My 3 mo X ray - Discs tilted all over the place

[steve55]

Well, I'm not at all offended by any of these opinionated posts. I did my homework prior to going with dr b. I saw way too many success stories to doubt his skills. I had a extremely hard time finding any negative outcomes on dr b. But somehow, I just had to be that rare statistic. I've been telling mark all along that I am leaning heavily with whatever dr Regan recommends. I got a quote of 23k for that surgery in MI with dr b for which I have a &6k deductible and a 70/30 out of network split. Also, dr b is not charging anything for his services. I believe syntheses is somehow reimbursing him something for the revision. Given that my humana reimburses at Medicare rates, it's likely I'll end up paying $15k or more to go this route. Dr Regan's quote has already confirmed $10k out of pocket after doing the preauthorization with my insurance. I guess I'm still leaning heavily with dr Regan. Mark is almost done uploading my images after which he will email dr Regan for me so I can get a phone consultation lined up, then maybe a surgery date.

[trkdoc714]

As stated "this will probably upset some people". I'm sorry constructive advice was taken poorly by some.

Steve has shared his story with us and I think we can all feel his pain and empathize with his situation. My advice is heartfelt and intended to let him know there are people that care about his getting well.

The bias of some on this forum is well documented. No criticism was aimed at Dr. B for implanting the ProDisc upside down, another doctor was demonized for supposedly doing the same thing with a Charite.

I don't feel comfortable sharing my success/ recovery story on this site due to the biased attitude of some. I've received fairly nasty PMs after I've aired opposing statements and ideas to the advice given to some of those struggling with their pain. I'd love to share the story if for no other reason than to give others hope, not advice on which doctor to see or disc to choose.

As you are a director Dale, I would hope you would be more in tune with letting all opinions air on this open forum rather than suggesting banishment for someone that holds opposing views. If you'd rather have me banned than consider the opinions I hold as having some value for others, so be it. After all, why would anyone want to hear from somebody that had successful surgery at a non-GPN network surgeon?

Again, I'm sorry if anyone took offence from my advice aimed at helping Steve. I have 7 children/ step children and this would be the same advice I'd give them.

Bob