Kate,
Thank you for the info on Dr Vikas Patel. I'm having some cervical symptoms at the moment. I need to get an MRI to see what's going on. I may be jumping the gun, but if the results indicate herniated disc at C5/C6 or C6/C7 I might reach out to Dr. Patel. He participates in my insurance plan. I already have 2 levels of fusion in my neck C3/C5 and would only consider ADR in that region (assuming conservative treatment or a minor procedure doesn't help) if major surgery is warranted. I'm glad you're doing well and can resume normal activity after 12 weeks.
Gene
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Car Accident 2002 - Small Herniated Disc C3/C4
1998 Larger Herniation and Cervical Fusion C3/C4
2005 Herniation C4/C5 - 40 epidural steroid injections from Oct 2005, - Oct, 2007
2008 - Foraminotomy at C6/C7 on left side
Feb, 2010 - Cervical Fusion C4/C5
Dec, 2010 - Lumbar Fusion L3/L5
2013 - Bulge on C5/C6; herniation C6/C7 right side
Mar 26, 2013 - Foraminotomy at C6/C7 on right side
May 5, 2015 - ADR with Dr Blumenthal of TBI for C5/C6 using Mobi-C
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