I saw my local neurologist today in the hopes that he would support my trip to Dr. Bitan in NYC.
I asked him to arrange the discogram with CT scan to help diagnose the lumbar area, as well as facet blocks if necessary, that Dr. Bitan had requested in his resulting letter after our meeting.
I was surprised when the doctor said that he didn't think that our doctors did discograms anymore, since we have such good images from the MRIs. He said he would check with Radiology, but didn't think I could get one.
I have heard many of you talk about these tests. Are they really outdated or is my doctor out to lunch?
If they are good diagnostic tools, then do I need both of them? And just how much does the discogram hurt?
