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Old 06-24-2005, 08:04 PM
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Sorry, something weird happened such that a thread was lost...never happened before! But this was the original post, pls respond if you can.

hello everyone .im new to the site and to the computer so please forgive me.my problem is i have significant 2 level disc disease at L4-5 and L5-S1 . my insurance is ca.work comp. and they won't certify a two level because of fda approval .is there a way around this? Dr Regan has said im a go for two level . please help
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Old 06-24-2005, 08:54 PM
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Maybe Dr. Regan or his staff (the PA or MSN) can recommend a good counterpart who accepts workmans comp. There's a lot of people who have stuggled w/workman's comp. and a few know docs who do accept it. Good luck, ans
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Old 06-25-2005, 06:04 AM
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I'm pretty sure Dr. Delamarter has done many workmen's comp cases.
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