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Mark,

You wrote something that makes me worried: "IMHO, some times the presence of the autofusion process indicates that there is a problem and the body is trying take care of it. (See eddieG's story...) "

Can you please send me eddieG's information, I don't know how to find his story...

Mark,

I have found a thread from 2006 that is unfortunately of great interest to me personally (quoted at the bottom of the message.)

My Prodisc in my lower back stopped moving and I was fused posteriorly by Delamarter leaving Prodisc-L in place. Two surgeries with him have only made me worse - especially the leg pain. Recently, I have one of my Prodisc-C discs stop moving with terrible rise in pain, and a doctor in S.F. (Bobby Tay) is proposing removing it and fusing but he is not confident it would make me better. I don't want to be burned again. Did the lady in question have her Prodiscs removed or left in place. Who did her surgeries? I am 36 years old and have been in terrible worsening pain for 9 years. Thank you for your help, Alex.


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I have a client with 2.5 years of unrelenting leg pain after 2-level Pro-Disc. (Leg pain was also before the surgery and started immediately following posterior decompression surgery - micro-discectomy/laminotomy.

Fusion and decompression provided immediate relief... she ditched her walker, her cane and her grimace of pain. If her case is similar, contact me off the forum and I'll try to put you in touch with her.

Mark

Hi, I am starting down the path of a 2-level cervical disc replacement and am thinking of using Stenum. Can you direct me, based on your experience, to other providers for consideration? Don