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Q: New Back Surgery
asked by: bci4usa on April 19th, 2005
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I was hit by a drunk driver in 02. This jack off decided to use me to stop, the problem was he was doing over 70pmh and I was dead stopped.
As a result of the accident I have 3 herniated disk in my back and 2 in my neck, yeah I know fun and lucky to be alive and in pain, not even, like life is worth living like this.

Well it looks like I am going in to surgery, I can’t take this anymore. I told the doctor if he does nothing to fit it I will. I told him I can not live like this, some how some way it gotten to be the worst pain that stops me from moving even on lortabs 10 and skelxain 800 mg and noroton 600mg. No the ambien does not put me to sleep, no not even 5 pills. Sleep sounds good but I don’t get to do much of it, I can’t sit stand or walk.

I am going to this new surgery.
Http://spine-health.Com/topics/surg/charit e/charite01.Html

i can’t believe my doctor got it approved so fast and scheduled it for this friday. I am not looking forward to surgery, but let’s hop this one works and this is my only surgery.

Well it looks like I am going in to surgery.

This is new surgery so I would like to see if anyone knows anything about it or has done it and how it has worked out for you.
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Tamadrummer
replied on April 22nd, 2005
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I got the charite artificial disc on december 17, 2004 and I am still in pain but it is different then the presurgical pain. I think it is a great surgery and has many more positives then the other choice, (fusion).

If you are in florida, I would recommend going to the florida spine institute and having Dr. Scott webb do your surgery. He has hundreds under his belt, with many of the new devices, (charite, flexicore,maverick, and pro-disc) and I would not let anyone else ever touch me!

Good luck and I hope all goes well for you.
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