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04-09-2009, 10:45 PM
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Discogram...how common and how good are they?
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 Are they really outdated or is my doctor out to lunch?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? 
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DDD Herniated discs C4/5 & 5/6, L3/4, L4/5, L5/S1 Severe compression of spinal cord in two levels All conventional therapy exhausted, including spinal injections, PT, massage, etc. In appeal with Gov't Insurance for Out-of-country coverage for ADR hybrid surgery of above discs. Recently discovered that I am severely allergic to all common metals used in surgical hardware except for Titanium. 
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