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Originally Posted by Grover771
I spoke to someone on another board that had a 3 level ADR at L3 thru L5, here in the states! He had it in 2009 from a Dr. In CT. He said he's doing great, and that, maybe because it was Workmans Comp, that the surgery was paid for entirely. I looked at the ProDisc website and found a trained Dr. here in Fl.
I looked at his vitae and it looks like he's familiar with the Dr. In CT and seems to promote his philosophy of "each patient is unique." I'm really excited to see him on Monday. I'd contacted an Orthopedic here in Tampa, (which is opinion#3) and sent them my MRI and Discogram reports. they called today to tell me that he looked at my reports and said I wasn't surgery material and to just have PT and pain management. Why does everyone want you to just get addicted to narcotics? I just don't understand. I've come to really believe that my pain is caused by the Grade 5 tears and that the fluid us leaking out excessively and agitating the nerves. It doesn't feel like bone pain. I'm hoping (and praying hard) that the doc on Monday will tell me I'm a candidate for ADR and be this over with.
Thanks Lillyth, for checking on me.  |
Sounds like that doc and one of the ones I saw should go to lunch together 
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*9/10: Unstable pelvis & SI joint, sore IT band. Chiro care, I would shift out hours to days after adjust
*12/10: PT & chiro
*4/11 to 11/11: 5 sessions prolo and 3 prolo w/ PRP
*12/28/11 ESI L L4/L5 - 1/13/12 ESI R L4/L5 - 1/24/12 L SI joint capsule - 3/8/12 TPI - 3/23/12 L L5/S1 - 4/11/12 ESI caudal - 5/23/12 TPI - 7/10/12 Facet inj L3/L4, L4/L5, L5/S1
*9/12/12: 30 - DRX9000
*12/21/12 schedule. for L4/L5 fusion-CANCELLED 1/7/13
*7/16/2013: 3 level M6(S1-L3) w/ Dr. Bierstedt
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