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Originally Posted by Cindylou

During the time I had my 3 lumbar ADR's put in by Dr. Bertagnoli, he was supposed to do the L6-S1 at the same time. My ADR's were anterior approach, and the fusion would have been posterior approach. However, because I was such a heavy bleeder and ended up needing two blood transfusions, he opted not to do the other surgery. Too risky at that point. So, we always knew this could still be an issue down the road, and unfortunately, it was. Thus, 15 months after ADR I had my fusion done by the

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