Yes, thanks Havanna for bringing John's story to this site. I am deeply sorry for John's family and friends, at their loss.
And Mark, thanks so much for explaining how these surgeries may have gone wrong. It really is inexcusable that a surgeon would be so careless with someone's life.
I do have a question, as I remember in one of Dr. J's posts, that showed his disc as being placed upside down by Dr. Bertagnoli. How is that different, and could Dr. J's current problems be caused by this configuration?
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Cathy
46 years old. 12-15 years of intermittent pain, 2 years with constant pain.
DDD, L4-5 and L5-S1, pain confirmed by discogram.
PT, ESI's, Facet injection and block, Acupuncture - all no help.
2-level (Prodisc-L) ADR surgery with Dr. Bertagnoli, May 26, 2009.
Currently taking Opana-ER (tapering off) and oxycodone
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