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Originally Posted by Kriss
I live in Lancaster, PA.
He was one of the first Dr. to do PRO-Disc on east coast.
He did the clinical trials.
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I <3 Lancaster
I have an appointment yet with the Ortho dept at Thomas Jefferson. They (Dr. Jeff Rihn) do ADRs. They are supposed to be #14 in the country for Ortho. I will take their opinion, which if things stay on course they will not recommend an ADR. Then I will likely let Dr. Powers do the operation. Im not crazy about employing a non-spine specialist but:
- he was in there before and did me well (L5-S1)
- he was the first and only guy that seemed to know what he was talking about, and what he said even made sense
- I've already been out of commission for three months and TJ will take longer than just letting Dr. Powers do it
They are my motives to date. If anyone thinks I am making a mistake let me know!!
Thank you everyone!
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3/2002 L5-S1 microdiscectomy- went well
1/2012 C6,7 arthritic, ADR recommended
BCBS will cover
UPDATE: No doc since the first surgeon has recommended an ADR. It now looks like I am up for another microdiscectomy / foraminotomy
I'm certain I am not the last for such a diagnosis change so we can all still learn from each others experiences!