3-16-2009
Runner,
Sounds like a tough road to go down. I just came from dinner so the Lamb Chop has no appeal at the moment. I had no luck with ESI's and agree that you must have the sedation to make it through the injection. Since I can not sit they did a CT and the discoveries were unremarkable. A 2mm bulge of the annulus at L5/S1 into the spinal canal which does not displace the thecal sac or nerve root. My feeling is there is some issue because I can see it on the previous MRI from 07. At T12/L1 it stated degenerative changes in the thoracolumbar junction with slight anterior wedging of T12. You can see this in the original MRI also. I researched the thoracolumbar junction and the area can be responsible for low back pain. The surgeon that did my replacement has the report on his desk and I await his call to discuss the best course of action. I continue to do core strengthening at home and will know more when the doc calls.
Paul
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MVA on 20AUG07 at work
L4/L5 Annular Tear
One failed epidural 12OCT08
Discogram 10FEB08
ADR Prodisc L 10JUN08
Last edited by runner; 06-09-2009 at 10:19 PM.
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