Jim i have only just read this thread and none of your others if they are out there.
I had some horrible pain in my thoracic region that kept getting worse, only relieved by me laying on the floor with my legs up. (it was pretty embarrassing to my kids at the airport one day) Any way i knew it was time to get something done. the MRI and cT did not show much of anything. Of course the thoracic is the most stable area . I won;t go into the whole story , but the deciding factor in the diagnosis was from a discogram which i suggested. It is a good test . It is the reason i am out of pain from my thoracic spine.
Judy
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2007 ACDF 4-7
2008 hip , knee scope, hip replacement
2009 thoracic T-5 thru T-11fusion
2009 VATS T7-8, posterior only T11-12. removal of thoracic hard wear
2010 lung surgery
2010 T2-L2 kyphosis correction
2010 Kyphoplasty T-3, T-4
2011 Cervical osteotomy ,revision C4-T5
2011 Foot surgery
2011 Revision fusion T7 thru L4/laminectomy
2012 Hammertoe correction left foot
2012 Revision fusion T-12 thru L5
2012 Revision fusion L4-L5
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