CG (Christina)
It is the best way to go. I would send my diagnostics to the European surgical sites along with a few US surgeons as well. Maybe someone else could possibly explain it better, but I don't see how fusion would solve your problem, and ADR would not. We sound so much alike, but I will tell you....My C5/6 was my first fusion. I sincerely believe that it played a significant factor in my DDD and ultimately my recent surgery. I lost 5 years of life waiting for something better than fusion. This is why I feel it is important to let everyone know that there are other options.
I hope you receive a more thoughtful acknowledgment of your symptoms and a more thorough evaluation.
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2006 C 5/6 discectomy and fusion
2008 Automobile Accident
C3/4 leftward bulging of intervertebral disc mild narrowing of left lateral recess
C4/5 central and rightward bulging of disc and osteophyte causing mild right neural foramen stenosis narrowing and right lateral recess narrowing
C6/7 Central disc bulging and osteophyte and hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum canal stenosis and narrowing of bilateral neural foramina
Sept 9, 2013 Scheduled with Dr. Bierstedt C4/5 & C6/7 M6
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