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FDA approves implant for spinal pain
Seattle Post-Intelligencer ^
| November 22, 2005
| THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted on 11/22/2005 9:02:50 PM PST by neverdem
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To: neverdem
Was explained to me that when a full anesthesia is used, except for the heart, for all intents and purposes, one is completely paralyzed. Under a general, one just goes to sleep.
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posted on
11/22/2005 10:31:51 PM PST
by
Ursus arctos horribilis
("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
To: Lily4Jesus
Glad to hear all went well for your brother, and yourself.
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posted on
11/22/2005 10:35:04 PM PST
by
Ursus arctos horribilis
("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
To: sageb1
When compared to pre surgery, pretty good actually. Bad backs and pain are a constant, but it is all in the degree of pain, at least now I am mobile and able to have a life. I have become much more physically active and lost a lot of weight, which has alleviated several other medical problems
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posted on
11/22/2005 10:54:25 PM PST
by
Ursus arctos horribilis
("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
To: Ursus arctos horribilis
I'm happy to hear that. May you have a blessed and Happy Thanksgiving.
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posted on
11/22/2005 11:04:44 PM PST
by
sageb1
(This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
To: nutmeg
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posted on
11/22/2005 11:07:45 PM PST
by
nutmeg
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
To: Ursus arctos horribilis; Forte Runningrock; traviskicks
Thanks for the feedback. I'm just a curious FP doc. It appears to restrict extension between the spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae.
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posted on
11/22/2005 11:21:21 PM PST
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: parisa
Check the pic in comment 26.
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posted on
11/22/2005 11:24:05 PM PST
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: neverdem
thanks for that pic, quite interesting! From the looks of it, I might guess there might be quite a bit of complication regarding the displacement of multifidus and erector spinae muscles in that area. or? And I wonder how soft that middle part is...
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posted on
11/22/2005 11:44:56 PM PST
by
traviskicks
(http://www.neoperspectives.com/gasoline_and_government.htm)
To: neverdem; Ursus arctos horribilis; Forte Runningrock; traviskicks
I've had 3 lumbar procedures, the last a Knodt Rod Fusion L4 - S1. The Knodt rod clamps on each side of the vertebra stabalizing the spine while the donor bone fuses(see photo). Also included a body cast for 6 weeks (hips to low chest). Pain is managable, but playing baseball etc with grandsons is out, but at least I'm no longer falling down.
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posted on
11/22/2005 11:48:01 PM PST
by
Diver Dave
(Pray for our Armed Forces as if your freedom depends on it.)
To: sageb1
I have a new product that helps a lot. If you are interested I could send you some
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posted on
11/23/2005 7:18:57 AM PST
by
STD
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To: neverdem
Weird! It looks like a device for sizing to shape a very large nose! :o)
Happy Thanksgiving.
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posted on
11/23/2005 8:45:00 AM PST
by
parisa
To: neverdem
I have NO IDEA what that statement means. 'Full' anesthesia is not a term I've seen used previously.
General anesthesia means simply 'unconsciousness' in laymen's terms, which is associated with a loss of the body's protective reflexes (such as airway maintenance for example).
As far as someone becoming 'mentally disabled' after a general anesthetic, I would say that that should never occur in the absence of a catastrophic event such as brain ischemia or a stroke. Elderly people do on occasion however have a temporary decline in mental status after general anesthesia (which some studies suggest can last weeks), but the cause is probably multifactorial (debilitated state, cerebrovascular disease, pre-existing mental deterioration and severity of illness coupled with a difficult or prolonged anesthetic).
But that statement you quoted makes no sense to me at all.
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posted on
11/23/2005 8:40:40 PM PST
by
Ethrane
("semper consolar")
To: Ethrane
Thank you very much. Happy Thanksgiving!
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posted on
11/23/2005 8:54:33 PM PST
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: Ursus arctos horribilis; Forte Runningrock; traviskicks
You might be interested in
Ethrane's reply in comment 32 about "full anesthesia". Happy Thanksgiving!
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posted on
11/23/2005 9:06:08 PM PST
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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