I spoke with anthem bcbs today about pre-cert for my surgery and they of course didn't approve my two level disc replacement. But my surgeon is set to talk to the anthem doctor to do a peer review and explain to them why the procedure isnt experimental and why it is the best option for me. The nurse that i spoke with today is handing my case at anthem and was very nice and explaied everything well. She will be calling me as soon as a decision is made after the peer review. My doctor is supposed to talk with anthem on Wednesday 18th or Friday 20th. My surgery is on tuesday 24th. I am staying positive in hopes for approval
; I have faith in my doctor talking to anthem. But i am preperaed for whatever the outcome is. Either way I will be under the knife on the 24th. Feels like an eternity waiting for this surgery.
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C5-C6 decompression/fusion on December, 6th,2017. C5-C6,C6-C7 mobi-c disc ADR on October 16, 2015 by Dr.Charles II. L4-L5-S1 fusion September 2013 by Dr. Charles Edwards II.
Injured back in 2002 training in the Navy Seabees.L4-L5-S1 vertebrate were showing calcification from rubbing against each other with retrolesthesis before I submitted to the fusion surgery in 2013. My neck got bad in January 2015. Moderate & severe degeneration c5-c7 w/spinal cord indentation and nerve root compression.