by gooftwo
going in next week see dr moosley pittsburg medical center surgery set for the 27th of feburay.hope for beeter results ,sorry to hear thing did not go so well for you. gooftwo

Re: DREZ ????

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:08 pm
by Carolyn J
cbr9 and Christopher,
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGGS)))))))))))))))))))))))))))
'Felt necessary to send "yous" a hug. 8-)

Carolyn J
LOBPI/75++++

Re: DREZ ????

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:58 pm
by gooftwo
i love the way that i can kill a thread just buy poosting a reply ,my surgery went well even thought my spianal cord was bad and they had to fix it also.I't seem like the pain has changed can't tell for sure yetbut it's only been a week.But i think its better it hurts from my incisschion point and my neck is very stiff but i'm still positive which is a lot comeing from a person.went to Pittsburg and the flight home sucked i live in Tacoma washington

Re: DREZ ????

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:22 pm
by Carolyn J
Ohhhh " gooftwo" , I live inTacoma/University Place too!! 8-)

I'd love to meet you at Star'bks. I am sooo happy for you that your surgery went well. If you care to meet for coffee please "Private Message" me on your Control Page,OK?
Carolyn J
LOBPI/75+++ 8-)