am in search of relief. had fusion 12 years ago have been to several orthopedic surgeons they all claim the same thing all we can do is fuse it ??? now have S1 L5 L4 fused, have major issues now with l4 -'l3. had disc ooze out L4 -L3 - at and pinch femoral nervve cluster going to my left thigh no fun 4 months before one these rocket scientist finally carved off the edge of the disc mercy wish that on no one but that same location has been causing me major pain past 10 years why is there not real back doctors maybe they all get kick backs from the drug companies sharing the profits off of crap pills?????? well go back to college if that is all of you can do.. gees. so another doc wantded to jamb like a mini jack in to my vertabrae but after researching this unless you are dormant it can break the bones off that stick off you vertabrae .. That is what I am wondering about this device from premia it looks very similar in function. so after placement you take a slip of a fall the impact can break the bones off around the vertebrae how many people do you know that has premia device ???? looking to get my life back..............
am in search of relief. had fusion 12 years ago have been to several orthopedic surgeons they all claim the same thing all we can do is fuse it ??? now have S1 L5 L4 fused, have major issues now with l4 -'l3. had disc ooze out L4 -L3 - at and pinch femoral nervve cluster going to my left thigh no fun 4 months before one these rocket scientist finally carved off the edge of the disc mercy wish that on no one but that same location has been causing me major pain past 10 years why is there not real back doctors maybe they all get kick backs from the drug companies sharing the profits off of crap pills?????? well go back to college if that is all of you can do.. gees. so another doc wantded to jamb like a mini jack in to my vertabrae but after researching this unless you are dormant it can break the bones off that stick off you vertabrae .. That is what I am wondering about this device from premia it looks very similar in function. so after placement you take a slip of a fall the impact can break the bones off around the vertebrae how many people do you know that has premia device ???? looking to get my life back..............
I just joined this group, and can't offer any real advice, BUT---I too am very interested in the premia TOPS procedure. At the moment, the drs I am dealing with are gung-ho to do a lumbar fusion at L4 & L5, as I have advanced spinal canal stenosis, and grade 1 degenerative spondylolisthesis. In other words, they want to put a lot of 'hardware' in my spine and I am not keen about it. They say that I am not a candidate for the TOPS procedure because one of my vertebrae in the lumbar region ( I forget which number it is) has slipped forward. I sent all my records like MRI etc to Mayo Spine Center in Rochester, but they say it will take 7-10 days before they can get back to me to schedule a consult. I would just like their opinion on my situation before I give in and have the fusion. A couple of their drs at Mayo are authors on a research paper regarding the TOPS procedure. Wish the docs would call me at least for a tele-consult. Best of luck to you, friend.
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am in search of relief. had fusion 12 years ago have been to several orthopedic surgeons they all claim the same thing all we can do is fuse it ??? now have S1 L5 L4 fused, have major issues now with l4 -'l3. had disc ooze out L4 -L3 - at and pinch femoral nervve cluster going to my left thigh no fun 4 months before one these rocket scientist finally carved off the edge of the disc mercy wish that on no one but that same location has been causing me major pain past 10 years why is there not real back doctors maybe they all get kick backs from the drug companies sharing the profits off of crap pills?????? well go back to college if that is all of you can do.. gees. so another doc wantded to jamb like a mini jack in to my vertabrae but after researching this unless you are dormant it can break the bones off that stick off you vertabrae .. That is what I am wondering about this device from premia it looks very similar in function. so after placement you take a slip of a fall the impact can break the bones off around the vertebrae how many people do you know that has premia device ???? looking to get my life back..............
I just joined this group, and can't offer any real advice, BUT---I too am very interested in the premia TOPS procedure. At the moment, the drs I am dealing with are gung-ho to do a lumbar fusion at L4 & L5, as I have advanced spinal canal stenosis, and grade 1 degenerative spondylolisthesis. In other words, they want to put a lot of 'hardware' in my spine and I am not keen about it. They say that I am not a candidate for the TOPS procedure because one of my vertebrae in the lumbar region ( I forget which number it is) has slipped forward. I sent all my records like MRI etc to Mayo Spine Center in Rochester, but they say it will take 7-10 days before they can get back to me to schedule a consult. I would just like their opinion on my situation before I give in and have the fusion. A couple of their drs at Mayo are authors on a research paper regarding the TOPS procedure. Wish the docs would call me at least for a tele-consult. Best of luck to you, friend.
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