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Yea I'm deciding between bierstedt and clavel right now. I have Skype w clavel Monday so we shall see?? And if it's a go I have to make sure my job even allows this kind of hardware. Uggghhhh!!!
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L5 S 1 herniation burning feet groin pain. Undisgnosed for months finally getting answers. |
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Wait. You mean they can tell you you can't do it?!?!
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Multiple traumas to spine starting age 13. 1st American to have 6 ADR's in one surgery. C3-4 - C/7, & L5-S1 - L3-4. Surgery w/ Dr. Clavel, 3/18/13, M6. Before surgery: severe spinal stenosis C5/C6 (cord "flattened" per stateside doc), + for Hoffman's & Babinsky's. At time of surgery: 5 yrs MAX before ending up in wheelchair. Clavel found L5-S1 partially fused. Had to cut it apart to put in M6. Please excuse brevity - SEVERE carpel tunnel. |
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Yea meaning if they feel it's a liability to put me back on patrol then can just if u do it u can't work anymore!! So I have to meet w police docs to discus suxxxxx
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L5 S 1 herniation burning feet groin pain. Undisgnosed for months finally getting answers. |
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Is that a state by state thing? Because there are definitely cops with the M6.
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Multiple traumas to spine starting age 13. 1st American to have 6 ADR's in one surgery. C3-4 - C/7, & L5-S1 - L3-4. Surgery w/ Dr. Clavel, 3/18/13, M6. Before surgery: severe spinal stenosis C5/C6 (cord "flattened" per stateside doc), + for Hoffman's & Babinsky's. At time of surgery: 5 yrs MAX before ending up in wheelchair. Clavel found L5-S1 partially fused. Had to cut it apart to put in M6. Please excuse brevity - SEVERE carpel tunnel. |
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Boxer, as your decision will affect the rest of your career, and as a European surgery would see Worker's Comp shooting you the bird, I'd encourage yet another avenue. Though he's out of state, and though I'm certainly no ProDisc advocate, I'd encourage you to find a way to pursue Dr Zigler at Texas Back in Plano, TX. He's a world renowned ADR research surgeon that is widely published, profusely cited by his peers and adored by his patients. I'd challenge you to find on the internet a single bad outcome had at his scalpel. If I found myself in your position where my only option was a US ADR surgery, I'd be on Dr Zigler like Oprah on a pot roast.
Best of wishes Officer, Jeff
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C4/5 - ACDF in 2000 C5/6 - ACDF in 2002 C3/4 & C6/7 - M6 ADR, Nov 2009, Barcelona Conceded defeat to a manifestly disingenuous BCBS-TX in my quest for reimbursement, Jan 2011 |
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Thx for advice really appreciate it!! The problem also is that non of the docs I've seen say the herniations are bad enough to cause my symptoms???? Non reccomend any treatment??? It's insane. I'm on fire constantly and refuse to take meds to band aide situation which starts causing mental problems!!! So that is what has pushed me to seek help from clavel etc. idk total disaster for me
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L5 S 1 herniation burning feet groin pain. Undisgnosed for months finally getting answers. |
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Worker's comp won't let you go overseas? Are we sure about that?
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Multiple traumas to spine starting age 13. 1st American to have 6 ADR's in one surgery. C3-4 - C/7, & L5-S1 - L3-4. Surgery w/ Dr. Clavel, 3/18/13, M6. Before surgery: severe spinal stenosis C5/C6 (cord "flattened" per stateside doc), + for Hoffman's & Babinsky's. At time of surgery: 5 yrs MAX before ending up in wheelchair. Clavel found L5-S1 partially fused. Had to cut it apart to put in M6. Please excuse brevity - SEVERE carpel tunnel. |
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Its really what the department sees as a liability and a fusion def retires my but ADR may not just have to find out since its never been done on my job
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L5 S 1 herniation burning feet groin pain. Undisgnosed for months finally getting answers. |
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Quote:
If you need help drafting letters, please let me know. I will have four days next week where I will be doing nothing but lying about lazily in a bed while my husband and son gallivant around some beautiful European city.
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Multiple traumas to spine starting age 13. 1st American to have 6 ADR's in one surgery. C3-4 - C/7, & L5-S1 - L3-4. Surgery w/ Dr. Clavel, 3/18/13, M6. Before surgery: severe spinal stenosis C5/C6 (cord "flattened" per stateside doc), + for Hoffman's & Babinsky's. At time of surgery: 5 yrs MAX before ending up in wheelchair. Clavel found L5-S1 partially fused. Had to cut it apart to put in M6. Please excuse brevity - SEVERE carpel tunnel. |
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I know AIMIS takes workman's comp cases, so I would like to assume that some of the other overseas doctors do too.
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02/2010- Car accident resulting in C4/C5 & L5/S1 bulging and extruding discs. 06/2012- Successful ADR surgery for C4/C5 disc in Cyprus using PCM by NuVasive. Performed by Dr. Mark Peterson through the help of AIMIS. 09/2012- Successful Disctectomy of L5/S1also performed by Dr. Mark Peterson. |
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