GinaMarie1221 and dman777
GinaMarie, I am not at the valley location. I saw Dr. Wagner last month and will see Dr. Hoffstetter this Friday. I believe he will be my surgeon. I am going to the Spine & Joint Center on Roosevelt in Seattle.
dman777, I worked for 3 more years after my surgery in 2007. Dr. Ritter- Lang did all 4 of my ADR. From what I have seen and read recently, I think the newer M6s are pretty good. I have heard there were some problems with the earlier ones (like mine). I assume they have made some improvements to the M6 ADR as they get more data on how they work for the patients.
Dr. Bertagnoli has never liked the M6, Dr. Ritter-Lang thought it was the best cervical disc in 2007. I didn't do anything different when I went back to work, and it was my knees that forced me to retire when I did, not the back or neck. Best of luck with whatever you decide to do.
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retired firefighter 2011
4 ADR in 2007 at Stenum, Germany
M6 @ C4/5 & C5/6
Maverick @ L4/5 & L5/S1
Both M6 are broken, found out April, 2015
Both broken M6 removed, C5 vertebral body removed, front and back fusion of C4 to C6, July 2015
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