DuPuy (JNJ) HIP implant troubles
This is from the UK Daily Mail so take it with two grains of salt
1) The Daily Mail can print iffy stuff on slow news days
2) They may be bashing a US supplier to favor a home grown company
(but they occasionally print stuff months 'before its news')
I note this refers to their HIP implants. Still, anyone with one may be questioned about this and may want to be aware.
Toxic metal hip implants 'could affect thousands more people than PIP breast scandal'
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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!
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