[hey_look_its_dave]

"Dear Mr. XXXXXX,

Thank you for sending your pain history. Dr. Wagner has reviewed your documents. An artificial disc replacement is not recommended, because of a hemilaminectomy before. The only indication is a fusion."


I don't get it. I had the disc trimmed. To get at it, the surgeon went in from the back. He had to cut some bone to get in of course. There's no other way in. So why do I see everywhere that you can have ADR after having the disc trimmed, but yet I'm ineligible?

Figures. This is devastating news. I'm so upset I can't even tell you.