No, none of them asked. One of the local neurosurgeons, not the one who scheduled me for a fusion, wanted it. He felt that it was absurd that someone scheduled me for a fusion at L4/L5 when my L5/S1 was also compromised w/out doing a discogram. I don't have official results back yet, but unless they changed the order to try to fool me my L5/S1 was more painful and more closely resembled some of the pain I have. Neither disc created the pain in my hip and buttock nor any of the slightly numb/tingling in my thigh or calf. Funny thing is that one day after discogram I am feeling better that I have in 8 weeks. Does anyone know if that makes any sense, is there any numbing effect from the fluid?
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*9/10: Unstable pelvis & SI joint, sore IT band. Chiro care, I would shift out hours to days after adjust
*12/10: PT & chiro
*4/11 to 11/11: 5 sessions prolo and 3 prolo w/ PRP
*12/28/11 ESI L L4/L5 - 1/13/12 ESI R L4/L5 - 1/24/12 L SI joint capsule - 3/8/12 TPI - 3/23/12 L L5/S1 - 4/11/12 ESI caudal - 5/23/12 TPI - 7/10/12 Facet inj L3/L4, L4/L5, L5/S1
*9/12/12: 30 - DRX9000
*12/21/12 schedule. for L4/L5 fusion-CANCELLED 1/7/13
*7/16/2013: 3 level M6(S1-L3) w/ Dr. Bierstedt
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