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Old 07-27-2010, 09:51 PM
sahuaro sahuaro is offline
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How wonderful that you have an alternative!

I assume Health Net would have paid for fusion--which would have been 2-level and probably more expensive both for surgery and hospital stay. However, fortunately, I was able to pay out-of-pocket for ADR and I am very pleased with the outcome!
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2001 MVA; C5-C6 disk extruded
ongoing physical therapy, exercise and massage
ESI's, oral prednisone, trigger point injections
foraminal and central stenosis C5/C6 and c6/C7
2007 EMG/nerve conduction shows pattern of chronic radiculopathy
January, 2008: Prestige ST Artificial Disk Replacement, C5/6
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