Re: VCR

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way to go MB!!!!!!! i love to pull plugs and regain control also......heheeh

i took movies, tv, and vcr at one point......ashton cried for weeks...... and

then she got over it...lmao she now has reearned her tv/vcr but she has to

earn the movies by doing her schoolwork and chores............ glad you got

peace and quiet reinstated in your house..heeh take care, leah

[Guest guest]

we have a similar prob with nathan, he is a electironic nut, and those

videos, usually muppets, occasionally others such as scooby doo, or disney,

but he says ...... rewinding, one can only unerstand it if you know him,

and he lets it play for a little while then rewinds it again, never getting

through the show, maybe once after he gets in trouble, we too just lock up

the videos in a big closet, he hasnt broke that door yet, lol, lack of

muscle my butt, lol and he is ok with it he knows no means no nowadays, and

may verbalize his disagreement but it is short lived. shawna.

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>Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 11:30:46 -0400

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>Well, I did it. I could not stand to hear Ben giggling as he messed

>with the VCR (rewind syndrome!) ONE MORE FREAKIN' SECOND! If I am right

>there, I give him one warning, and if he messes with it, it goes off. But

>I was in the basement getting some laundry done and I hear this laughing

>and I hear him flapping his arms, kind of jumping around. I took one look

>- it was an OLD Sesame Street tape, and I thought if I have to hear this

>ONE MORE TIME.... So I turned everything off and started pulling plugs. I

>took the entire machine off. Actually, he barely protested. And the

>visual reminder of the VCR is not there, so he hasn't been touching the

>tapes, begging for them to be rewound. (We had to rewind them on a machine

>in another room, since he had been messing with the rewind machine, even

>though he is able to rewind them himself.) AAAAHHH Peace and quiet. PBS

>(educational TV) is still on a lot, but that I can handle, because he no

>longer plays around with the tv controls.

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>He had not been watching videos much for several months- his choice- and

>all of a sudden, he " refound " his tapes. (Just away in a drawer). All of

>a sudden all the OCD stuff was back full force as it pertained to his video

>watching.

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>I *LIKE* taking control of this stuff. Blissfully quiet. He is playing

>with his toys, listens to some music, plays outside along with the tv, but

>the compulsion to obsess is gone. 'Til the next thing he decides to

>do...<g>

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[Guest guest]

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I have not had a VCR, but I am guessing that it is a procedure that is

proposed for you, hence your question?

I did a quick look up on Pub Med to see what I could find, and the

abstract below, and others, lead me to believe that it is a procedure

where you probably will want to be sure the surgeon has done it

successfully many times. In other words, the risk:reward ratio appears

to be somewhat higher than some procedures, but it appears that this

is done in cases where there is a severe curvature/flatback and is the

only option.

Who have you seen and have you gotten several opinions on your case?

I will post the abstract below. Let me know if you need help

deciphering it...its daunting!

Take Care, Cam

Spine. 2005 Dec 1;30(23):E703-10.

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Posterior vertebral column resection in fixed lumbosacral deformity.

Suk SI, Chung ER, Lee SM, Lee JH, Kim SS, Kim JH.

Seoul Spine Institute, Inje University Sanggye-Paik Hospital,

Seoul, Korea. seilsuk@...

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. OBJECTIVES: To report the

results and the technique of posterior vertebral column resection

(PVCR) in fixed lumbosacral deformity. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:

Fixed lumbosacral deformity has gross imbalance as well as progressive

compensatory thoracolumbar deformity because of the absence of a

mobile spine caudally. There is no consensus of the surgical treatment

of fixed lumbosacral deformity. Fixed lumbosacral deformity can be

managed by PVCR, which not only corrects the deformity but also

restores the trunk balance by translation of spinal column. METHODS:

Twenty-five consecutive fixed lumbosacral deformity patients subjected

to PVCR were reviewed after a minimum follow-up of 2 years. The apical

vertebra and the ultimately resected vertebra were below L4 in most

cases. Etiologic diagnoses were congenital scoliosis in 6, congenital

kyphoscoliosis in 3, post-traumatic kyphosis in 2, and postinfectious

kyphosis in 14. The average age at the operation was 38 years (range,

2.5-61 years) with a male:female ratio of 7:18. The indication for

PVCR was fixed lumbosacral deformities that could not be brought to a

reasonable balance on traction or forced side bending. Before surgery,

12 patients (48%) presented with neurologic compromise and 20 patients

(80%) presented with intractable back pain. The surgical technique

consisted of segmental pedicle screw fixation, decompression of neural

structures, and resection of the vertebral column at the apex of the

deformity via the posterior route, followed by deformity correction

and global fusion. During the resection, all the nerve roots were

preserved. RESULTS: Two and one tenth (2.1) vertebrae removed on

average (range, 1-5 vertebrae), and 52 in all. The average fusion

extent was 4.5 vertebrae (range, 2-8 vertebrae). The anterior column

reconstruction was carried out with autogenous bone graft in all

patients and additional insertion of titanium mesh in 12. The distal

anchor went down to L5 in 4 patients, S1 in 12, and S2 in 9.

Preoperative scoliosis of 38 degrees +/- 12 degrees was corrected to

15 degrees +/- 8 degrees (60% correction) at most recent follow-up,

and preoperative kyphosis of 35 degrees +/- 25 degrees was corrected

to -5 degrees +/- 11 degrees (40 degrees correction). The compensatory

coronal curve of 26 degrees was spontaneously corrected to 12 degrees

at most recent follow-up. The preoperative thoracic lordosis of -16

degrees was corrected to 4 degrees at most recent follow-up, and the

preoperative lumbar kyphosis of 20 degrees was corrected to -17

degrees . Preoperative coronal imbalance of 2.0 cm was improved to 0.9

cm at most recent follow-up, and preoperative sagittal imbalance of

9.3 cm was improved to 4.6 cm. Mean operation time was 280 minutes

with a blood loss of 2,810 mL. The preoperative neurologic compromise

was improved in all patients, and pain was reduced to less than half

of preoperative visual analog analog scale in 17 patients. The

following complications were encountered in 5 patients: 2 with

transient neurology that spontaneously improved without a sequel

within 6 months, 2 with compression fractures at proximal adjacent

vertebra, and 1 with pseudarthrosis. CONCLUSIONS: PVCR is an effective

procedure for the management of fixed lumbosacral deformity. It

provides satisfactory correction and improved functional outcomes.

However, it is a technically demanding and exhausting procedure with

possible risks for complications.

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I'd echo what Cam said, this is a very complicated procedure, so I'd get a few opinions, and ask a lot of details as to how many of these a given doctor has done, and get a few patient referals.

In learning about this and doing some reading I saw this by Dr. Lenke's practice, a doc spoken about here. It gives a lot of details about the procedure, some cases, and before and after pictures, and well as sats. It might be a good thing to look at.

http://www.spinal-deformity-surgeon.com/vcr-paper.html

Hope that helps.

Colorado Springs

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