4 level Bilateral Cervical Rhizatomy

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08-13-2014, 04:02 PM

pittpete

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If the pain didnt decrease with the facet joint blocks why did your doctor do an RF ablation?

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43 yrs old
1995-Hurt LB at work
1996-MRI Right disc fragment L4-L5 had discectomy
On/off back pain, no serious leg pain till 2007
2007-MRI Right herniation L5-S1, recurrent small herniation at L4-L5
Leg pain unbearable
2008-June had discectomy L5-S1
Cymbalta 60 mg since 2012, occasional aleve, refuse opiates
Present-LB pain not debilitating but chronic, muscles always tight/stiff, back burns while sitting, better standing, exercising and always moving helps

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