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Cynlite,

First let me say my thoughts are with you during this trying time....

You mentioned leg and lower body issues I too had pain, numbness and tingling (neuropathy) mostly in my left leg. There were times when I actually drug my right leg, it often would "give out" with out warning sometimes causing me to take a fall. My right arm was numb & tingling or having spasmodic pains which often resulted in me dropping things. Post op my leg was immediately fine, I never have any of the aforementioned problems. My right arm has been a little more challenging due to the damage to the nerves. I still get some (slight - almost hesitate to call it pain) nerve pain, very rarely and usually after intense workouts. My right arm is still slightly weaker than the left (it was the stronger arm pre-accident) but I continue to see improvement in my strength even 2+ years after surgery. Since surgery I have not had one single cervical headache and rarely ever have a headache at all. Pre-surgery I never believed I would feel GOOD again.... It gave my my quality of life back and I feel wonderful. My hopes are you too are successful and pain free soon. Sorry to be so verbose, but I wanted to mention that there is no doubt that my lower extremities were affected by the cervical damage, I saw many doctors and specialists here in the USA & almost all of them told me it was not related. Thankfully I have a GP who referred me to a specialist (after another Dr. misdiagnosed me with MS) who agreed that my arm & leg issues were related to my cervical injuries. You know your body, find a physician here or abroad who listens to you.
Best of luck.
BTW - insurance did pay for my 2 level ADR Surgery done in Barcelona by Dr. Clavel.