Katherine,
I am just saying that if you had stenosis (narrow foramen) pre ADR surgery then you might still have stenosis post ADR. Just by placing ADR in between the discs does not necessarily widen the foramen. It is very tedious surgery to widen foramen with surgery from the front stomach side.
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Rob Wilson
2/06 L4/5, L5/S1 ADR Stenum Hospital - Iliac vein cut w/ occlusion of iliac vein and hematoma
12/06 thru 8/07 Laser Spine Institute - 6 surgeries on L3/4 both sides, L4/5 both sides, L5/S1 both sides
4/08 Bonati Institute - redo of L5/S1 right
8/08 Bonati Institute - redo of L5/S1 left
12/08 Bonati Institute - redo of L4/5 right and left
9/09 Piriformis surgery to remove piriformis muscle causing sciatica
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