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Originally Posted by Chris4377
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Hi Chris,
I read your story and it is very saddening that you did not get enough help from the disc. On the brighter side, at least it did not get much worse I assume? I really hope your recovery will continue and give capability to work. Even part-time standing,laying,fromhome could help?
I agree fully that waiting is not risk-free at all. It is only risk-free for the dr.
The LP-ESP device sounds very technical and thought has definitely gone in developing it. It is surprising that despite all the work on the elastomer discs, the outcome is not amazing.
In your article, only 59% had 25 % ODI improvement in 3 months. It seems that waiting 12 months gives 82% of patients 25 % ODI improvement. Maybe the one year mark may be the point where many start to feel better.