Me too, but he doesn't want to do an artificial disc because of my facets. I have a grade 1 anterolisthesis at that level along with a diffuse bulge. I'm doing inversion everyday to see if I can change it. It's worth a try. I passed on the epidural because I had a bad reaction to the drug. I may need to go back and speak to my pain specialist about it. I cancelled the procedures after I called. I guess he didn't catch it on my list of bad drugs. I'm not very keen on getting my lumbar fused when I'm not sure how much of my pain is coming from my very screwed up neck. One of my neck surgeries improved my walking for a few years but, my neck has really degenerated in the last five years. I've got to get this surgery ASAP but, it's complicated getting it scheduled.
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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 
Last edited by Cynlite; 07-05-2015 at 11:56 AM.
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