[hey_look_its_dave]

So I have a working theory as to what that quote I gave above from AlphaKlinik means. I'm thinking it should really have said something like:

"ADR may be recommended if there is disc herniation and nerve compression, or if discogenic pain can be definitively proven in the absence of herniation and nerve compression."

I'm worried that they actually mean that a requirement for ADR eligibility is having no nerve compression due to disc herniation. i.e., that you need to have pain that is coming from the disc only, and that can't be proven unless there's no nerve compression.

I dunno, but I just submitted my online form at AlphaKlinik and uploaded my mri and surgeon reports. I guess in about a week, it'll be cheers or tears. If they say I'm eligible, I'll Fedex a copy of my mri CDs so they can be extra sure I'm a candidate before I fly all the way to Germany. It feels like my whole life comes down to this one piece of news. It's gonna be a stressful week of waiting.

Wish me luck!

Dave