Interesting T-Spine Q&A

[Aaron]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...K6J7TQ&cad=rjt

This link shows some of Dr. Pimenta procedures such as XLIF for thoracic.
Color kind of annoying but good pictures.

Edited by mmglobal to correct link error.

[mmglobal]

Corrected link for above post:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...K6J7TQ&cad=rjt

[Aaron]

Sorry bout that, I should have checked it to verify that it linked correctly.
Thanks Mark.

I just recieved another email from Dr. Fessler and I asked if XLIF was what he was using and he sent:

XLIF/DLIF is probably not the best option for a herniated thoracic disc. I use a minimally invasive transforaminal discectomy technique, unless the disc is calicified. Then the XLIF/DLIF techniques is probably better. You could look up minimally invasive thoracic discectomy to get information on it.
I am not sure if that means he would do a discectomy on it first or if you actually fuse it through those means. I am still looking that up, just got email from him.

There are very few Dr. I email about Thoracic issues that even take time to respond. Dr. Fessler and Dr. Perin both have emailed me immediatly after my email to them. Frankly, I am very appriciative to see it.

P.S. Yea Mark thats cool, the title of the post sounds better now

[Aaron]

Just had epidural steroid injection friday and it seems to have helped so far. The first I had did nothing, but they put some medicine next to my tear at T5-6 and my herniation at T6-7. The first time it was only at herniation.

I asked this doctor about tears and he said tears are a huge part of his practice and often are more of pain generators than herniations are.
He is the team physician for the Texans football team, the houston astros and other sports in Houston area.

See what happens.

[mmglobal]

That's great news if you get a clear positive response and can be more certain about your pain generators.