Well, I sent my email to Dr. B's office yesterday, so now I play the waiting game and see how long it takes for them to get back to me with a surgery date.

David

Speaking of off-label here's a winner.

Saw Regan today for f/u and he's suggesting fusion at L5-S1 b/c of too much damage and an ADR at L4-5 (and maybe another level, pending discogram).

I was told that a one-level fusion and one level ADR can be denied in toto by an insurance company b/c that is consided an "off-label" use (the combo procedure which is rather new here). Imagine, being denied for a traditional fusion. Just go back. Dr. B. is looking better and I must self-medicate. http://adrsupport.org/groupee_common...icon_smile.gif

i have no regrets going overseas to have dr b do my surgery. once you get there things change a great deal compared to the emailing part of it and waiting and waiting.
now if i could get pass this distraction crap i would be 200% a happy camper.8 weeks of distraction crap and counting heffy price for a inch taller.lol
chuck

david
have you heard anything yet from dr. b?
chuck

Yes, I have. I have gotten an updated quote on the procedure (it had been a year since my last contact via MM), and have spoken with Dr. Fenk-Mayer, briefly.

I haven't heard yet from Anita, or from the contact concerning the wire transfer, but I am in the process of getting a new MRI (been over a year), and a lumbar/bone density measurement.

My MRI is tomorrow, and I am waiting to hear back from the office concerning when my bone density measurement will be.

Once I get both, I am going to put them on my website/gallery and send the link back to Dr. Fenk-Mayer, since she specifically asked for them on Sunday afternoon. If they want 'hard copies' as well, then I can do that, but I guess I would need to know the exact physical/mailing address (no one has responded since Sunday).

David

when you get your mri ask them to also place on CD.
i had this done and there was no addition charge.
and i found USPS was the cheapest way to send the cd 2 or 3 day service was 22 bucks.
chuck

Thanks.

I will probably do both, to be on the safe side.

Pro-spine main webpage notes the following address:

Pro-Spine
Wirbelsäulen-Zentrum Spine Center
MussInanstraße 6
94327 Bogen
Germany

Does that sound about right?

David

We'd recommend the documents either
* To be scanned or transferred into imaging data files (in a standard format or together with the appropriate viewing software); you are invited to use this e-mail address patient-affairs@pro-spine.com * To be compiled on a CD (formats see above, or together with a viewer) or as hard copies and then post-mailed to:
pro-spine - Dr. Bertagnoli / Dr. Fenk-Mayer Spitzwegstrasse 64 D - 93051 Regensburg Germany

thats from the lumbar questionaire
chuck

Excellent! I will use that once I have my MRI CD and my bone density results.

Thanks.

David