Thanks John. It's clearly a long term process. We'll be talking to people and they'll say how they need surgery, but they just take their Aleve and their fine.. And I'm like, "are you kidding me? I have an ice pack on my back constantly to deaden the pain, and I take 3 norco a day... With breakthrough pain!"
I have my next set of injections tomorrow. God I hope it helps. I've decided to go ahead and meet with a pain managemnt Dr. I'm afraid to tell my current Dr. That I sometimes have to take an additional 1/2 a pill.. I'm so paranoid about taking these damn pills, but it hurts so much. ugh..
Well, hope everyone has a good night. God Bless 
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Deb
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1988 diagnosed with DDD, bulging
2012 trauma lumbar following yard work
Nov 2012 MRI Bulging discs L4,5, S1
Mild stenosis
Dec-Jan PT
Jan 2013 Discogram
Results Level 5 Annular tears L3-4, L4-5 and L5-S1
Need 3 disc fusion
Facet Joints injections, March 2013- no relief
Transform.., Epidural Injections 4-23-13 Right L2-3 No relief
2nd ESI 5-14-13 L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1 No relief ugh.
ADR L3-4, L4-5, Fusion L5-S1 Fusion Dr.Blumenthal TBI July, 2013
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