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Originally Posted by BB
The FDA has approved a limited number of multi level ADR replacements (in US). I had a 3 level Pro Disc replacement in 06 via Delamarter. The FDA approved the survey under the terms of compassionate surgery (Delamarter wrote a letter to the FDA). Aetna approved and paid for all but $3000.00 of the surgery.
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I'd be happy to find a surgeon who I'd describe as "compassionate" at this point! My insurance provider network is even Aetna too, but they wouldn't budge on approving my surgery. Anyone I've contacted at the FDA has been useless. The only contacts I've found who even "sound" like they have any compassion is Synthes, the ProDisc manufacturer, and that's likely only due to the fact that they stand to make money if I'm granted the surgery.
It simply makes me sick to pay about $100/week for medical insurance and be denied a treatment which a surgeon claims has (or had, as my condition has been worsening) a 90% chance of correcting the issues causing so much daily pain and strife in my life.
