Carla,
Welcome !!
Glad you found us and we'll be happy to travel down your path of discovery as you move forward towards you goal.
When you say your spine surgeon said you are a perfect candidate for an ADR at L5/S1 can you be more specific? I am assuming (big assumption) that you don't have any facet disease and no pathology above or below the affected disk?
A couple of things you may want to have looked into for an optimal outcome would be bone density DEXA scanning and Vitamin D levels prior to committing to surgery. Making sure your bones can perform well with the new disk replacement is a little but important step.
I look forward to hearing more from you !
Toebin
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Hyperparathyroidism-CURED! Aug08, lets see if I can grow bone now!
DDD for as long as I can remember.
Myofacial Pain Disease
Severe Vitamin D Deficiency
Spinal Fusion C5-C6, C6-C7 - May 2007
Multiple epidurals, L 3/4/5 & S1
L 3,4,5 & S1 herniated/bulging disks-under control for now.
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