Forum: New Member Introductions
09-15-2011, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 26,855
ADR (Freedom) by Kenneth Pettine
Hi there!
I'm sort of the odd-ball on the forum because I'm a 24-year-old woman. I don't have 20 years of history with my back pain (my initial injury was only about 5 years ago). I jumped to ADR...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-22-2011, 02:44 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 22,816
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Forum: Insurance Hell
08-22-2011, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 3,871
TriCare and ADR
Okay, not sure if this has been brought up yet, but my surgeon brought up a good point...
TriCare (the military insurance), all regions, only covers ADR for those who are on active duty; they will...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-22-2011, 02:37 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,215
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-22-2011, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 26,362
Activity post-ADR
In the military, they have you running, jumping, fully-deployable with no physical restrictions after 3-6 months post-op with the ProDisc-L. I can only imagine the second-gen will be similar. Some...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-19-2011, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 26,362
Thank you for correcting my misinformation. ...
Thank you for correcting my misinformation.
The second generation bonded materials have shown promise in holding up over time (I'm only 24 and would dread ever havIng to have it replaced.
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-18-2011, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 26,362
"Never be the same", in my eyes, means:
- I...
"Never be the same", in my eyes, means:
- I won't ever be a power lifter, and will probably never lift anything over 50 pounds again in my life.
- I will always have to be cautious about the...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-13-2011, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 26,362
Hi MRLucky,
I'm relatively new myself! About 3...
Hi MRLucky,
I'm relatively new myself! About 3 weeks post-ADR using the Freedom (which, I believe, is already approved in Europe).
I have friends and family who have had microdiscectomies that...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-12-2011, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 22,816
You are quite right, laid up doc.
It's so...
You are quite right, laid up doc.
It's so easy to think this miracle operation was going to change things over night.
It did change things... and overnight I had new limitations, and it's...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-12-2011, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 20,300
Not a year out, not even a month out, from a...
Not a year out, not even a month out, from a different surgery, but wanted to stop by and say good luck. I am a hiking-biking-mountain-lover from the Rockies, and I understand how frustrating these...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-10-2011, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 22,816
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-10-2011, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 22,816
@Laid up doc:
My mother has this spine that...
@Laid up doc:
My mother has this spine that would inspire horror movies. She had her first fusion at 19 years old... she's 54 now and it's.... a nightmare. She has lots of facet problems (which,...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-10-2011, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 22,816
Grzz660 - I promise, it's not this bad every...
Grzz660 - I promise, it's not this bad every day... the first 2 weeks were actually.... pretty easy. I was also drugged. I guess, thoguh, don't expect a cakewalk. For some ridiculous reason, I...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-10-2011, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 22,816
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-10-2011, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 22,816
New member; post ADR L4-5, Dr. Kenneth Pettine
Greetings,
I'm a new member, so I guess this is the part where I post my history, and where I am now...
I'm a 24-year-old female, married, mother of one hyper 6-year-old son. I'm an Air Force...
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