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Originally Posted by jasonhhh
iu am located in new york all the surgeons i met with told me fusion or my back isnt causing these problems...
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Jason,
I have no first hand knowledge of
Dr Bitan, but know that he is in your neck of the woods (NY, NY), is a renowned ADR surgeon, and that I have never seen an ill word spoken of him.
You've seen multiple surgeons? Did they prescribe fusion because they did not do ADR? Because they contraindicated you for ADR? I have seen a number of patients go to Stenum and Bertagnoli after US surgeons contraindicated ADR. About half ended up very sorry that they went against those contraindications. So if you have been contraindicated for ADR, I would encourage you to be very very sure before going through with ADR anyway.
I've also seen people go into ADR surgery and come out no better than they went in, because as it turned out, that the diseased disc, though degenerated, was not what was causing the problem. There in lies the rub; we have different doctors giving us different diagnoses, none of us have medical degrees, but yet still have to make the decision on what treatment we're going to pursue... There are many tests that can be done to accurately determine what is causing your symptoms. Before proceeding with ADR, or any other surgery, I'd strongly encourage you to determine beyond doubt (if possible) what is the cause of your symptoms.
Good luck, Jeff