My prospective surgeon list to date
Surgeon List: - Dr. Randall Porter at Barrow Institute; apt. 3/23/15 - US; or change this week to Dr. Francisco Ponce (Mobi-C Training) also at Barrow Institute in Phoenix
- Arizona Brain & Spine (heard nothing back yet)
- Dr. Bierstedt - Germany (ONZ Spine); full package delivered, waiting for response
- Dr. Clavel (Barcelona Spain Institute)
- Dr. Willem Zeegers - Germany
- Dr. Chris Dare - UK (More expensive than Germany or Spain)
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2006: epidural shots did nothing; 2 surgeons recommended 2 level fusion, I declined.
2007 - 2010 4 foraminotomy and cord decompression cervical surgeries and 2 endoscopic discectomy T7-T8 surgeries; total 6 with Dr. Jho (Pittsburgh,PA) My C6/C7 autofused around 2009.
2013 - 2015: epidurals 3 times (again did nothing) and 4 Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) procedures.
2016 more RFAs, hit the 10 year mark of this insanity and pain, 3 level M6-C ADR with Dr. Clavel May 19, 2016
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