I am feeling PROVACATIVE
 

After seven and a half years I now have a definitive reason as to why I feel like I have a steak knife in my back...

Greetings everyone...Ron here ...in florida...locked up in "Sciattica"
but im gettin a parole hearing soon.

Dr George Theofolis performed a discogram on my lumbar from L2 to L5 about two weeks ago.

Im still digesting the results...but..and I mean BUTT...I can tell you that just to know what was wrong with me almost stopped me in my tracks....

Through some faith and some luck I now know the extent of my herniations and to what extent they produce pain.

Dr Theofolis could not pressurize my lowest disc without getting me to call out a verbal 9 out of 10...

and he noted I was "grimacing and guarding"...

no duh!!!!

Seven year and a half years is a long time.....so if ADR is in my future, I want to know everything...

I also just got a prescription for the NEW time released ULTRAM and it seems worth the price...im typing at ya...

and im not down with opioids...eeesh...

HOWDY all!!

ron

:D

Ron, great news if you have unambiguous positive at 1 level and unambiguous negative at other levels. (Is that the case?)

I agree 100%... learn everything you can... the decisions on how to proceed will be yours and you'll live with the results. Take charge.

All the best... let me know if I can help.

Mark

Hey Ron,

Hi and welcome. Wanting and willing to get yourself informed is definitely the right direction, though I am sorry for your suffering. Most of us have walked in your shoes and we all have our own stories. Those of us on the other side have different outcomes.

Should you decide ADR is for you, make sure your doctor is the best as that seems to be the biggest contributor to a successful outcome. It's probably still premature but will your insurance cover this surgery?

So how did you hurt your back? Why has it taken you so long to discover what's wrong? How's your weather?

All my best, Dale