Forum: Insurance Hell
05-02-2009, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 25,230
I don't know where you are but I do know that...
I don't know where you are but I do know that Kaiser Oakland does them. They would have done mine but for my slightly arthritic facet joints and suggested a fusion instead which I ended up doing at...
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Forum: The Big File
04-22-2009, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 55,177
I had an ALIF in February and while I wasn't...
I had an ALIF in February and while I wasn't given a brace, I use one when I'm doing something out of the ordinary like traveling via airports. It reminds me and keeps me from doing something stupid...
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Forum: Insurance Hell
01-30-2009, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 20,513
You're right about Kaiser, you have to squeak...
You're right about Kaiser, you have to squeak loudly. UCSF did give me the green light for an ADR but I've decided to have a fusion anyway (at Stanford) for a number of reasons, some brought up to me...
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Forum: The Big File
01-28-2009, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 28,309
Hi Cathy,
You have my sympathies. We're in...
Hi Cathy,
You have my sympathies. We're in the same boat, the pain is diffuse and all they can find is a large, pain generating tear at L5/S1. There is no nerve impingement and the discs are...
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Forum: The Big File
01-13-2009, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,130
Catch a tiger by the toe
All the votes are in.
Surgeon # 4 recommended fusion but added that he couldn't really argue with ADR or hanging out and waiting.
He thinks that ADR is still too young and that the long term...
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Forum: The Big File
01-12-2009, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,624
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Forum: New Member Introductions
01-11-2009, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,927
To my knowledge, a framinotomy is much less...
To my knowledge, a framinotomy is much less invasive than an ADR. My husband had on on L5/S1 not long ago and he was practically waltzing out of the hospital the next morning after surgery. The ADR...
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Forum: The Big File
01-08-2009, 03:44 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,130
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Surgeon # 1 says ADR
Surgeon #2 says Fusion
Surgeon #3 (whom I saw today) says my back looks great and to hang out for yet another year to see if something more radiologically definitive emerges. ...
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Forum: The Big File
01-01-2009, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 30,665
Say it ain't so!
Very sorry you feel the need to leave but I'm sure you know what's best.
Take good care and have faith. I wish you good health.
Adrienne
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Forum: Insurance Hell
12-27-2008, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 20,513
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Forum: The Big File
12-24-2008, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 24,519
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Forum: Insurance Hell
12-23-2008, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 20,513
Turned down at Kaiser
Yesterday I was turned down at Kaiser for an ADR. The surgeon cited the facet hypertrophy at that level as exclusionary even though it's mild.
He proposed an anterior fusion with minimally...
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Forum: The Big File
12-17-2008, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,736
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Forum: The Big File
12-17-2008, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,695
Wow. I can certainly see your quandary. It...
Wow. I can certainly see your quandary. It would be hard to go under the knife when you're symptomless, but maybe better now than later when the situation could become emergent. I kind of think...
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Forum: The Big File
12-17-2008, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,736
Disc tear/leg numbness?
I'm currently choosing between ADR and fusion at L5/S1. The problem, besides the obvious, is that there is nothing on the MRI, CAT, XRay, to indicate a problem besides a grade V tear at L5/S1. ...
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Forum: The Big File
12-16-2008, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 22,294
I'm thankful for:
1. My husband who is hanging in with me and always having to gauge between 'oh, poor baby let me make you some tea' and 'quit moping and get off your keister'. I appreciate both attitudes even...
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Forum: The Big File
12-12-2008, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 19,233
Hi Bob,
Try taking the short acting Ambien,...
Hi Bob,
Try taking the short acting Ambien, without the CR. I've been known to split a pill in half, taking a half at bedtime and the other half in the middle of the night should I wake up and...
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Forum: The Big File
12-10-2008, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,590
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Forum: The Big File
12-10-2008, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,590
Copying MRI's, XRAYS, etc.
I'm getting ready to send copies of my studies round the globe. I'm thinking I'll copy my original cd's to my hard drive and burn them back to another disc. Does anyone know if you'd lose resolution...
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Forum: The Big File
12-08-2008, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 26,667
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Forum: Insurance Hell
12-02-2008, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 20,513
Richard,
Yikes on the 150/month hike! I’m...
Richard,
Yikes on the 150/month hike! I’m afraid to go to my mailbox now.
Thanks for the info. I just talked to medical retreats; the conversation went something like this:
“Where did...
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Forum: Insurance Hell
11-29-2008, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 20,513
Builder,
Great that Kaiser is paying for...
Builder,
Great that Kaiser is paying for your MRI to take to Malaysia…so at least they’re taking on part of the expense.
If I get a go for a Kaiser ADR, I’m going to try and make the case...
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Forum: Insurance Hell
11-25-2008, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 20,513
Builder,
Dr. Baines is with Kaiser Oakland? ...
Builder,
Dr. Baines is with Kaiser Oakland? Anyway, my doc at UCSF told me that since Kaiser is the spinal hub for Northern Ca., that they do a lot of these surgeries...though I'll be sure and...
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Forum: The Big File
11-25-2008, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,386
I don't know what Kadian is, but Vicodin and...
I don't know what Kadian is, but Vicodin and Lyrica can certainly plug you up. Any CNS depressant can, as the digestive system muscles are part of the central nervous system. It also might in...
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Forum: Insurance Hell
11-24-2008, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 20,513
Kaiser for ADR?
Just got back from UCSF where they gave the the OK for a one-level ADR at L5/S1. Great!
Of course it costs 50 - 60K to do it there, 30K in Germany.
I have Kaiser insurance as well. They would...
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