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Old 11-13-2013, 02:23 AM
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Me: http://www.ispine.org/forum/8494-post77.html

I view my surgery as a success. The ongoing problems I'm having with my thoracic spine, I believe are unrelated to either of my ADR surgeries. Also, my case is somewhat extreme with 4 levels in a construct that spans 6 levels and goes all the way down to Th1-2

Ginger: http://www.globalpatientnetwork.com/...er/index.shtml

Ginger's story was quite remarkable. She went back to Germany long after the surgery described there. An injury blew out another level and hers was revised to 4 levels. I've had dozens of clients with multi-level cervical ADR.

Keep in mind that by the time we need a 3 level procedure, there is (most likely) a lot wrong with your spine in addition to the operated levels. So, stories like mine and Ginger's are not uncommon.

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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!
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