View Single Post
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 04-01-2008, 12:51 AM
martyusa martyusa is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 70
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by mmglobal View Post
The doctors I've spoken to about taking your own meds prior to discography (including Dr. Bertagnoli) have said to take your normal dose... don't overmedicate... don't undermedicate. Your normal dose will not keep you from feeling the discogram.

Now he tells me.......
__________________
Martial arts for 25 years
Full contact MMA 7 years
Body building last 7 years
(no Problems)
4-07 Fall down step holding daughter
5-07 L5-S1 buldge MRI
9-07 L5-S1 herniation W/DDD and annular tear MRI
3 epidurals / 2 nerve root injection / 6 weeks of PT

8/01/2008 L4-S1 Posterior Spinal fusion only, using the PEEK ROD system. No Vertebral spacer and disc is still there. So is the pain!!!!

4 More weeks of PT and things are worse now than before.
I must train again.
Reply With Quote