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Just got off the phone with dr clavel. Great guy says my major issue is a ruptured L5 s1 and thinks discogram my help rule out L4/5. says most of us will be getting a 10 millimeter tall disc unless the trail is loose then u get a 12 millimeter. Said full bone growth isn't done til one year so no throwing down for me til then lol. Also offers insurance is something happens after u leave I can fly back and get redo for free!! Although he's never done one. So now it's between him and bierstedt??????????????????????

Did he happen to say what the insurance cost was and what the stipulations are?

Good luck to you in your decision.

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From what I can understand nothing is really covered lol I have to ask Yolanda more about it.

Hi Boxer78,
Dr.Bierstedt offers an insurance policy for the hospital stay for 200 Euro. Is this what Dr.Clavel is talking about?
Also he would have taken care of any complication if I had one for free.
Glad you maybe need just one level fixed. Important is you getting your answers and soon your live back!!
Claudia

1k Euros. It covers revision for one year. It does not cover a re-injury however, so no falls, no auto accidents.

Just need to make a decision, but don't wait too long. I will be fully recovered come next March, and you and I have a video to make!

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Well the plot continues to thicken for me as I just discovered a cop on my job has a fusion and is on full duty!!!???? My union rep told me fusion is a no go? Anyway goin to NYC Thursday to see dr bitan who is world renowned for ADR but obv no w m6 this is just gettn ridiculous

Oh man!

The fact of the matter is that you *could* get a fusion. Especially at that level. But I wouldn't fuse any level of my body unless there were no other choice.

Do keep us updated. And remember. You and I have a date!

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So I just called guy and he had a disclectomy not a fusion lol and still has pain wtf. My job is like a bad game of telephone sometimes!! Yes we do have a date where we will be demonstrating flying arm bars and rear chokes from various position!!!

Thanks I have been wondering if there was anything to help fix something if it goes wrong. That was is part of my decision making question's. Well it still is because I want to get more information on it.

I heard from Dr. Clavel's office I am a candidate I just have to refill out some paperwork. So as long as my paperwork is good I will be fully approved.

My right arms is still messed up from an arm bar in a competition years ago. But who knows, maybe once I fix my spine I will finally have the strength to rehab it. As far as choke holds on my go, good luck. Most of them don't work on me. I've had hard core black belt men try to choke me out as I lay there uninteresting. Maybe that's part of the Hoffman's and will go away?

Yay! Congratulations and good luck to you!

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Damn u must have skinny neck gonna have to switch to pipe cutter grip to find spot lol. It's gonna be awesome to see finally get these stupid blown discs off your nerves!!!! I mentioned you to clavel he said ur hilarious lol

Okay, now I have to know why I am so funny!

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Can't tell ya thattt between me and clavel

Tease. At least tell me if you guys were laughing AT me or laughing WITH me.

Because here is what is going on in my head, "Oh, that Lillyth, she's so funny. She thinks she's going to be able to do six levels and handle that?! BWAHAHAHA!"

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Nooooooo def laughing with!!!! Your gonna be fine trust me

You know I'm gonna ask him about on Monday, right?

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Lol. He prob won't even remember me bringing u up.

We women have ways of reminding men even the most obscure bits of a conversation. ;-)

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This is true!!!! I said you have a 6 level coming up huh? And he was yes lillyth is coming over!! I'm like yes she's excited he said yea she very funny

LOL! I wonder what I said to make him say that. It could be my recent "hardly recommend" conversation with Yolanda.

She told me they "hardly recommend" walking. So then I'm like, "Wait. You don't want us to walk?"

Turns out she means they STRONGLY recommend walking. LOL!

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Wtffffff!!!!! Hilarrrrrr. I was about to reconsider this whole thing!!

Me too! I was like, "She doesn't want me walk?!"

I told Yolanda it reminded me of the time a friend of ours from France was visiting. We were all walking along the beach barefoot, and he looks at my dad and asks "Are you not going to put your shoes off?" To which my dad replied, "No. My shoes are put off enough already, thank you." :laugh:

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Hahahahah funny stuff. So I'm sitting here wondering how I'm gonna sort this mess out. Have to see a new lawyer new doc etc. doc in city uses prodisc which I don't want I can't believe how messed up this is right now

You will sort it out. Like I said, I know other cops have gotten ADR. There was one not too far back. I can't remember his name though. :confused:

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God I hope so this is awful. I'm so exhausted and in pain and need to be done w this. I had the overseas plan in place but my job def won't allow it so that's not an option aaaaaaaa:((((

WTF?! They won't ALLOW it? Why not?!

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Everything is this liability crap. But I just spoke to a cop who had neck fusion and is working full duty!!

That is great news, Boxer! Hopefully that will be you soon! Only with an ADR.

Can you waive liability by the department if something goes wrong with the device?

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Great question!!! Hmmmm gotta find out but prob not