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09-27-2010, 05:44 PM
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Hi Fred and welcome,
I'm sorry you need to be here. Obviously Dr. B feels ADRs are the way to go whereas this other doctor in Spain does not. Also Dr. C wants to do 3 levels, Dr. B claims 4 are bad. Cost is a huge factor but so is experience. I've often said your choice of doctors is the single most important decision. Right now I think it's time for you to seek other opinions. Also find out why these doctors differ on the number of bad levels. I'd go along with Maria's recommendation that you contact Mark for additional assistance. He can put you in touch with some excellent doctors for additional opinions. Once satisfied with your knowledge of your own specifics and possible benefits/consequences of the available choices, you can move forward. Good luck and keep us posted, Dale
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3 level Prodisc adr S1-L3, Oct 12, 2005 Dr. B in Bogen, Germany Severe nerve damage in left leg, still working on it 
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I've had up to five levels recommended by some very top surgeons in the world, but ended up having three done in March, one ADR at C5/6 and XLIF at L4/5 and ALIF at L5/S1. So far everything seems to be doing really well, and my pain levels are minimal.
I recommend having more opinions, as mentioned above. They can always do more levels, but cannot undo what has been done.
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DDD Herniated discs C4/5 & 5/6, L3/4, L4/5, L5/S1 Severe compression of spinal cord in two levels All conventional therapy exhausted, including spinal injections, PT, massage, etc. In appeal with Gov't Insurance for Out-of-country coverage for ADR hybrid surgery of above discs. Recently discovered that I am severely allergic to all common metals used in surgical hardware except for Titanium.
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I do have 4-level cervical ADR and 2-level lumbar ADR. Contact me via the GPN website and I'll share what I know.... no charge.
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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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