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HELP: Desperately Need a Maverick ADR Removed
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| Surgical Outcomes and Blogs Discuss HELP: Desperately Need a Maverick ADR Removed in the Main forums forums; Hi Mark, I'm sorry, I tried that phone number several times, and I guess they have either changed it ... |
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05-21-2009, 11:13 PM
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Hi Mark,
I'm sorry, I tried that phone number several times, and I guess they have either changed it or moved  I saw Andrew Kam at Westmead Private Hospital for a consult several years ago. He was a very professional easy person to talk to and was not one to push you into surgery - in fact he said to wait as long as possible in my case. I was just reading his web site and it says he prefers to "focus on complex spinal issues" - whether the removal of an ADR would be in that category, I don't know, but I would certainly consider contacting him. He certainly has a good reputation as far as other professionals are concerned. Here is the link with his details. Westmead, NSW Neurosurgeon - Dr. Andrew C Kam MD - Spine Treatment Hucky
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MVA April 2003 - Whiplash C6/7, MRI shows large right paracentral disc protrusion with extension centrally. Mild compression of cervical cord and obscuring the neural foramen and exiting nerve root. No uncinate process hypertrophy no facet joint degeneration. no left neural foramina narrowing. 1200mg of Neurontin. In the last 3 years have seen 1 gen surg, 2 neurosurg and 1 ortho surg. All rec fusion, only 1 recommends ADR or fusion. Have been off Neurontin since Nov 2006 
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05-22-2009, 10:57 AM
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Hi Hucky
Hi Hucky
Cheers thanks anyway for that. Im going to contact your surgeon as well, thanks for that, it cant hurt to ask what he thinks. Thanks. Mark
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1997 - Motorbike Crash - L3/4 DDD. 2007 DIAM. Nov 2008 Maverick ADR placed off centre causing Scoliosis. July 2009 ADR successfully removed laterally by Dr Luiz Pimenta in Brasil with XLIF and perc. PLIF NO LONGER POSTING HERE
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10-17-2009, 03:12 AM
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NDM, thanks for posting the great news.
Dr. Pimenta is amazing. I'm so glad that Mark did enough research go be confident enough to follow through as he did. Congrats Mark... please come and post an update when you feel up to it! Mark
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1997 MVA 2000 L4-5 Microdiscectomy/laminotomy 2001 L5-S1 Micro-d/lami 2002 L4-S1 Charite' ADR - SUCCESS! 2009 C3-C4, C5-C6-C7, T1-T2 ProDisc-C Nova Summer 2009, more bad thoracic discs! Life After Surgery Website President: Global Patient Network, Inc. Founder: www.iSpine.org
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10-17-2009, 05:06 PM
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amazing!
That's a wonderful youtube message Mark! so glad to hear the surgery with Dr.Pimenta was successful and that you can sit again, have that much less pain that shortly after surgery and decrease your pain med that drastically!
This news seriously ROCKS! so glad this youtube link was posted as well as update on Mark 
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