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DR. consult
Hello, anybody ever heard of or had any experience with a dr.etemad , i believe his first name is alex. He's in so. Cal. One of his locations is in lakewood ca. He does adr. I am contemplating consulting with him. Thanks
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beaverc,
I know nothing of Dr Etemad. I have seen a couple of posters that underwent ADR surgery with Dr Lauryssen in Beverly Hills. Both raved about how great he was, and as of their last posts, both were having excellent outcomes. Good luck, Jeff
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C4/5 - ACDF in 2000 C5/6 - ACDF in 2002 C3/4 & C6/7 - M6 ADR, Nov 2009, Barcelona Conceded defeat to a manifestly disingenuous BCBS-TX in my quest for reimbursement, Jan 2011 |
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BeaverC, pls add a signature. See the first topic in this forum. Thanks!
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"Harrison" - info (at) adrsupport.org Fell on my ***winter 2003, Canceled fusion April 6 2004 Reborn June 25th, 2004, L5-S1 ADR Charite in Boston Founder & moderator of ADRSupport - 2004 Founder Arthroplasty Patient Foundation a 501(c)(3) - 2006 Creator & producer, Why Am I Still Sick? - 2012 Donate www.arthropatient.org/about/donate |
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My impression is that Dr. Clavel is very good at interpreting images. There are several of us that have posted how he saw things on our images that other surgeons did not see. Dr. Clavel is an ADR neurosurgeon but, neither he nor Dr. Zeegers will do an ADR if they don't think it is appropriate for the situation. (I say this after spending a lot of time talking to both of them personally about ADR.) He best explains his practice regarding ADR in the link below. If he doesn't think you are a good candidate for ADR, I would give that answer some weight because of his experience and very good track record. He didn't think my lumbar spine problem could be fixed with an ADR unfortunately so, that is just the way it is sometimes. http://www.doctorclavel.com/en/cirug...al/#candidatos I have only seen the hybrid 360 degree on Dr. Bertagnoli's site which is experimental at this time IMO. I don't know anything about Dr. Zeegers' dynamic stabilization.
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2006: epidural shots did nothing; 2 surgeons recommended 2 level fusion, I declined. 2007 - 2010 4 foraminotomy and cord decompression cervical surgeries and 2 endoscopic discectomy T7-T8 surgeries; total 6 with Dr. Jho (Pittsburgh,PA) My C6/C7 autofused around 2009. 2013 - 2015: epidurals 3 times (again did nothing) and 4 Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) procedures. 2016 more RFAs, hit the 10 year mark of this insanity and pain, 3 level M6-C ADR with Dr. Clavel May 19, 2016 |
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BeaverC,
PLEASE add a signature. Also, if you have a question about something, pls start a new topic instead of posting a question on another's topic. Thanks and let me know if you need help: http://www.adrsupport.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11053
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"Harrison" - info (at) adrsupport.org Fell on my ***winter 2003, Canceled fusion April 6 2004 Reborn June 25th, 2004, L5-S1 ADR Charite in Boston Founder & moderator of ADRSupport - 2004 Founder Arthroplasty Patient Foundation a 501(c)(3) - 2006 Creator & producer, Why Am I Still Sick? - 2012 Donate www.arthropatient.org/about/donate |
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