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05-19-2005, 12:16 AM
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I am so grateful to have discovered this forum and have already learned much. My situation is that I suffered a C5/C6 extrusion in a car accident in 2001; the first neurosurgeon I saw did not want to operate at the time; I recently saw another neurosurgeon who at first offered the option of waiting for approval of the artifical cervical disk but then changed his mind and wanted to immediately schedule a fusion and foraminotomy. My preference is to go with the artificial disk--but I am at a loss as to how to proceed in making contact with surgeons involved with these devices. I am SO impressed in reading the forum with the amount of research and consultations you have all done! How did you proceed in contacting the surgeons? It is also clear that Mark is a wonderful resource in this regard. Any advice you can provide me in how to begin the process would be greatly appreciated.
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2001 MVA; C5-C6 disk extruded ongoing physical therapy, exercise and massage ESI's, oral prednisone, trigger point injections foraminal and central stenosis C5/C6 and c6/C7 2007 EMG/nerve conduction shows pattern of chronic radiculopathy January, 2008: Prestige ST Artificial Disk Replacement, C5/6 
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05-19-2005, 09:38 AM
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03/09/26 - Ruptured L5-S1. Years of pain, discectomy, research into anatomy, hardware, clinical trials, facilities, surgeons, techniques, insurance. Attempts at ProDisc, Activ-L trials. Now, low bone density. D'oh!!! At 61 years, no longer qualifying for trials due to my age (chronological, not physical or mental). 2009 - Working on improving bone density or getting rich so I can go to Germany, where medicine and insurance have gone beyond the Stone Age.
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05-19-2005, 08:09 PM
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Sahuaro, there seems to be really great success with one level adr's. There are quite a few centers around the country that are now performing cervical adr's. I had 3 level prodisc surgery 12-04 with Dr. Delamarter in L.A. There are very few doctors who perform 3 levels, but there are a lot more who do one levels. If you have any questions I'd be happy to help.
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3 level prodisc C4-5,C5-6,C6-7 12-04
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05-19-2005, 08:14 PM
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sahuaro, welcome! I hope we can help...happy to chat some time too...
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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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05-20-2005, 01:37 AM
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Thank you for your replies and welcomes. I am sure I will have many more questions and will be happy to share my experiences as I proceed.
I do have a question stemming from looking at the FAQ: I was surprised to see a thread on Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. I have just been diagnosed with TOS as well but thought that was related to my having had both rotator cuffs surgically repaired (also stemming from the accident). Is there a connection between herniated cervical disks and TOS?
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2001 MVA; C5-C6 disk extruded ongoing physical therapy, exercise and massage ESI's, oral prednisone, trigger point injections foraminal and central stenosis C5/C6 and c6/C7 2007 EMG/nerve conduction shows pattern of chronic radiculopathy January, 2008: Prestige ST Artificial Disk Replacement, C5/6
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05-21-2005, 09:59 AM
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sahuaro, that's a good question. I've spent about 100 hours researching this...I was planning on making a separate post...stay tuned.
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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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