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hello everyone. it's great to find a site like this one. well i'll start off by saying that i've had some back problems for some time, but then two years ago i was in a car accident and now l4 l5 and l5 s1 are trashed. i went to dr.delamarter and he said i needed prodisc adr, but the bad thing is that at the time of the accident i had kaiser which i couldn't afford shortly after the accident and now i have no insurance. i was hoping to find a ppo that would cover the surgery but don't know which companies cover it here in cali, if any since all of my mri's are going to be dated before my coverage would start. please help me with suggestions on an insurance provider, or am i screwed? thank you all very much
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auto accident 2 years ago herneated disc L4-L5 herneated disc L5-S1 anular tear L5-S1 DDD L5-S1 4 medrol dose packs 3 epidurals darvocet, vicoden and tylenol4 |
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Ray,
Both Depuy Spine (Charite') and Synthes (ProDisc) can offer you support with your insurance struggles. Call me if you need help! We've all been there....
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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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I am in a similar position. We are now in the second month of "cobra" Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO California. I am on the 3rd Dr. who says disc replacement. Dr. Williams's office submitted to insurance with out a letter from him and we are now in the process of appeal. I am waiting for a copy of his letter so that we can be in sync. I asked him how many Prodisc surgeries he has done and he told me 15. I am feeling like I want someone with more experience. If his office gets me lost in the suffle again I am thinking of going elwhere any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks, Abbe
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Water ski accident 86' Chiropractic& PT Pain meds Discectomy Laminectomy L5 S1 Partially sacralized 97' epidural injections L3 L4 ruptured and torn L4 L5 Almost no disk height left along with osteophytes Left leg pain and tingling going down back of leg into heel & foot 3 appeals with BCBS no success Lost insurance. Kaiser Permanente L3-L4, L4-L5 Prodisc 9/18/09 C5-6 & C6-7 ruptured and looking at hybrid surgery fusion & Prestige ADR |
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