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May 5, 2023
Big announcement
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ALIF - 1 year after surgery
มุมมอง 2412 ปีที่แล้ว
L5/S1 anterior lumbar interbody fusion, one year follow up video.
ALIF update. Leaving Moosehead. No issues with my back.
มุมมอง 793 ปีที่แล้ว
Spent 5 days at Moosehead, fly fishing, almost one year after my spinal fusion surgery. Wanted to give a quick update.
ALIF of L5/S1
มุมมอง 913 ปีที่แล้ว
Update at 10.5 months.
8 months post L5/S1 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
มุมมอง 2523 ปีที่แล้ว
Continuing to wean medications.Gaining confidence mentally. Discharged from neurosurgery.
ALIF L5/S1, 7.5 months after survey
มุมมอง 893 ปีที่แล้ว
Update on progress.
6 months from ALIF, L5/S1
มุมมอง 2123 ปีที่แล้ว
Exactly 6 months out from surgery. Best I’ve felt in close to two years.
4+ months since my ALIF on L5/S1
มุมมอง 1693 ปีที่แล้ว
Back to work, ditched the brace, progress with physical therapy, depressing stretch, need to remember my mantra.
POD #82 anterior lumbar interbody fusion, L5/S1
มุมมอง 1423 ปีที่แล้ว
Update on pain medication use, my first month of physical therapy, heading back to work, restless leg syndrome, new restrictions, getting rid of the back brace.
POD #49 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF), L5/S1
มุมมอง 2223 ปีที่แล้ว
update on recent appointments, weight loss, adjustment to back brace, additions to my mantra, and medication usage. Starting physical therapy tomorrow.
POD 4 - Going home. ALIF - anterior lumbar interbody fusion, L5/S1
มุมมอง 2173 ปีที่แล้ว
I have good pain management, and although I haven’t yet produced a BM, no one seems concerned at all so they’re going to let me go home this afternoon.
ALIF - POD#31, anterior lumbar interbody fusion, L5/S1
มุมมอง 1263 ปีที่แล้ว
An update on weight loss, how the steroids worked, my pain medication reduction, increasing my walking, and adding to my mantra.
POD#16 - ALIF anterior lumbar interbody fusion, L5/S1
มุมมอง 3073 ปีที่แล้ว
An update on my progress 16 days after surgery.
POD 6 - ALIF - anterior lumbar interbody fusion. My first two days at home.
มุมมอง 6113 ปีที่แล้ว
What it has been like adjusting to being home for a couple of days.
POD #3 (I said POD 4 in the video). ALIF, anterior lumbar interbody fusion, L5/S1
มุมมอง 1643 ปีที่แล้ว
Overcoming the final hurdles in order to be able to get home four days after my surgery.
POD #2 ALIF - anterior lumbar interbody fusion, L5/S1
มุมมอง 4713 ปีที่แล้ว
POD #2 ALIF - anterior lumbar interbody fusion, L5/S1
2 days before ALIF - Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion, L5-S1
มุมมอง 1663 ปีที่แล้ว
2 days before ALIF - Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion, L5-S1
ALIF - Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion - 2 weeks before surgery. How I got here.
มุมมอง 3903 ปีที่แล้ว
ALIF - Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion - 2 weeks before surgery. How I got here.

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  • @its_ari5458
    @its_ari5458 4 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Hello friend how you doing now years later. Pain levels?. I believe you said the only pain was lower back pain. After the surgery you. develop leg pain. That's why you taken.gabapentin. I'm asking because I might have to go through l4.l5s1 surgery and I only have lower back pain.. Don't know if he's going to fix the problem.

  • @miguelferreira-rs5xm
    @miguelferreira-rs5xm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey brother, who was your doctor?

  • @battshytkrazy156
    @battshytkrazy156 ปีที่แล้ว

    Luck to u brah

  • @StreuB1
    @StreuB1 ปีที่แล้ว

    The amount of conviction in your voice tells the entire story. I am 45, back pain since I was a teen. I have DDD of the L3/4, 4/5, 5/1 discs with 4/5 and 5/1 being the worst. I can go to work daily, dress, walk, do all the things. Though twice now, once in 2021 and once in 2022, I had to be taken from my home by EMT's, in an articulated chair, with a fentanyl IV just to get me to move. The pain in my back turned to something I never knew could exist. My body was paralyzed with pain, my brain wouldn't let me move. To the hospital I went and laid in the ER with dilaudid/valium/toradol injections the first time, then morphine/valium/toradol injections the second time. After 6 hours or so, things would calm down and home I would go with a bottle of pain meds. I knew things were bad when I was given a fentanyl IV and that couldn't cut the pain to get me out of bed and into the chair to get to the ambulance. I've done 4 steroid injections, a SPECT/CT scan, countless MRI's, and a tri-level diagnostic facet joint injection regimen to pinpoint the problem areas. I was essentially approved for a tri-level fusion (ALIF+PLIF) but my pain Dr. talked me out of it as he said at 45 and active, I was a bit young to go down that road and he suggested we exhaust all other options (injections and then ablation) before going the final step. I am still on injections and they seem to work but only for about a month. The fear part and the depression is the very very VERY VERY VERY real aspect. Its worse than the pain.....the fear of having that issue again where I have to go to the hospital scares me so much due to how severe the pain was, to avoid nearly everything that I love doing. I weigh 275 now......how long till I begin having health problems due to my weight?

    • @roostaskins
      @roostaskins ปีที่แล้ว

      I was never that bad, except for the depression part. It still rears it's ugly head at times, but it's not as dark of a place as it once was. It's been 2.5yrs since my surgery. I do not have a single regret, but adjusting to post-surgical life it still sometimes challenging. There are things that I just will never do again, and I still struggle to come to terms with that. I completely agree with exhausting all options before you take the fusion plunge, especially multi-level, and simultaneous anterior and posterior approaches. I just can't fathom the intense recovery of something like that. If you haven't already, I'd encourage you to watch the rest of my post ALIF videos here and shoot me any questions that you have. Thanks for reaching out.

  • @FromTheHood2TheWoods
    @FromTheHood2TheWoods 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How are you now? Do you regret the surgery or are you happy with it. I’m supposed to get it in two weeks I hope I’m making the right decision, thank you

    • @roostaskins
      @roostaskins 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am still very grateful and I consider my surgery an immense success. I am still doing my stretching exercises nearly every single night and I am still on gabapentin 600 mg twice per day, but otherwise, I am on no prescription pain medications and I have re-introduced many things into my life that I once had to give up before the surgery.

    • @FromTheHood2TheWoods
      @FromTheHood2TheWoods 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@its_ari5458 it was a life-changing surgery, I now have zero low back pain. For 10 years I would get up in pain like an old man. It would hurt very bad after doing work and stuff. Now I have zero pain I feel like a beast. I can only imagine how better it would have been if I would have got an artificial disc versus fusion at L5 S1. my advice to anybody would be to get the artificial disc because you have more movement. And wait as many years as possible if you can because medical science and technology is getting better and better.

  • @fijitime8467
    @fijitime8467 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is Gold, brother!!

  • @dCOLD-o5s
    @dCOLD-o5s 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sir you are fifty yrs old. I am 19. I have l5s1 lower back pain since last 10 months.

  • @SergioGarcia-ww8ss
    @SergioGarcia-ww8ss 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I tried to comment on your last post but for some reason public comments are locked, Any way,hey I had the same surgery you did as well as Bryan from Australia (we stay in touch as well) and you hit it right on the head, I was feeling good up until 4.5-5 months. I went to see my neurosurgeon around 5 months post and his first question was “are you doing too much? That just took the wind out of me, that basically told me that I was not were I thought I would be. I saw my self back at work after that appointment and instead he wants me to continue wearing the back brace and see him again in April. I have been off of work for over 10 months now. And honestly not sure when will I be returning. I deliver gasoline in a tractor trailer, very physical work. But lately I’ve been aching a bit more . Any way thanks for your videos they make me feel better, like I’m not alone!

  • @mansor974
    @mansor974 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How is your recovery going? Hope you doing well

    • @roostaskins
      @roostaskins 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My next video will be coming at the end of the weekend. I know it’s been almost 6 weeks. Had a little set back 3 days ago, which I will talk about for sure.

  • @richardmorrow231
    @richardmorrow231 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watched you since your first video. Thank you for doing these and giving me a little hope. I’m getting my L5-S1 alif next Tuesday.

    • @roostaskins
      @roostaskins 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for your kind words. Good luck. Never hesitate to reach out to me either through TH-cam or by finding me on Facebook. I should really post a link to my Facebook profile on my TH-cam page. I will be thinking about you. I hope to get my next video up within the next two weeks.

    • @richardmorrow231
      @richardmorrow231 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@roostaskins post op day 6. Doing pretty good. Weaned off pain meds except at night. Still have nerve pain similar to before and I’m not able to sit at all. Many other issues have completely resolved. I remain optimistic these nerves will heal over time. Yah, if u send me a name I’ll friend request you on the book. We have similar story’s, I’ll be an NP in 2 months. Good day to ya man!

    • @richardmorrow231
      @richardmorrow231 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      U can friend request me as well, I’m Rick Jacob Morrow on Facebook, my profile pic is in front of a tree with my two Shepard dogs.

  • @bryan1953
    @bryan1953 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi mate, reached out to you on messenger. Check it out