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I met with Dr. Stark yesterday, thanks to Mark
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02-23-2009, 06:00 PM
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Hoping you hear good news today CL.
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Cathy 46 years old. 12-15 years of intermittent pain, 2 years with constant pain. DDD, L4-5 and L5-S1, pain confirmed by discogram. PT, ESI's, Facet injection and block, Acupuncture - all no help. 2-level (Prodisc-L) ADR surgery with Dr. Bertagnoli, May 26, 2009. Currently taking Opana-ER (tapering off) and oxycodone 
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02-24-2009, 08:20 AM
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Cindylou,
Hope all the news in the coming week (s) is good. I just got an injection in my right SI joint and it is feeling better (I think). The SIJ started hurting me a couple of months ago and I couldn't do my mini bridges anymore. Sorry, about your friend, I have seen way too many people approach their end of life and I am happy to see your friend has hospice. Hang in there and I hope this helps your pain. Runner
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02-24-2009, 01:29 PM
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Well, I never heard from Dr. Stark's office yesterday about whether this SI joint fusion surgery would be covered, and I was in too emotional of a state (see community support post) to call them and hear a possible "no, it's not covered." So, I am holding my breathe on this one. Not sure I want to call today either.
 I so don't want bad news. I tried to look it up online with my benefits, but couldn't find it. Then wondered if maybe it had a different name I wasn't plugging in. They did tell me on Friday they would call me when they knew, so I guess I'm taking the very passive approach on this one. Will let you know when I hear. Please keep praying it's covered.Cindylou
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bicycle accident 6/01: 2 compression fractures @ T12-L1; vertibroplasty; 4/06: right hip labral tear & arthroscopic repair; 4/07: lumbar prodiscs @ 3 levels, L3-6 by Dr. Bertagnoli; 7/02/08: ALIF L6-S1; 7/30/08: reopened to remove bone cement, leaked onto S1 nerve root; 8/08: pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, pleurisy, pleural effusion; ALIF fusion complete; 3/10/09: SI Joint Fusion by Dr. Stark; Jury still out.
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02-24-2009, 05:26 PM
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Cindylou,
You know how insurance companies are with fusion, they just want to fuse, fuse , fuse and fuse some more. Thinking about that, it is probably a good chance it will qualify. Each surgery has those codes that match up with the surgery. Even when Blue Cross denied my ADR, I got a hold of a paper that had the code for the surgery and the "certificiation". So don't worry too much. Keep the faith, Runner
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