Dale,
Trust me, I have seen about 5 different surgeons. Some orthopedic and some neuro. A few of them did ADR but they all said fusion is my best option. I would think Fusion at L5/S1 was a good call just because of the fracture and slippage. However, I always thought ADR would be more appropriate at L4/L5. Dr.Regan doesn't take my workers comp, I already checked. I'm pretty sure he would recommend fixing the L5/S1 fusion and ADR at L4/L5. To me it seems that's what they should have done to begin with. L4/L5 was bad when they fused L5/S1. So who knows? I've about given up. I wonder if my PPO insurance will cover anything? I doubt it since it was work related.
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Had a 360 lumbar fusion in May 2008 with cages, screws, hardware. It didn't fuse and one of the screws are loose. Also have a tear at L4 but they say it isn't touching the nerve. Have a bulging disc at T6 which causes middle back pain. I'm not even gonna mess with T6.
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New Pain after fusion
08-12-2011, 09:31 AM
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