Pete, I would be very surprised if Dr Zeegers recommends a 3 lev adr. I had 2 recommendations for 3 level adr and then Dr Zeegers disagreed. He did not say it but he implied that 3 consecutive adr's takes it to another level of risk. I still wont know till the day before my surgery exactly what combination I will get. The only thing I know is adr at L5-S1. L4-5 is probably 50/50 fusion vs adr. And if it's fused I most likely will have a adr at L3-4. If L4-5 is an adr. then Zeegers thinks we leave L3-4 alone
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Bad fall on A$$, Feb 2001 ice hockey
Lami L4/L5 April 2001, L5/S1 Aug 2001
Severe dislocated coccyx (same fall)
Un-diagnosed til 09. (Cannot sit)
Low back pain mild until 2011 - pull started a generator from knees.
rhizotomy Nov 2011 - zilch
Facet joint inj. 18 mo. (no impact)
Can only stand/walk for approx. 30 min
21 hrs/day in bed
L3-5 Activ-Ls (April 2014) Dr Zeegers - walk every day, swim 3 x week. Pain free, no pain meds. Extremely pleased with my decision
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