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Old 12-21-2015, 04:47 PM
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Hi Marzman54,

Sorry to hear these awful news, I was under impression all was fine at the end for you.. I was very close making a choice between B and C, and I chose Clavel at the last moment, God knows why. I am very sorry you have these complications. Is there any chance for a revision? I know they all provide "insurance", where they say that if something was done wrong, they will provide a free revision?
There was no insurance but they did say while at the hospital, if it was medically necessary that they would do a revision but Bierstedt was adamant that it was placed in the best possible location, up until my surgeon here ordered an emergency MRI after taking new exrays ,and at that he would only do a fusion to replace adr at C 4/5. I have sent them all my surgeons emails as to his feelings in this matter and have not had a response or even a message from them about it, not even a how are you doing. Knowing that he did the CT scan the day after surgery ( taking me to another hospital ) when I complained about loss of function in my shoulder and arm and excruciating pain and then proceeded to send me to phy thrpy for a rotator cup injury protocol and then home with the implant in this position, I don't think I want him to work on me again. Maybe Dr. Illerhaus but not him. I have another follow up with my surgeon here on the 7th and we will discuss what he thinks I should do. He said he would gladly talk to him on my behalf if we could get him to call. It is not an easy decision to make whether to risk a 3rd cervical surgery with an implant placed like this.
I have not been able to post the CT of the post op positioning but will try and put it up so you can see the position it is in.
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12 years lumbar / 20 years cervical problems
diagnosed 2010 chronic Lyme disease - 9 months on daily I.V. ceftriaxone - after oral coarses failed.
herniated/bulging cervical discs /3 levels
herniated/bulging/autofusion lumbar discs/ 4 levels
2013- L5-S1 discectomy in Florida / RFD lumbar
2014- C5-6 cervical fusion in NH. PEEK prostetic w/plate
Spinal decompression machine/5 days x 5 months.
Injections/RFD,s/Chiro/acupuncture/Meds/Phys Thrpy/ etc etc etc. To much to list.
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