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#21
07-07-2016, 12:21 PM
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Dr. Biersedt does the tops procedure. A poster on this board had it done a number of years ago in connection with a hybrid. Last I heard, he was wind surfing! Given my lumbar spondy I asked Dr Clavel. He doesn't favor TOPS or coflex in the US. Ididn't geet into the why of it, since I want to enjoy mynew neck before worrying about more.
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07-07-2016, 12:36 PM
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Dr Clavel said he quit using the Coflex many years ago because it creates kyphosis. Dr. Pettine recommended it for my L3/L4 so, I asked him about it.
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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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07-07-2016, 05:40 PM
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Just my opinion
I have been researching for 3 years n in my opinion the more surgerys you have before ADR the less chances of a 100 percent successful adventure. Again just my observations and also the less you weigh n no smoking! In prep for ADR (yes I'm bragging) since Christmas I have lost 80 pounds n getting ready to quit smoking. Dr James j Yue at Yale told me 25-35 BMI with 25 being optimal n stop smoking at least 60 days prior to surgery.
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12/22/04 blew L4-5 and L5-S1 out lifting wrong 4/1/05 back to work thanks to Oxy 11/11/13 hurt back lifting again 6/6/15 last of many MRI L4-5 medium paracentral bulge with juice leaking and mid to left bulge on L5-S1 No invasive procedures except steroid shots that did nothing n hurt wicked bad 9/24/2016 Adr surgery Bertagnoli>1 year doing great
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