Good article Harrison!
I have compiled almost all 9 years of my medical history regarding my spine and put it all on a disc. I offered it to the last surgeon I saw who declined to take it but, also ordered MRI exams. I am now still fighting 2 weeks later to get the MRI exams approved by my insurance company because they don't have the information they need to approve them. Our closed system regarding medical records creates so many problems and is unproductive because it takes up people's time to solve the problems resulting from it. Thank goodness my problems are not life threatening!
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2006: epidural shots did nothing; 2 surgeons recommended 2 level fusion, I declined.
2007 - 2010 4 foraminotomy and cord decompression cervical surgeries and 2 endoscopic discectomy T7-T8 surgeries; total 6 with Dr. Jho (Pittsburgh,PA) My C6/C7 autofused around 2009.
2013 - 2015: epidurals 3 times (again did nothing) and 4 Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) procedures.
2016 more RFAs, hit the 10 year mark of this insanity and pain, 3 level M6-C ADR with Dr. Clavel May 19, 2016 
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