Hi Laura, pls also inquire within the U.S., there are many clinics that do multi-level spine surgery.
Among Dr. Clavel's patients, many were raving about him for the last year. But I've noticed 5-6 patients in the last few months that have complications (see post-op forum) and other patients that have not posted since their complications. Given Dr. Clavel's statement that he has, according to one patient, 100% success, I find this very troubling. And because of his business relationship with the Stenum sales reps, disgusting.
There's no comparison between Dr. Bertagnoli's surgical expertise and artificial disc replacement knowledge with that of Dr. Clavel's. The doctors and medical professionals in the spinal world are surely laughing or rolling their eyes when they read this. It's not a reflection of our ignorance; in fact, it's sad that we patients don't have the same field intel that they do.
Try stateside first. Going overseas is exhausting and expensive. If that' the best solution for you, then do so after talking / messaging patients here. That's why I started this community in 2004!
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