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08-04-2006, 10:06 AM
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Dina,
thanks for returning to post what you did above. I'm guessing that Eddie was just hoping you'd return to give the answers to the questions he was asking, not meaning to imply that you post and run like eat and run or rather with a negative connotation. I'm a long term WC case, what the industry calls a "lifer" but since my case is so old and WC wants to close my case out/settle, they are forcing the issue and my old law firm says it's not worth retaining them for assistance as with new CA. laws and the age of my case (time between original injury and now and surgery being requested) it would be difficult to prove the relation in terms of DDD being natural progression or actually related to past 2 surgeries I've had. They advised me to take what I'm going to offered, they won't make any money from cases such as mine so they aren't even taking the very old ones. Oh well, talk about depressing! I'm just hoping to get a decent amount that allows me to take care of at least some of my needs.. Good luck to you and others awaiting Prodisc approval here~ I'm hoping it's anytime now... 
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08-04-2006, 11:22 AM
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If all you were referring to is the damn "approvable letter" that supposedly came from the FDA in Jan!!!!! That is old news. Unless you mean they just received the approvable letter because it took 6 mons for the US postal service to deliever the stupid "approvalable letter" to Synthes. We've heard for months that Prodisc has been approved pending inspections, blah blah blah.
Like I said before, until it's finally approved for actual use...the rumors are meaningless.
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Injured 9/01 Annular tears L4/5 & L5/S1 denied adr by insurance for 2 level charite as well as hybrid fusion at L5/S1 with Charite at L4/5. New ins paid for 2 level lumbar prodisc surgery on 4/7/08 (at age 39) with Dr. Westerlund, at Core Orthop
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#83
08-04-2006, 11:28 AM
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Thanks a whole bunch! Please don't take anything I said in a bad way Dina since it was tongue in cheek. We need all the info we can get around here.
You have absolutely answered my questions! LBP: I thought the same thing, but this is not old news, I looked at some of Dina's older posts in this thread and she did say her doctor told her something back in June that happened a few weeks before. I thought the Dr. could have mixed up Jan/June, June/Jan but apparently something happened in June that I missed because I'm all over the net surfing on a Prodisc. Keep that info comin folks! Good Job!!!
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12/16/03 Work Accident Herniation and DDD at L4-L5 4/1/05 Discectomy Epidurals and facet injections 5/15/06 Discogram confirmed L4-L5 DDD also an asymptomatic L5-S1 tear 10/24/06 L4-L5 Prodisc surgery with Dr. Goldstein CAT scans & X-Rays show ossification Trigger Point Injections, Medial Branch Blocks, Acupuncture, Weekly Deep Tissue Massage 10/27/08 Discogram (positive L5-S1 tear)  11/25/08 L5-S1 fusion with Dr. Goldstein FAILED BACK SYNDROME Liberty Mutual WC
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08-04-2006, 11:43 AM
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Oh By the by....
I did more for my workers comp case than my attorney did. When I was fighting to get my surgery done far far away from NJ (in New York), it was the pressure that I put on my company's medical director that got me a good ADR surgeon. I hope my lawyer does more for me down the road but so far it's been me, armed with ammunition from this board, doing ALL the legwork. I feel a good relationship with your company's medical director could be more important than your lawyer.
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12/16/03 Work Accident Herniation and DDD at L4-L5 4/1/05 Discectomy Epidurals and facet injections 5/15/06 Discogram confirmed L4-L5 DDD also an asymptomatic L5-S1 tear 10/24/06 L4-L5 Prodisc surgery with Dr. Goldstein CAT scans & X-Rays show ossification Trigger Point Injections, Medial Branch Blocks, Acupuncture, Weekly Deep Tissue Massage 10/27/08 Discogram (positive L5-S1 tear) 11/25/08 L5-S1 fusion with Dr. Goldstein FAILED BACK SYNDROME Liberty Mutual WC
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08-04-2006, 12:55 PM
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Ok well, I'm back and read your posts. Maria, how old is your work comp case?
LBP, you need to let out your anger elsewhere. And for as long as I have waited for this Prodisc, dont you think I would be on top of it? Duh. Eddie, you are welcome, and thanks for letting LBP know whats up. I know what you mean by fighting for whats right for you. With or without an attorney. And thats why I say, hang in there.
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Dina Injured 8-24-2000 DDD L5-S1 DDD C-4,5-5,6 Epidural steroid injections lumbar & cervical x-rays, mri's, etc. waiting for Prodisc for L5-S1, and Prodisc C for two levels on C-4,5-5,6
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#86
08-04-2006, 02:03 PM
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Trust me Dina, I know what's up. I am sick of hearing over and over again "new news" about the approvable letter that's been discussed since January. Your own explanation of
your prior post states that on June 6th ProDisc received an approvable letter. But we've heard that they supposedly got that letter back in January...hence my snippy comment about a slow US mail service. If the FDA and ProDisc have been misleading us for the past 7 mos and ProDisc didn't actully get the approvable letter til last month and not 7 mos ago...then that really sucks and sets the time line back even further. If you meant something else, please clarify.
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Injured 9/01 Annular tears L4/5 & L5/S1 denied adr by insurance for 2 level charite as well as hybrid fusion at L5/S1 with Charite at L4/5. New ins paid for 2 level lumbar prodisc surgery on 4/7/08 (at age 39) with Dr. Westerlund, at Core Orthop
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08-04-2006, 03:35 PM
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LBP:
Read b/w the lines of this January "approval": http://www.synthes.com/html/January_..._S.6027.0.html Dina, as a newcomer, welcome and thank you for your information that I hope truly pans out. Allan
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Severe, extensive DDD, considered inoperable by Dr. Regan, Lauressen, & some guy at UCLA. Severe foraminal stenosis (guess they can't operate!) and some spinal cord compression that Lauryssen would fix if gets outta hand.
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08-04-2006, 05:28 PM
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Ans, thank you.
LBP, we are all tired of waiting, but being so angry at everyone doesnt help. Unfortunately we can only do so much, and certain things we have no control of.
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Dina Injured 8-24-2000 DDD L5-S1 DDD C-4,5-5,6 Epidural steroid injections lumbar & cervical x-rays, mri's, etc. waiting for Prodisc for L5-S1, and Prodisc C for two levels on C-4,5-5,6
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#89
08-04-2006, 06:00 PM
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Where are the priorities?
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12/16/03 Work Accident Herniation and DDD at L4-L5 4/1/05 Discectomy Epidurals and facet injections 5/15/06 Discogram confirmed L4-L5 DDD also an asymptomatic L5-S1 tear 10/24/06 L4-L5 Prodisc surgery with Dr. Goldstein CAT scans & X-Rays show ossification Trigger Point Injections, Medial Branch Blocks, Acupuncture, Weekly Deep Tissue Massage 10/27/08 Discogram (positive L5-S1 tear) 11/25/08 L5-S1 fusion with Dr. Goldstein FAILED BACK SYNDROME Liberty Mutual WC
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08-04-2006, 06:24 PM
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you are so right. so no need to get any angrier than we already are. we must wait a little while longer.
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Dina Injured 8-24-2000 DDD L5-S1 DDD C-4,5-5,6 Epidural steroid injections lumbar & cervical x-rays, mri's, etc. waiting for Prodisc for L5-S1, and Prodisc C for two levels on C-4,5-5,6
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