Thanks for reply Charles in charge. As a matter of fact I did not have a discogram. My surgeon was so convinced by the pictures of the pain source (a distinctly degenerated disc with annular tear in evidence) and nothing else remotely suspicious including healthy looking facet joints, that he suggested bypassing the discogram as he maintained they often give 'false negative' results in any case and are not reliable. Yes, in retrospect I should have insisted.......I have since had diagnostic injections into the facet joints which have offered some relief but not utterly convincing......next week however, as a result of these injections and their partial success, I am having some nerves severed to give longer pain relief. This may or may not work......I am slightly anxious that by removing pain signals, I will be unknowingly exacerbating the pain source so that by the time the nerves grow back, my situation will be even worse. Anyone any thoughts on this ?
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