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bkw,

Condolences on both conditions, and welcome.

I don't know the answer to your question, and like Jim said, that none of us have heard of Dr Chapman's contraindication doesn't mean that he's wrong.

I've seen a few patients proceed with ADR against a contraindication; with about half having very bad outcomes. I only say that to encourage you in your current endeavor of being very very sure before proceeding against that contraindication.

Another thought... Will your MS doctors continue to treat you after going against their advice? Many US spine doctors will not continue to see a patient that has gone to Europe for spine surgery.

There is a young woman that posts on this site under the handle of tumblebug that discovered that she had MS the first year after her cervical ADR. She has not kept us updated on her progress. If you PM'd her she might have some useful information for you.

Good luck, Jeff