Have you and/or your surgeon considered a hybrid surgery? There seems to be some discussion on whether it's preferable to do a TDR at L5/S1 or fusion (due to lack of normal motion in that segment). You might want to discuss the advisability of this with your surgeon.
Debi
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Deborah
C3-5 fused 2001
Hub: C3/4 fused 2001
Hub: TDR Prodisc L4/5, Fusion L5/S1 on 3/3/2009
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