Pro-Disc C5-C6 **Please help** Placement?

[jsewell]

ADR seeker where or how did you learn to interpret xrays so well?. I really want to learn. I do love to learn and am especially interested in medicine.
judy

[ADR seeker]

Originally Posted by jsewell

ADR seeker where or how did you learn to interpret xrays so well?. I really want to learn. I do love to learn and am especially interested in medicine.
judy

A chiropractor explained things to me. An atlas chiropractor uses very precise measurements when determining vectors for adjustments. They actually use a grease pencil on the X rays.

The films here show a very subluxated C-spine above the 5-6 level and IMO the cause is a poorly implanted Frankenstien disk.

Ball and socket ADRs probably are not as good as a fusion. A real disk is motion limiting but the old style ADRs over rotate and move to far in flexion and extension. The neck moves at that level because there is no resistance.

If the curve gets flattened like in the Xray images there will be all sorts of pain and the surgeon will not connect the dots and when you ask you will get pain meds, vague answers dumb looks and 6 weeks of PT which will me a waste of time in most cases.

I am not a doctor but it dosen't take a doctor to see that this was a butcher job. If you have an honest and competent primary care doctor he will look at your films as a courtesy and if he does he will send you to a good doctor, chiropractor and a good medical malpractice lawyer.

In a nutshell here's the problem as I see it. The Pro Disc is junk and the surgery looks like it was done by a drunk paraplegic.

[Maria]

My eye is very untrained but it does look like your upper cervical levels are twisted or torqued and whether they were that way before the ADR placement or not may make a difference as well in terms of feeling worse post operatively as you state.

You mentioned you're medicaid and one level was done while possibly 3 levels had problems. Did your surgeon want to address the worse level and hope the two above would get relief (wondering if you were told this)?

Seems like the ADR is tilted and the disc space jacked up but that's just to me which means nothing except if I saw this on my own films I'd think maybe that was increasing the probs/pain in the levels that weren't treated and are kind of messed up.

ADRseeker has a colorful way of explaining things which while makes sense seems a bit harsh to me however does seem to make sense re what the chiropractor friend explained.

You mentioned you're on medicaid. Did you have HMO insurance that refers you to certain specialist or were you able to choose the specialist on your own? I'm just wondering about this in terms of follow up type of care re your insurance. Insurance limitations can really do a number on the type of followup and limitations we as patients are dealt.