[JEVE19]

Sad thing to remind you but remember that American doctor's are a business.
They make the most monies on surgery.
The fact that you are on a forum reading tells you to look out for your own
best interests.
Read through the surgical outcomes forum.
I had lumbar surgery and I'm doing great and have my life back.
You have to decide what is best for you, can you afford to pay for your own surgery if ADR is the right choice, will your doctor here in the US still support you if you go over seas and have surgery? You might need to find a new doctor who supports what you feel is best for you vs what they feel is right for you. Last thing they want is money to go over seas.
The US can't do a multi level ADR. If I were you, I would wonder if you only needed one ADR, would his opinion be the same?

In my case, I only needed a one level.
My doctor who in the beginning was anti fusion, wanted to do ADR on me.
When insurance denied it, he then told me that fusion was the way to go?
Gave me a cash price of $54,000 and that was a few years back!
In my case, it was less expensive to go overseas and get an M6, a better more experienced ADR doctor and still save money.

All of which wouldn't have happened if I hadn't joined this forum and read for myself.
Good luck with your decision.