Thank you for your post, Dale.
No, I haven't been in touch with Dr Z yet. His last view was what Mark was referring to that perhaps the rod from the fusion was irritating the facet. My experiences of trying to speak to Dr Z in the past (waiting nearly 3 months on 2 occasions, despite him saying he would phone me) make me reluctant to contact him. I appreciate he's incredibly busy, but the frustration and stress involved when someone says they'll do something and then leaves you hanging......... On the other hand, I think it's probably important to let him know about this at some point. I think maybe I need to wait until I have processed more the fact that having the ADR done was probably a big mistake.
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1980-2004 50 acute episodes. DDD
Lots of osteopathy, pilates, exercise, injections etc plus:
‘82 Laminectomy + nerve root adhesions removed
‘87 Sclerosant injections
2000 Spinal fusion L4/5 L5/S1 – left with internal nerve damage: permanent leg Pain & impaired mobility.
2/04 Acute episode became new baseline - Housebound & severe pain
6/06 Discogram +ve L3/4,L1/2. + SI joint problem.
10/07 ADR L3/4 (Active L) Dr Zeegers - no impact at all
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