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I am new to this group. I am 74, very active, and very discouraged. For many...
* 4/10/2024, right shoulder, Mild ... bursal-sided tearing of teres minor. 3. ... Subacromial-subdeltoid bursitis. 4. ... I probably can't have surgery before ... 3.
When I saw the ‘55’ in your name, I was hoping it was your birth year....
Had a laminectomy at L4-5 w/fusion on ... Ironically, my surgery was on the left ... cage from fusion, the insert between L4 ... chair, the guy said there are only 2-3 ... Did you have your surgery at Mayo?
I am right now on day 4 after surgery. I thought I would provide a brief...
I am right now on day 4 after surgery ... to continue with those two and go back ... Day 3 - The swelling seems to have reduced ... Day 4 - The swelling has subsided a ... shopping where I can carry the groceries back
Support Group: Eye Conditions
Posted: May 4 5:47pm
Lots of "It depends on..." in there, but FWIW: My level varied a bit in the...
diagnosis, 6 months of Folfirinox, 4- ... , 4 months of pre-op data had it going ... Unfortunately, I had a recurrence 3.5 ... from your tissue testing should be back ... https://karger.com/dsu/article/33/4/
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: Mar 17, 2024
@katieallen1991 Welcome to the Mayo Connect community. I'm not a medical professional and cannot make medical...
3. ... If not, I recommend doing that. 4. ... After an MRI and back surgery (laminectomy ... ) on my L5-S1, I looked to find a way
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Aug 5, 2018
@lineage Wow! Your story is similar to my story. Thank you for writing about it in...
#39;t know if spinal decompression surgery ... It may be L3/L4, but I would have to ... standing position and lying on my back ... my own troubleshooting, and even my 3 ... Surgery gave me my life back.
Support Group: Men's Health
Posted: Aug 29, 2020
@carsalespapa, I too think you need to find another doctor before your current one causes you...
doctor knows how to deal with your back ... I have had back problems with symptoms ... I finished 3 months of PT, with no relief ... It's 4 months later and I'm completely ... that continues to awaken me at about 3
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Sep 21, 2017
That is the question of the year? Why is that not considered fraud, stealing, whatever? I...
I went back and reviewed my MRI' ... never knew I had a problem with my L4 ... cheap $300 up a session, you need 2-3 ... nerve was trying to do the work of 3 ... weeks out from my Surgery.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 29 12:04am
Not just any exercise. What can work is Physical Therapy targeted at the cause of the...
first treatment for stenosis and other back ... Another 4 weeks did not bring about ... continued the exercises at home, about 3 ... No matter how bad your back might LOOK ... feel), there is probably no need for surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Apr 7, 2022
You did a much better job of summarizing what I am experiencing than I did! The...
Lupus dx (that was later reversed). 3) ... #39;t stand through my MRI. :-) 4) ... Back injection was a steroid injection ... He told me that, because of this, surgery ... I do meet criteria in all 4 arenas.
Posted: Feb 19, 2021
@mrm098020 From I was 18 I started to suffer from bk pain, times when I was...
I was Put on waiting list for surgery ... appoinment but also later after my back ... I did . 3 into the 7 days I alwsys smacked ... cocodomals a day for my shoulder and my back ... seeker help form doctors they r us list 3
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Apr 5 11:08am
I really relate to what you are going through, Jamie. I have had 13 sports and...
Helped my back pain. ... back to back and eventually pain became ... take 6 a day but on an average day 4- ... 3-4toL-5-S-1 I think. ... raised him ( half custody) since he was 3
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Mar 16, 2023
@gidget1280 hi hi! oh this sounds so familiar! so, a year ago i was barely able...
extreme nerve pain and tramadol and t-3’ ... 4 impinging on nerves, and boy, did ... i am determined to avoid surgery for ... who is very pro-active in preventing surgery ... i still have bad flare-ups but i’m back
Posted: Nov 18, 2025
@SusanEllen66 Hi, Don't be sorry, I have never bothered to wonder why me. It is what...
I'm 74 and had an awful time 3 ... have had one slice of bread today and 3 ... I had a very small pork steak and 4 ... For the last 4 weeks the medics have ... I came to after shoulder surgery and
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 21 3:33am
Update. Had second complete refraction for surgeries, yesterday, 11 July. While I thought there was change...
Had second complete refraction for surgeries ... OS - the non-dominant eye (OS/L) is ... His plan was to get OD back to plano ... and LAL+ in the mono-vision eye. 3. ... the best interests of the patient. 4.
Support Group: Eye Conditions
Posted: Jul 12, 2024
rbon1, Fourteen years ago, I was (58 yo) training for a half marathon and L knee...
) training for a half marathon and L ... About 4-5 years after my diagnosis, ... Been playing 3x/week until the present ... My apprehensions (other than surgery-related ... He's back to an open-wheel racer
Hello . First off this a very winnable battle. In particular, if this is HPV +16....
I was diagnosed with Stage 4 HPV 16+ ... I had TORS surgery April 2023 to remove ... base of tongue 3cm tumor ( partial ... did not have any Chemo treatment. l ... Saliva production 90% and My stamina is back
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Posted: Aug 16, 2025
@lizzyj58 Hello . First off this a very winnable battle. In particular, if this is HPV...
I was diagnosed with Stage 4 HPV 16+ ... I had TORS surgery April 2023 to remove ... base of tongue 3cm tumor ( partial ... l was very worried about going on a ... Saliva production 95% and My stamina is back
Support Group: Head & Neck Cancer
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
Hi @ dbwhitter Well here I go again. I started this two other times today and...
I went back in about two weeks and ... BUT, before I had any surgery, the doctor ... Synvisc and cortisone shots to delay surgery ... one done and two months after the surgery ... boy/girl friends to Key West for the 4
Posted: Feb 22, 2017
I (58F) have been at stage 4 CKD since August this year. My story starts back...
I (58F) have been at stage 4 CKD since ... My story starts back in 2000 when I ... had problems from day one after that surgery ... I stayed at stage 3 until summer 2021 ... It has come back up to the 22-24 range