My WC company is Liberty Mutual. I'm going for a second IME (Independant Medical Exam) in March and two of the three IME doctors were doing Charites. One doctor did 20+ (Vacarro in Phily) and some other guy in NJ who did his first one 2 weeks ago. AT least these guys are up on the technology even though I'm probably not using them. It seems like I may get my disc sometime this year after I jump through these hoops.
Yes I still want my Maverick (unless someone can show me a signifigant difference in distraction levels in the discs)and I am not letting the Ins Co. wear me down.
Time is what hurts the most. The combo of pain/drugs/mental stress is a killer! I need treatment, not evaluations, but these are the steps alot of us have to take.
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12/16/03 Work Accident
Herniation and DDD at L4-L5
4/1/05 Discectomy
Epidurals and facet injections
5/15/06 Discogram confirmed L4-L5 DDD also an asymptomatic L5-S1 tear
10/24/06 L4-L5 Prodisc surgery with Dr. Goldstein
CAT scans & X-Rays show ossification
Trigger Point Injections, Medial Branch Blocks, Acupuncture, Weekly Deep Tissue Massage
10/27/08 Discogram (positive L5-S1 tear) 
11/25/08 L5-S1 fusion with Dr. Goldstein
FAILED BACK SYNDROME
Liberty Mutual WC
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