reqmt, I'm sorry to hear about the pain you're having. Do you have multiple opinions about the hybrid approach? Regardless of your answer, I would recommend consulting some of the doctors that Henry suggested, especially Dr Zigler and Dr. Blumenthal at TBI. You have a chance of insurance coverage with them. However, if you decide to go to Europe, you can get extensive tax deductions, which I can attest to as a C.P.A.
Since this is a board that is for ADR, I don't want to push fusion. However, I will mention that I had 2 levels of fusion in my lumbar spine at L3-L5. It was done in a minimally-invasive way, so I felt better immediately upon waking up from the surgery. I just had to take it easy for 12 weeks to let everything heal. My surgery in the lumbar spine was 4 years ago (Dec, 2010) and I've been fine ever since. Most of my issues have been in the neck.
Good luck whichever way you decide to go!!
Gene
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Car Accident 2002 - Small Herniated Disc C3/C4
1998 Larger Herniation and Cervical Fusion C3/C4
2005 Herniation C4/C5 - 40 epidural steroid injections from Oct 2005, - Oct, 2007
2008 - Foraminotomy at C6/C7 on left side
Feb, 2010 - Cervical Fusion C4/C5
Dec, 2010 - Lumbar Fusion L3/L5
2013 - Bulge on C5/C6; herniation C6/C7 right side
Mar 26, 2013 - Foraminotomy at C6/C7 on right side
May 5, 2015 - ADR with Dr Blumenthal of TBI for C5/C6 using Mobi-C
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