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Old 10-13-2006, 11:15 AM
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Bone density results:

AP Spine (L1-L4)
0.952 (BMD)
-1.3 (T)
-1.3 (Z)
Osteopenic

Femoral Neck (Left)
0.735
-1.4 (T)
-1.1 (Z)
Osteopenic

Total Hip (Left)
0.936
-0.6 (T)
-0.5 (Z)
Normal

Based on my brief research, those values aren't all that great, but aren't all that bad either (although it looks like the FDA says I should n't have Prodisc implanted, if I read it correctly).

**Hopefully**, those values aren't bad enough to give Dr. B any concerns....

David
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Old 10-13-2006, 11:49 AM
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david
i have been thinking about you. i glad you posted.
well there r not the best but dr b can use cortoss so i dont think those scores should matter as yopu will be seeing dr b. all thou it will be some where arround 4,000 euro more.
have you heard from pro-spine?
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Old 10-13-2006, 11:52 AM
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No, but I just got my MRI films and bone density report back today, and then immediately went to the post office and sent everything to Dr. B's office.

It should arrive there in about 3-5 days.

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Old 10-13-2006, 12:07 PM
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very good global express 3 day service i think it was 22 bucks
chuck
ps did they put on cd for you?
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2004 discogram ouch pos l4 l5
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lost all appeals BCBS 5 months of that
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Old 10-13-2006, 12:32 PM
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Nope.

This particular MRI place doesn't do CDs (for some bizarre reason). I had to send Dr. B the actual films + bone density report.

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Old 10-17-2006, 05:15 AM
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david
are you still out there?
did you recieve a surgery date yet?
they should have recieved your films by now.
please keep us posted.
chuck
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ddd 1990
2003 mri,xrays,shots,emg
2004 discogram ouch pos l4 l5
facet block neg
lost all appeals BCBS 5 months of that
3 surgeons later
surgery with dr. bertagnoli aug 2nd 2006 in Bogen Germany Successfully ProDisc-L L-4 L-5
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Old 10-17-2006, 07:48 AM
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I was just about to start a new thread, to be honest.....

My recent MRI and bone density results are in Germany (should be in their hands by today or tomorrow), and I have received a tentative surgery date of 14-NOV in Straubing.

I certainly wasn't ready for that sort of date!!, so I am scrambling with my parents to see if we can get organized enough to be ready for that date (especially the wire transfer).

Hopefully, I should know by the end of today what we are going to do!

(Deutschland über alles!)

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Old 10-17-2006, 09:44 AM
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please keep us posted i told you if you didnt ask for a round about date they would pick one and it could be 2 weeks or a week.
i hope you can make it
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2003 mri,xrays,shots,emg
2004 discogram ouch pos l4 l5
facet block neg
lost all appeals BCBS 5 months of that
3 surgeons later
surgery with dr. bertagnoli aug 2nd 2006 in Bogen Germany Successfully ProDisc-L L-4 L-5
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Old 10-22-2006, 05:35 PM
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David,
How wonderful! See you will beat me to a surgical date! However,fortunately as you've already read elsewhere maybe WC did auth my surgery and I can have it done wherever (in the US) with whomever I want to~ whenever!

So I'm off to Fla. mid Nov. to visit my 85 y.o.father for TG before having any surgery done, and yes, that's 3 plane seats coming and going to Fla. and even a layover in Indianapolis going and Atlanta returning to LA~

Then I'll make my plans for after Dec~

Congrats on your upcoming surgical date!!! Awesome! (no idea how that translates in German)
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