Hi Rosedee
I am pretty anxious to hear from Dr. Bertagnoli. I have never had a discogram. The surgeon I saw in November said I had "mechanical low back with sciatica" and said any number of people who have no back pain have an MRI that looks like mine and that I am in a very small percent of the population who have pain. Long before my appointment, he had already labeled me as a low-level, non-surgical priority. I think a big part of the problem is universal healthcare. The wait to see a specialist is months if not years and patients are put through like cattle. All of my various reports since 2000 only focus on L4 - S1. I didn't know that ADR is difficult at the L1-L2 level. I guess I need to research this more.
Good luck to you and I will let you know the verdict when it's in.
Deb
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wedge compression #L1 1989 - assaulted by patient at work
DDD
Herniation L4-L5,L5-S1
the usual... myelograms,MRI's,CT scans,xrays,EMG
epidural blocks
facet injections
"serious degeneration" L1-L2
Discogram - L1 - S1 -discogenic with L3/4,L4/5
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