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12-15-2006, 07:14 AM
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We were quoted $54,000 for a two level Prodisc surgery in the USA, back in October. We were then quoted $36,000 American Dollars (appox.) for the same in Germany. Cost was not our deciding factor, though.
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Wife of Dean, age 32. Injured 12/05- snow shoveling. Herniated Discs & DDD at L4/5 & L5/S1. -Chiropractic treatment -3 Failed injections -Orthopedic Massage Prodisc Surgery on 2/22/07 Dr. Yue Yale New Haven Hospital, CT L4/L5 & L5/S1 Back 
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12-16-2006, 01:32 AM
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The reason for my question is because $30,000 is a much lower figure than I would have thought for a three level. I've read a lot about the cost of around $40-50,000 for a single, maybe a bi-level. I was just caught off guard. Could it be that the cost changes like that of new technology. Give it a year or two and that new t.v. today will be so much cheaper then? I know the procedure had been performed for over 20 years in Europe but two years ago, when I first started checking on this I thought I was seeing much higher figures.
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Chronic lumbar pain since at least 1996 (no major accidents, just pain) Pinched nerve as a result from a Chiro. appointment - Jan. 2002 Lumbar Discetomy - Feb. 2002 Still experience chronic lumber pain but complete numbness on right side is gone t
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12-16-2006, 06:44 AM
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Bionicback,
Not sure who quoted you $110,000 but I just return from the Texas Back Institute and am in the process of scheduling surgery for 1/07 for a one level (l5/s1) replacement for a cost of $37,000. (plus unforseen expenses and travel). Sounds like maybe your talking to a doctor that doesn't do a lot of ADR? I live in Pittsburgh, PA so I went to see a Doctor here first. He said he has done a couple (4) and the cost would be $120,000. Spend the money and travel to TBI. Not sure who your Doctor is but my guess is that he does not have near the experience as Dr. Blumenthal at TBI (1,500 ADR's to date according to him). Good luck and keep searching.. Dave
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David R. Johnson 1996 Disckectomy at L5/S1 12 Months of researching ADR Surgery 2/8/07 at TBI Prodisc L5/S1 with Dr. Zigler Feeling Fantastic !! 2009 L3/L4 Finally Went. 6/2009 l3/l4 clean-up surgery, failed miserably Surgery with Dr. Z again 1/28/2010, L3/4 and L4/5. That will make 3 Prodisc's. Lumbar feels FANTASTIC!!!! 5/5/10, failed fromanotimy on c5/6. 6/9/10 C5/6 Prodisc replace with the man, Dr. Zigler.
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