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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Have Had 3 Cervical Fusions And 4 Lumbar Fusions And

Have had 3 cervical fusions and 4 lumbar fusions and SI Joint fusion. Fell out of bathtub on top of my head Dec. 201 1 after L 3-4 fusion Oct 2011. Surgeon said it loosen the hardware and did not fuse. So he goes and does and SI Joint fusion instead of fixing the L 3-4 which I did not understand. Told the surgeon I wished I would never had it done. He said I was the first one out of 95 to say that. Having lot of pain in hips and lower back. There is something in my back rolls or pops in the lower back with any bending or leaning to the side in any way is very painful. You can feel and hear the disc\bone grinding against each other. Depending upon a cane and walker to get around. Cannot stand or walk at length very well. Preparing meals, doing chores such laundry or any lifting very difficult. Still have the old heavy hardware in L 3-4 hardware still in cervical fusions and SI Joint. Very much in need of another power chair replacement. Insurance refuses to help me get another. I would like to be able to get out more and be more independent. Live with chronic fybromylgia and arthritis . Chronic pain daily. I am a diabetic. Insulin dependent. other health issues. I do not know what to do at this point. No other doctor wants to go behind another doctors work. I feel like I was experimented on. Because last time I heard he was using a new procedure. if you
knew of a patient suffering like I am PLEASE ADVISE !!!! THANKS SO MUCH GREATLY APPRECIATED !!!
Sun, 20 Dec 2015
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