Workers' Comp and ADR, esp. in California

[KL Aguilar]

I am a Workers' Comp patient who has cervical stenosis and bone spurs from C3/4 thru C6/7. Local WC surgeon is proposing 4-level fusion, Alphaklinik is proposing 2-level ADR.

I am leaning toward ADR and have more or less resigned myself to paying out of pocket by taking out a home equity line of credit. (OUCH!) But now I have been told that if I go outside the WC network for surgery, I will not receive WC pay for any recovery time.

Someone else must have traveled this road before. If so, could you please advise?