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05-27-2011, 04:51 PM
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Anyone had L2 ADR?
Anyone had L2 ADR? Surgeon wants to do it but second opinion said it is has some potentially more serious complications. recommended i see delamarter. anyone have any experience with L2 adr?
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-back problems start at age 14 (1986) -2001 mri shows bulging disc -2 years of on again/off again narcotic pain medication -2003 off pain medicine -october 1st 2010 back problems resurface -mri shows 2 herniated discs at L5 and L2 -discogram shows L2 is source of pain -may 2011 dr recommends adr     
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05-27-2011, 04:57 PM
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Do you mean L1-L2 or L2-L3? But yes, the higher up the lumbar spine, the trickier in terms of anatomy, hence more risk.
Can you add a signature please? I forget your spinal history...
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05-27-2011, 05:35 PM
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L2-L3 not L1-L2
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