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Hello Everyone,
I found this site last night, after being motivated to google after another 3 days of being able to get out of bed and before I even get started, I want to thank Harrison, Mark, and the rest of you that are unknowingly giving hope to someone who feels hopeless. I thought I had found what I was looking for when I stumbled across getADR.com and had talked to some of their success story patients. I've been doing all sorts of fantasizing about how I could raise the funds to pay for surgery there and in the back of my mind was wondering about unsuccessful outcomes. Well I found them here! Now I find myself grateful for my financial insecurity and have started to re-think this whole ADR thing. I checked with a spine center in TX after receiving costs from Stenum and was told multi-level ADR would not be an option in the U.S. for 7-8 years. It looks as though things are progressing much quicker than that. I've been disabled since Feb 2003, lost everything, and am on Medicare. I'm hoping for the day I might find a reputable ADR surgeon that will accept Medicare and can perform multi-level ADR on a previously fused spine. In the meantime, I know I'm sitting at this terminal too long, but can't seem to turn away from all the useful information on this site. Mark D.
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1981- Fusion for scoliosis, Harrington Rod placement, fusion T3-L3 2002- Vigorous exercise to cope with anxiety resulting from Ground Zero recovery work 2003- Dehydrated L4-5, L5-S1 questionable Pseudarthrosis L3, tx plan for extension of fusion, o |
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I don't know anything personally about stenum but I know there's been a few things written about that place. You might want to check out the stenum thread under the "frequently asked questions" category
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Injured 9/01 Annular tears L4/5 & L5/S1 denied adr by insurance for 2 level charite as well as hybrid fusion at L5/S1 with Charite at L4/5. New ins paid for 2 level lumbar prodisc surgery on 4/7/08 (at age 39) with Dr. Westerlund, at Core Orthop |
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DO NOT go to Stenum without researching them on this site. You will find many bad opinions and a few good ones, but PLEASE research it so you know where people are coming from and why they formed the opinions they did.
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Laura - L5S1 Charitee C5/6 and 6/7 Prodisc C Facet problems L4-S1 General joint hypermobility Jim - C4/5, C5/6, L4/5 disk bulges and facet damage, L4/5 disk tears, currently using regenerative medicine to address "There are many Annapurnas in the lives of men" Maurice Herzog |
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Check Dr. Zucherman in San Francisco. He takes everything. It is a Catholic hospital, so there may be funds available for someone such as you. God Bless!
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