Shebo, nice to see you again, but sorry you are still mired in spine.
t-spine is particularly difficult. Determining the pain source is difficult and the outcomes of fusions (for pain) are even more problematic than lumbar surgeries. Much progress has been made and if I were having a thoracic fusion, I would be taking a very strong look at the less invasive XLIF procedure that was pioneered by Bertagnoli and Pimenta.
I hope that your case is clear. Sadly, I've been dealing with thoracic pain for a couple of years now and my case is not clear. I have had some promising diagnostics, but they have not panned out.
Feel free to call me during business hours, California time at the number on the GPN website if you want to chat about it... no charge.
Mark
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