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Forum: The Big File 10-19-2014, 11:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,061
Posted By SpineInSecurity
Are you having both the lumbar and cervical...

Are you having both the lumbar and cervical procedures done at the same time? That would be brutal. Unless you're in your teens, I can't imagine a typical person having the physical reserves to...
Forum: The Big File 03-03-2014, 10:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,832
Posted By SpineInSecurity
We tried a Tempurpedic, and it crippled me. I...

We tried a Tempurpedic, and it crippled me. I could barely move the next morning, so it went back. I'd have been better off sleeping on a park bench. Thank goodness for the store's 90-nite exchange....
Forum: New Member Introductions 05-18-2013, 01:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,560
Posted By SpineInSecurity
The part I'm dreading is getting off coffee. I...

The part I'm dreading is getting off coffee. I work in IT, so there's blood in my caffeine system.

I'm going to start cutting down on my caffeine intake two weeks pre-op so I don't get cut off...
Forum: New Member Introductions 03-31-2013, 11:44 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 184,925
Posted By SpineInSecurity
My question would be when does "taking one's...

My question would be when does "taking one's time" cross the line into "wasting time"? I looked at my pre-op scribbles and notes, and my neurosurgeon generally does 4-5 procedures on surgery days.
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Forum: New Member Introductions 12-18-2012, 11:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,805
Posted By SpineInSecurity
I've been the happy owner of a Prodisc at C5-6...

I've been the happy owner of a Prodisc at C5-6 for just short of one year. Adding a naproxen tablet to the morning vitamins is an easy way to help prevent HO.

I'm not 100% pain free and probably...
Forum: New Member Introductions 11-27-2012, 08:35 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 14,528
Posted By SpineInSecurity
Have you looked into microdiskectomy? You don't...

Have you looked into microdiskectomy? You don't necessarily need an ADR or fusion in order to decompress the cord or other nerves.
Forum: Insurance Hell 11-19-2012, 10:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,636
Posted By SpineInSecurity
I don't think you can even get a thoracic ADR....

I don't think you can even get a thoracic ADR. The anterior approach is obscured by ribs, sternum, etc. in the way, and at the moment, C6-C7 seems to be as low as anyone will go.

The T-spine is...
Forum: New Member Introductions 08-30-2012, 10:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 14,504
Posted By SpineInSecurity
The Prodisc is also MRI safe, up to 3 Tesla,...

The Prodisc is also MRI safe, up to 3 Tesla, which includes most "normal" hospital scanners. AFAIK, any brand of ADR will interfere with CT or MR imaging in its immediate area just because of the...
Forum: New Member Introductions 01-27-2012, 09:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,335
Posted By SpineInSecurity
Are you me? Big mess at C5-6, C8 problems, short...

Are you me? Big mess at C5-6, C8 problems, short window of opportunity to do anything... After what appears to be three years of nerves being compressed or otherwise impaired for you, full recovery...
Forum: New Member Introductions 01-23-2012, 09:00 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,335
Posted By SpineInSecurity
I got a Prodisc-C at C5-6 a month ago. Don't know...

I got a Prodisc-C at C5-6 a month ago. Don't know anything about the M6, though.

Bone spurs should not be a major issue. I had one at that level, and AFAIK, it was no problem for the surgeon to...
Forum: Insurance Hell 01-22-2012, 08:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,878
Posted By SpineInSecurity
:clap: It sure is. Before last October, they...

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It sure is. Before last October, they did not cover cervical or lumbar ADR. Somewhere around Oct 5, I was calling my doctor to tell them that ADR was a sudden new option for me.
Forum: New Member Introductions 01-22-2012, 11:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,690
Posted By SpineInSecurity
My ADR was done by Dr. Deshmukh at Carolina...

My ADR was done by Dr. Deshmukh at Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine in Charlotte, NC. You might recognize the names of some of his colleagues - Drs. Dom Coric and Tim Adamson.

Everyone there seems...
Forum: New Member Introductions 01-22-2012, 01:29 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,690
Posted By SpineInSecurity
Smile A new life after ADR

By coincidence, I found this forum exactly four weeks after getting a Prodisc-C at C5-6.

So far, it's been good. The arm pain is reduced, intrascapular pain has almost disappeared, and I've got...
Forum: ADR Frequently Asked Questions 01-20-2012, 11:10 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 135,752
Posted By SpineInSecurity
I had a C5-6 ADR with a Prodisc-C last month in...

I had a C5-6 ADR with a Prodisc-C last month in Charlotte, NC.

Total cost billed to my insurance (UHC) was $62,000. The device itself was an $18,000 line item on the itemized bill.

I had...
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