CT Guided Costovertebral Nerve Ablations

[Aaron]

Rooting for it to work for you Mark. I am following my recent mini-success of the epidural injection at my tear site with another round. Will ask for just the tear level vs. both herniation and tear level. Signifigant stabbing reduction for a while. Always interesting to have some new treatmeants out there just sorry you had to endure that much pain to get them.

[Aaron]

Shebo,

I get so mad when I hear there a dr. say there is no way your pain is coming from something. I recently spoke to a Dr. who just trained in torn labrums and did the first surgury on the hip in 2008 in my area. He said no telling how many people we sent away and said it could not be that or we did not know. ONly after his own hip problem had a hard time being diagnosed and had to fly to chicago did they find the torn labrum, did he get interested. Long story short I had my surgury in 2005 and all the same dr. including him told me it could not be that instead of just checking. It took alot of reasearch from myself and a dr. who left his ego at the door and said I cant help you but I will get you to somone who can. It took 1 day vs. 2 years for a diagnosis in houston, tx. 45 min surgury and no more hip pain. I just feel there could always be a chance until everything is ruled out.

[jsewell]

I'm rooting and praying for you too Mark. That thoracic and rib pain is horrible. Probably more so that people don't think it can happen and the thoracic spine is so stable. bla bla bla...........
What is an MVA if seen it on a few histories and am wondering.,

I used to have to lay flat on my back to get the thoracic pain to a level that i could go on walking, Embarrassed my kids a lot one summer at the airport when it hit and i headed for a out of the way wall to lay down at.k

I would take off running up a mountain if i could too . Not sure it caused any of this, but may have contributed. I already told my hip surgeon ,who is awesome that if it just meant replacing my hip a few years earlier i would run a few days per week. Now I think for the first time my spine surgeon would say no to running, but i may ask him just for kicks. That was my passion and stress reducer . Especially here in Southern California in the mountains.
judy

[Shebo]

MVA = Motor Vehicle Accident

Until I am able to get some relief, it's unacceptable to me when I hear "there is not anything else we can do" or "your pain isn't from your back". I just keep looking like everyone else. I wonder how many people accept those answers and go home to live with the pain in silence?

I hope this is the answer your pain, Mark.