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Old 06-13-2009, 04:08 AM
dridobits dridobits is offline
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Default forgot to mention

For a chemically sensitive dic it is imperative that the entire disc comes out...that why doc#1 wants to go in from the front.
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Chemically sensitive disc/Annular tears, DDD, mild bulging, facet arthritus

Dancing accident in 96. tried PT, acupuncture, pilates, pain mgmt. nothing worked. Epidurals, facet blocks, caudal blocks, discogram. Opiates for ten years, oral prednisone, toradol inj. & more.

Two level spinal fusion with BMS, cages, hardware. due to bone density problems from chemotherapy, they had to go in front and back. Surgery Nov. 6, 2010. So far no regrets.
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