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poonav,
Welcome to the site. There is a ton of information on here and it can be very confusing. You first have to decide what you are willing to live with then find out what option is best for you. There are other procedures that can help you in the short run but will probably just delay the inevitable. The ultimate, at least here in the states that they still teach is fusion which has something like 60-65% chance of sucess initially but could lead to further disc deterioration or ADR which so far in the short run has a much better success rate and is thought to prevent further adjacent disc problems. So, what is your tolerance to risk? For me and others on here, fusion was not the answer and we went with ADR. Talk to people and read and research. Ask your doctors tough questions.
Good luck
Mark
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L4-5 discectomy 1996
L3-4 discectomy 2007
Maverick L3-4, L4-5 January 08 Stenum
Multiple facet blocks and epidurals
L5-S1 annular tear 8-08 lased with ELD
October 08 back to work
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