Is it normal for a doctor not do a discogram?

[Cheryl]

Just got back from the new doc. After going into all of the politics of his office and he himself called it a soap opera , He is “willing” to treat me. He’s a physiatrist though so he’s just doing injections and diagnostic tests. I will be getting another facet block injection with a different medication on c5- c7 next week. Next he’ll order EMG and CT myleography. Apparantly I live in the wrong city for a cervical discogram because he said no doctor in Charlotte will do them since someone was paralyzed and here is a quadripalegic who is suing the radiologist.
He used the exact quote that Mark mentioned above about my films not justifying my pain.

I am so sick of the doctor politics and egos I could scream. Luckily I did work in corportate america and I know how to "play the game" so I held myself together today with my friend by my side and at least we are moving forward now.