[Axeman]

Hi all,

New to the board here, I'm glad I found this forum. I received the Charite disc as part of the clinical trial in Feb 2003 at Cedars Sinai Hospital in L.A. with Dr John Regan (L5/S1). Since then not only my pain has not gone away but I'm slowly getting worse. I live with excruciating pain 24/7 and after reading that there are more and more problems with these types of devices, I'm very scared that I could die or become paralyzed. I realize now that I should have gone with a spinal fusion instead but I know it's too late. My question is: can anyone tell me if there have been cases of Charite (or other types of replacement discs) that were removed successfully? I'm looking for the best possible expert doctor in this field to get help and I'm willing to go anywhere in the world. I would really appreciate any help or if someone can point me in the right direction.

Thanks and good luck everyone.