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Originally Posted by joojee22
I was told the surgery was C5/C6 ACDF with cage and Infuse Bone Graft.
(using Metronics probably because the surgeon owns stock in that company??)
How would I do research on the procedure and/or Dr. ??
All I have have is a herniated disk C5/C6
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Start googling anterior cervical discetomy with fusion.... there are a lots of sites with information on the surgery. I don't know about checking on the doctor, but if you only have a herniated disc I would see about a second opinion. Have you tried physiotherapy yet? Surgery is a bit step. Learn all you can before you make that decision.
Some surgeons are quick to cut because they can make more money, especially if he owns stock in a company, that would be a red flag for me.
I requested information from my neurosurgeon on how many of these procedures he had performed and how many were successful / failures. Ask him if there are other options besides pain medication and surgery?
Just learn as much about it so you can ask him lots of questions.
Cathie