Okay, I hate to say the first thing that came to my mind this morning but here you go Colorado Babe. Tell her she only risks a displaced disc or incorrectly sized disc by a surgeon who lacks significant experience. There are a lot of unhappy ADR patients in the U.S. just like unhappy fusion patients. The surgeon I saw at the Barrow Institute gave me flip answer while holding a Pro-Disc C in his hands and said "oh, these are easy to put in but, look how unstable this device is" After reading all the cervical post surgery stories, I know that "easy" and "perfectly sized and placed" mean very different things to the patient's experience. When it's not perfect, it can mean a very bad outcome. I wouldn't risk it. I sure hope she changes her mind and at least gets a second opinion from one of TBI surgeons. At worst, she can ask them if they know the surgeon she wants to use. The ADR world is kind of small here in the U.S. so, they should know each other. Also, it's amazing how quickly one changes their minds when they meet a truly gifted surgeon or doctor!
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2006: epidural shots did nothing; 2 surgeons recommended 2 level fusion, I declined.
2007 - 2010 4 foraminotomy and cord decompression cervical surgeries and 2 endoscopic discectomy T7-T8 surgeries; total 6 with Dr. Jho (Pittsburgh,PA) My C6/C7 autofused around 2009.
2013 - 2015: epidurals 3 times (again did nothing) and 4 Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) procedures.
2016 more RFAs, hit the 10 year mark of this insanity and pain, 3 level M6-C ADR with Dr. Clavel May 19, 2016 
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