Is there any chance that you are allergic to the various metals in the artificial discs? I am having blood work done before I have ADR or fusion as I have numerous allergies including one to nickel.
I'm finding out that most discs and the hardware for fusion contain at least minimal amounts of nickel, and the lab I contacted said that 60% of all failed surgeries for artificial products including knees and hips are caused by allergies to the appliance. The body starts to reject the new part.
While the blood test is not cheap, I am counting on it preventing problems six months or so down the road. Maybe this is something to investigate? I wish you well.
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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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