Hope:
I was 49 years old when I had 4-level ADR; 2 lumbar, 2 cervical. Like you, highly active, Type A, athletic. Since my disc replacements I have returned to life as normal. I bicycled 2,254 miles last season while healing from the surgery.
You are asking many of the right questions and will get many different responses. Look through the postings here carefully. Some have had facet issues after ADR surgery and that is a risk. I am not entirely pain free but am much improved than before the surgery. I would do it all over again so far. I consider myself to be a work in progress.
Terry Newton
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1980 ruptured L4-L5
1988 ruptured SI-L5
1990 ruptured C5-C6
1994 ruptured C6-C7
1995 Hemi-Laminectomy C5-C6, C6-C7 Mayo Clinic
Bicycle Accident 2004
MRI, EMG, Facet Injections, Epidural Blocks, Lumbar Discogram.
Stenum Hospital Surgery November 4, 2006
Prestige Disc C5-C6, C6-C7
Maverick Disc S1-L5, L4-L5
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