Deemzee: That is why you are here...now. I've waited five years for a better choice than fusion. I didn't know that ADR even existed until just a couple of months ago - I felt like I came out of a cave. Relying on US surgeons to diagnose and treat is really a shot in the dark. They rely too heavily on the insurance factor. My own neurosurgeon told me he would not consider ADR, or how did he put it....I wasn't a candidate for ADR because my insurance didn't cover it - defined....he wouldn't get paid.
Just narrow down your surgeon research to 2 or 3. It will fall into place.
I was ready to pull my hair out just two weeks ago. Now, I'm looking forward to my trip and becoming a new "me" again.
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2006 C 5/6 discectomy and fusion
2008 Automobile Accident
C3/4 leftward bulging of intervertebral disc mild narrowing of left lateral recess
C4/5 central and rightward bulging of disc and osteophyte causing mild right neural foramen stenosis narrowing and right lateral recess narrowing
C6/7 Central disc bulging and osteophyte and hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum canal stenosis and narrowing of bilateral neural foramina
Sept 9, 2013 Scheduled with Dr. Bierstedt C4/5 & C6/7 M6
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