Wow
This makes me feel fortunate that I went to dr bertagnoli. My 3 level ADR should have taken 3 hours but took 6 hours. When I asked Dr B why it took so long he said mine was a technically challenging surgery due to all the nerve decompressions that he had to do one at a time at each level. So, it was interesting that he did not go into mentioning the ADR's as being difficult to place, his answer focused on the decompression of the nerves. Though, as many here know my 3 ADR's had to come out due to staph infection, the 3 level ADR removal conversion to fusion also took 6 hours.
I wonder if you could remove the ADR's, have the doc decompress those levels and simply put them back in??
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2/26/09 - c4-c7 3 level ADR Prodisc Nova with Dr Bertagnoli. 100% success.
9/22/09 -Dr B opened me up to find a staph infection was eating my vertebrae causing ADR subsidence. Had to remove all 3 ADR's and convert to 3 level fusion. Mostly pain free 2 weeks post op.
9/20/10 - I think I jinxed myself. As soon as I told dr b and dr Sullivan I was doing well (on 6/1/10) I tanked and have experienced the return of pain. My neuro says the new pain is at t4.
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10-24-2009, 09:12 AM
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