I guess I consider myself lucky....
My Neurosurgeon not only went into great detail about my surgical options (Charite vs. Fusion), he pulled out models of the spine with the hardware for both procedures, then did it all again when my wife had questions. Then formed a plan "a" and "b" with me in case I was rejected by Insurance for ADR.(which I was)
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John
Greensboro, NC
DDD L5-S1
Lost all ADR Appeals w/ UHC PLIF Fusion L5-S1 on 5/17/05.
Pars Defect L3-L4
DDD L3-L4 L4-L5
3 LVL Fusion Scheduled 4/08
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