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October 30, 2009 - 5:20pm
ADR Surgery in Germany
Has anyone actually gone to Germany and had the ADR surgery done there? If so can you talk a bit about your expericence and outcome? I know you can't mention the doctors name, etc.. But I am looking into it and there are a couple of options with regards doctors and hosptials to have the surgery. Any personal experinece would be helpful. Thanks.
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Here are a couple older threads that describe some members' experiences with ADR:
http://www.spine-health.com/forum/back-surgery-and-neck-surgery/removal-...
http://www.spine-health.com/forum/neck-pain-cervical/adr-or-acdf
http://www.spine-health.com/forum/back-surgery-and-neck-surgery/quadrupl...
I have no medical training. Comments are based on personal experience and lots of research and reading.
PLIF @ L4-5 with Peek cage, rods and screws Jan 2008
Lami-foraminotomy L5-S1 Jan 2009
Fusion L3-S1 coming up -- 1 June
you can find all that Germany info here...
http://ispine.org/forum/
http://www.adrsupport.org/forums/index.php
C2-3: Mild right facet joint degenerative changes and right neuroforaminal stenosis.
C3-4: Minimal diffuse discosteophyte bulge and mild central cananl stenosis.
C4-5: Mild disc height loss with central annular fissure. Small broad-based left paracentral disc protrusion. Moderate central canal stenosis-the disc protrusion abuts and mildly flattens the left ventral surface of the spinal canal.
C5-6: Disc desiccation with mild height loss.
Diffuse discosteophyte bulge and uncovertebral joint hypertrophy, moderate central canal stenosis-the discosteophyte bulge mildly flattens the ventral surface of the spinal cord. Severe neuroforaminal stenosis bilaterally, right greater than left.
4/15/2010 Pro-Disc-C C5-C6
Thank you both for providing me the links to some good ADR forums. Had had not found them before. It was interesting and an eye opener to read about some of the ADR surgeries that hade not gone so well. I think those of us looking at that type of surgery want it so much to be the answer, but like all surgeries it is not perfect.
^yea its a tuff call
C2-3: Mild right facet joint degenerative changes and right neuroforaminal stenosis.
C3-4: Minimal diffuse discosteophyte bulge and mild central cananl stenosis.
C4-5: Mild disc height loss with central annular fissure. Small broad-based left paracentral disc protrusion. Moderate central canal stenosis-the disc protrusion abuts and mildly flattens the left ventral surface of the spinal canal.
C5-6: Disc desiccation with mild height loss.
Diffuse discosteophyte bulge and uncovertebral joint hypertrophy, moderate central canal stenosis-the discosteophyte bulge mildly flattens the ventral surface of the spinal cord. Severe neuroforaminal stenosis bilaterally, right greater than left.
4/15/2010 Pro-Disc-C C5-C6