Danielle,
What a terrible story! I have read many posts from patients that have used Dr Delamarter, but I have never read an unkind word of him. I believe that you will be in the hands of one who is among the best of the best.
You have had discectomies at L3/4 and L4/5? As your doctor believes that you are a candidate for a triple lumbar ADR, they obviously didn't do an interbody fusion. Did they remove only the nucleus? Or only the part of the annulus that was bulging?
If Dr Delamarter does not contra-indicated you for multilevel ADR, I would encourage you to consider that procedure. I have read that it tends to be an easier recovery than a multilevel fusion.
Good luck, Jeff
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C4/5 - ACDF in 2000
C5/6 - ACDF in 2002
C3/4 & C6/7 - M6 ADR, Nov 2009, Barcelona
Conceded defeat to a manifestly disingenuous BCBS-TX in my quest for reimbursement, Jan 2011
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