Great news! (for all ADR peeps!) The more approvals the merrier!
Good for you, and for everyone following you, trying to get approved.
Like I've said before, the trick is to refuse the fusion happy surgeons in your insurance co. (That includes the I.M.E.)
I only regret that NYU won't allow a patient advocate into the O.R. so I just asked that Dr. Goldstein follow up with me the next day and not someone who has no clue what happened to me in the O.R. (like my last surgery)
It really sux waking up alone with no answers.
I'll find my answers in the bottom of my morphine drip! (hiccup)
I'm not allowed to have my XM satellite radio but I can have my Minidisc. I'm making my 45 hour tape right now of funny stuff to keep me happy between drips.
Congratulations!
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12/16/03 Work Accident
Herniation and DDD at L4-L5
4/1/05 Discectomy
Epidurals and facet injections
5/15/06 Discogram confirmed L4-L5 DDD also an asymptomatic L5-S1 tear
10/24/06 L4-L5 Prodisc surgery with Dr. Goldstein
CAT scans & X-Rays show ossification
Trigger Point Injections, Medial Branch Blocks, Acupuncture, Weekly Deep Tissue Massage
10/27/08 Discogram (positive L5-S1)
11/25/08 L5-S1 fusion with Dr. Goldstein
FAILED BACK SYNDROME
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