Vitamin E in the synthetic form probably won't do much for you. Look up AC Grace's UniqueE - and read why it's better. Helps with scarring, but you have to take a lot 1 capsule per 40lbs of bodyweight. I do it and it doesn't bother my stomach at all. I supplement Vitamin C in the Sodium Ascorbate form (tastes like Salt Water) is a good bet as well. I use the Bronson's Labratory Brand. You may also want to consider some of the anti-inflammatory herbs like Zyflamend or Tumeric Force from New Chapter. These seem to be very compatible with my body as well. If I load up on meds like Ibuprofen it makes me sick to my stomach, as do Lortab, and about a dozen others they have tried. I have yet to have a side effect I know of from supplementation. But I also do it under a doctors supervision and bloodwork and monitoring. I can not tell you how much it's helping cause I have no reference baseline to compare to. I imagine I'd feel really bad if I didn't supplement. And I feel much better than on the drugs. However my neck is no better so I'm about 99% ready to try the knife if a surgeon thinks it's warrented. No I do not work for any of these companies. It's just when I do vitamin research I try to find the best most naturally processed brands. You (I can anyways) actually tell the difference in the way they effect my body.

May talk of the Alpha Klinic in Munich Germany as they are experienced with ADR. I keep reading that if your insurance will not pay it's actually cheaper to fly to Germany and have the surgery there than to have conventional surgery here. Ironically my Primary Care Doctor is German as are two of the better known Surgeons I have found here. I know an individual that was in a German Hospital and he said there medical care is much better than here. I am sure that is relative to where you go, your surgeon and the amount of money you have to throw at your problems, but I think in General he is probably right.