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Originally Posted by Suzanne1234
wow. so you guys actually had a fusion changed to an ADR? elorpar you mention you are still in pain. may i ask what kind of pain and where it eminates from? why do you think the ADR did not improve the pain more?
Jack- did the person you know do well with Dr. Schmitz? May I ask why you want only an ESP? I know very little about this so far.
When I had my neck done, I also had L4-L5 fused. It is maybe 19 months since then and the pain is really starting to bother me at the level above the fusion. Wonder if I should try PRP or something. I don't think they inject the disc itself so not sure what they do...
I heard there is a new device going on trial that will replace both disc and facet in lumbar...
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I had c5-c6 fusion reversal to cp-esp, the doctor who made my fusion didn't clean well my bone spurs and my cage was not well placed/chosen.. so I decided to revise and to try adr by the way.
I am still in pain cause my spinal cord and nerves were damaged by my former giant hernia due to an accident, also an adr will not be 100% as a natural disk so you can expect discomfort.
I think I am better with the change though.
ESP and M6 models are the most used elastomeric adr in europe (and axiomed in usa), but recent studies show that M6 causes debris and probably osteolysis in long term.. as well as its design can provoke core failures.
Anyway any decision in this field is very personal, even "specialist" doctors cannot take this kind of decision for you. It really sucks cause sometimes you feel very alone and misguided when you have a problem like this..