Hey Doug, I'm new here and I just read your message from March 7th. Congratulations on your surgery. I hope all is still going well. I am researching the ADR (Prodisc & Maverick). I herniated L4, L5 a year ago August. Since then I have had two discectomies and now needd a fusion. I about can't stand the pain, but the thought of having another fusion(I hd L5, S1 fused ten years ago) scares the crap out of me. My surgeon does not do ADRs. You mentioned that you first saw Dr. Garcia who is somewhere here in Florida, then to Dr. Yue, and finally Dr. Bertagnoli in Germany. Could you give me a bit more information? However, I am a work comp patient, so I don't know if I have the same possibilities as you did. Hope all is still going well.
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*1998 - Two discectomies and a fusion at L5,S1 (MRI, mylogram & epidural injection through coccyx bone) and surgery to repair spinal fluid leak
*2005 Discectomy at L4-5 (MRI, epidural shots, PT)
*2006 Discectomy at L4-5 (MRI, mylogram, & PT)
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