Forum: The Big File
05-16-2008, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,718
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Forum: The Big File
05-16-2008, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,718
Hi All...
For those of you who don't know...
Hi All...
For those of you who don't know me, I had a 3 level ADR by Dr. B about 2 1/2 years ago, mostly successful but have severe nerve damage. Still, I got a lot of my life back.
I am...
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Forum: The Big File
07-10-2006, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 14,464
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Forum: The Big File
06-16-2006, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,333
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Forum: The Big File
05-30-2006, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,867
Fortitudine,
Yes you can. Make sure you...
Fortitudine,
Yes you can. Make sure you bring a converter for each electrical device you want to use though. We only brought one and which we had to use to charge cell phones, computers, etc. ...
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Forum: The Big File
05-28-2006, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 19,238
Kim,
I have no intention of lodging a...
Kim,
I have no intention of lodging a complaint against Dr. R since I wouldn't him to reject future Germany patients because of me. I also don't view him as a quack, just someone who lost the art...
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Forum: The Big File
05-28-2006, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 19,238
Bob,
Yes, a mylogram is a valuable test. ...
Bob,
Yes, a mylogram is a valuable test. However, a consultation with Dr. B via email would have provided the knowledge, both specifically and in general, with which Dr. R was unfamiliar. If he...
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Forum: The Big File
05-28-2006, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 19,238
Wow Biff, well said,
I agree with most...
Wow Biff, well said,
I agree with most everything you said. Going to Germany was a financial decision, based on the fact that since ins denied coverage, the cost in Germany, including airfare,...
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Forum: The Big File
05-27-2006, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 19,238
Sahuaro,
You would think that the liability...
Sahuaro,
You would think that the liability is the true reason for denying care. After hearing why Dr. Regan dismissed me, I personally think it's more self serving.
It's a debatable situation...
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Forum: The Big File
05-27-2006, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 19,238
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Forum: The Big File
05-26-2006, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,867
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Forum: The Big File
05-20-2006, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 19,238
Hi All,
I'm now 7 months post-op and am...
Hi All,
I'm now 7 months post-op and am doing OK but not great. Here is a little background.
In Oct,04, I saw Dr. Delamarter in Santa Monica. Long story short, after waiting 7 months for a...
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Forum: The Big File
04-22-2006, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,593
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Forum: The Big File
04-04-2006, 01:16 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,515
Hi Karen,
I sympathize with your plight. We...
Hi Karen,
I sympathize with your plight. We generally make the decision to go forward when so dissatisfied either with living in pain all the time or having no life, that living like that is...
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Forum: The Big File
04-04-2006, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 28,757
Hi Kathy,
I'm almost 6 months post-op and my...
Hi Kathy,
I'm almost 6 months post-op and my 3 level with Dr. B plus a discogram and a 9 day hospital stay cost 37000 Euro, about $45,000. With business class airfare, hotels, food and Mark...
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Forum: The Big File
04-04-2006, 12:37 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,934
Hi Dina,
Congratulations! So many of us...
Hi Dina,
Congratulations! So many of us give up the fight because it's so draining. We tend to want to leave something for the surgery itself and get so tired of the fight. It's good to know...
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Forum: The Big File
03-25-2006, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,609
Hi Lee,
You should also not mention any...
Hi Lee,
You should also not mention any previous back conditions or injuries. If an award is offered, previous existing conditions will more than likely be deducted. If you've had a twinge every...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
03-25-2006, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 17,491
Welcome Anna,
I'm so sorry for your pain and...
Welcome Anna,
I'm so sorry for your pain and having once had 3 8 month olds, I can't imagine how your coping. Aside for the valuable information you'll find here on this forum, you'll also find...
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Forum: The Big File
03-25-2006, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 12,681
Try mattress.com. I got free shipping and a...
Try mattress.com. I got free shipping and a discount price (don't recall sales tax). Call on the phone and lowball them 'what you remember your friend telling you what they got it for... and so...
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Forum: The Big File
03-22-2006, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,412
Mariaa,
Asking you to forfeit all future...
Mariaa,
Asking you to forfeit all future medical benefits if you don't go along with 'their' recommendations when you're in pain, is clearly blackmail, coercion and intimidation. You would be...
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Forum: The Big File
03-18-2006, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,412
Mariaa,
Before my 3 level, Dr. B, Dr. Regan...
Mariaa,
Before my 3 level, Dr. B, Dr. Regan and Dr. Delamarter all agreed that S1/L5 was too narrow for an adr.
Dr. B ultimately did the adr instead of a fusion and I had and still have...
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Forum: The Big File
03-18-2006, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 155
Views: 157,630
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Forum: The Big File
03-15-2006, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,436
tmont,
My experience in Bogen and Straubing...
tmont,
My experience in Bogen and Straubing with Dr. B and his staff couldn't have been better. Never once did anyone tell me that they were the 'doctor' despite my refusal for a blood...
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Forum: The Big File
03-13-2006, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,766
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Forum: The Big File
03-11-2006, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 31,621
Apache,
Please let me add my welcome to this...
Apache,
Please let me add my welcome to this forum.
In my adr research, I discovered that fusion can be the cause for future degeneration of adjacent discs which bear the burden of the fused...
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