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Forum: New Member Introductions 12-04-2023, 12:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,560
Posted By annapurna
The main argument about ADR resolving or not...

The main argument about ADR resolving or not resolving facet pain was lumbar but the results and logic there should apply to cervical. Basically, the improvement in disk motion going from a...
Forum: The Naturopathic Corner 04-02-2023, 10:42 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 9,236
Posted By annapurna
To add a bit to Rich's post: Source your...

To add a bit to Rich's post:

Source your turmeric very carefully. Some of the traditional sources have their turmeric growing in soil where arsenic salts have been concentrated due to long-term...
Forum: New Member Introductions 03-17-2023, 08:10 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,210
Posted By annapurna
This is the right forum but I'm seeing recent,...

This is the right forum but I'm seeing recent, within the last couple of years, threads as well as older ones. You might want PM Harrison AKA Rich if you're not seeing everything
Forum: New Member Introductions 01-29-2023, 12:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,996
Posted By annapurna
I'm going to dodge the question of who to talk...

I'm going to dodge the question of who to talk with to get your surgery but, instead, think more about what you need to do. I'd be more critical of getting an ADR at L5S1 if your facets are already...
Forum: International Assistance 01-15-2023, 08:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,397
Posted By annapurna
On one hand, our information is probably 15 years...

On one hand, our information is probably 15 years out of date. On the other hand, back then, we cut the liaison out, signed up for Skype (best deal back then), and called ProSpine directly to...
Forum: New Member Introductions 12-14-2022, 07:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,447
Posted By annapurna
One option would be to pursue a hybrid: fusion at...

One option would be to pursue a hybrid: fusion at whatever level had the laminectomy coupled with ADRs beside it, if possible. I've only seen that offered in one long surgery in Europe but it might...
Forum: New Member Introductions 12-12-2022, 07:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,447
Posted By annapurna
I'll offer what I can - You're correct. These...

I'll offer what I can - You're correct. These surgeries don't offer any warranties. For a while there was a debate about foreign surgeons and the inability to sue them for malpractice. Laura and I...
Forum: International Assistance 12-11-2022, 04:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,099
Posted By annapurna
Sorry, I realized who you were after I posted...

Sorry, I realized who you were after I posted yesterday. I know we briefly talked about Caring Medical as a treatment option; as it happened we returned home from both getting treated Saturday...
Forum: International Assistance 12-10-2022, 01:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,099
Posted By annapurna
We know some of the stories, at least, are real. ...

We know some of the stories, at least, are real. Laura had one cervical ADR put in by Bertagnoli only to have another level degenerate and require a second ADE surgery by him. The scarring from the...
Forum: International Assistance 12-04-2022, 07:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,099
Posted By annapurna
If you can find someone who can speak German,...

If you can find someone who can speak German, even if you end up having to set up a three-way call on Skype, things will go better. I don't know if you have a college with German language studies...
Forum: International Assistance 12-02-2022, 08:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,099
Posted By annapurna
It's been quite a few years since we contacted...

It's been quite a few years since we contacted Bertagnoli's office and, back then, the local rep was optional. Which was fortunate, as we weren't impressed with him.

On the other hand, we did...
Forum: New Member Introductions 10-02-2022, 06:52 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 48,680
Posted By annapurna
PRP or stems cells wouldn't regenerate a ligament...

PRP or stems cells wouldn't regenerate a ligament that was removed. If it remained but was damaged, scarred, partially excised, etc. those could help but they will not grow a new ligament to replace...
Forum: New Member Introductions 09-22-2022, 05:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,048
Posted By annapurna
For clarity: are you asking about a fusion...

For clarity: are you asking about a fusion revision, revision to another, typically ADR? Or are you asking about a fusion reversal, which I'm assuming would be taking out fusion hardware but I'm not...
Forum: The Cutting Edge 08-10-2022, 09:30 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,431
Posted By annapurna
I don't know of anyone performing...

I don't know of anyone performing fluoroscopic-guided regenerative injections into facets and the guidance is what it'd take to accurately inject inside the facet join capsule. That said, there's...
Forum: The Cutting Edge 07-19-2022, 05:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,431
Posted By annapurna
Neither Laura nor I have had it but you might...

Neither Laura nor I have had it but you might also check into a trial that was going on in Austin and Grand Cayman, started out of Grand Cayman, for a device that incorporated both ADR and facet...
Forum: New Member Introductions 07-09-2022, 11:07 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 15,682
Posted By annapurna
I think Cheryl0331 is the person who was revised...

I think Cheryl0331 is the person who was revised by Dr. Schmitz, https://www.adrsupport.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14123.

There's a clinic in Austin participating in a trial for the combined...
Forum: International Assistance 06-29-2022, 03:09 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,354
Posted By annapurna
Doing a revision isn't the same thing as putting...

Doing a revision isn't the same thing as putting the device in an untouched spine. I'd ask specifically about how many revisions they've done. Scarring from the first procedure will make...
Forum: New Member Introductions 06-29-2022, 08:59 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 15,682
Posted By annapurna
Bertagnoli may use a ligament sparing technique...

Bertagnoli may use a ligament sparing technique but you still need to remove some of them to access the spinal disks. Depending on the approach used for your fusion, that may be moot because the...
Forum: New Member Introductions 06-28-2022, 08:29 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 15,682
Posted By annapurna
Before you consider revising fusions to ADR, I'd...

Before you consider revising fusions to ADR, I'd still (following up on part of my PM to you) recommend some kind of digital motion x-ray to assess your current cervical instability. ADRs are...
Forum: New Member Introductions 05-07-2022, 08:38 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 48,680
Posted By annapurna
Consider increasing your dosage of Vitamin C. ...

Consider increasing your dosage of Vitamin C. Too much and you'll end up with some GI distress but it is water soluble and should therefore not build up beyond what your system can handle. Laura...
Forum: New Member Introductions 05-05-2022, 09:03 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 48,680
Posted By annapurna
It's great news that things went well and you got...

It's great news that things went well and you got the revision to ADR you wanted. With the mix of drugs you're currently on, I'd be careful about adding Celebrex to it, especially on your own. ...
Forum: New Member Introductions 04-25-2022, 09:02 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 48,680
Posted By annapurna
If you do go forward with the operation, I'd...

If you do go forward with the operation, I'd strongly suggest a very careful rehab plan. Any muscle attached or working through the fused level that's being revised to an ADR will have spent a year...
Forum: New Member Introductions 04-22-2022, 09:24 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 48,680
Posted By annapurna
Osteolysis was a hotly debated and much-monitored...

Osteolysis was a hotly debated and much-monitored topic when the Charite and Prodisc were the only disks available. Basically, the theory that says it should be happening with ADRs but the practical...
Forum: New Member Introductions 04-14-2022, 09:36 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 48,680
Posted By annapurna
Yes and no. I ended up with partial tears to a...

Yes and no. I ended up with partial tears to a ligament in back of both hands. Surgery was said to be about 25% successful repair full tears and much less at improving the condition for those with...
Forum: New Member Introductions 04-13-2022, 10:01 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 48,680
Posted By annapurna
To take this to an extreme: if you don't revise...

To take this to an extreme: if you don't revise your fusion to an ADR AND you do, at some future time, end up with adjacent segment damage, you can get those adjacent segments replaced with ADR for a...
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