Katie,
Without trying to sell you on or against a surgeon or medical service, I'd like to offer some advice.
Both my wife and I have been mis and maldiagnosed. Had I listened to the first, second or thied surgeons, I'd have 4 vertibrae fused together today. My wife would be in a similar state.
Most surgeons are going to diagnose and prescribe procedures that they are comfortable with. If I were in your shoes I would make appointments with more specialists for more diagnosis. This is ultimately what we did although it wasn't planned that way. With several opinions rendered, you should be able to see a pattern and commonalities in the diagnosis. This helped Vanita and I choose what we both feel is our best option.
Good luck Katie,
Bob
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04/06 L5/S1 Rupture
05/06 MRI shows DDD @ L2-S1
06/06 Diskectomy/ Laminotomy L5/S1
04/07 Recurrent Disc Surgery L5/S1
3 Ortho and 1 Neuro Surgeon, 3 MRIs, 1 EGM, 1 Myleogram & 11 EDIs later:
03/27/09 Maverick ADR at L4/L5 & L5/S1
03/27/09 The Lord and Dr. Ritter-Lang returned my life to me.
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