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Got a date (Discography)

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    Happy Anniversary and good luck with the new date!

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    Alison,

    Have you received a date for your Discogram yet?

    K
    Diagnosis
    L3/L4 M6-L ADR; severe bilateral facet joint arthropathy - sclerotic; moderate foraminal stenosis (r)
    L4/L5 M6-L ADR; severe bilateral facet joint arthropathy - sclerotic; posterior decompression
    L5/S1 bilateral hemisacralized

    Procedures or Diagnostics
    3/09 L3/L4 - L4/L5 Laminectomy; L4/L5 w Disectomy
    7/09 Facet Joint Inj, Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation: 4Left
    4/10 Discogram

    6/10 L3/L4 - L4/L5 M6-L ADR
    8/11 L5 Epidural Steriod Inj: 1Left
    10/11 CT Myleogram

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    Quote Originally Posted by WPKat View Post
    Alison,

    Have you received a date for your Discogram yet?

    K

    Did you hear me on the phone this morning pleading/begging/badgering! Its now provisionally booked for 27th May, nothing in writing yet so I'm not making definite plans.
    Alison 46 year old female
    2011 Aug PLIF L4/L5 - L5/S1 both adr in situ
    2010 May - Discogram on L2/L3 & L3/L4, neither pain generators
    2009 May - Failed revision fusion on L5/S1 with Charite ADR in situ
    2008 Caudal epidural exacerbated nerve symptoms. Prolapse L2/L3
    2007 L5/S1 Facet deterioration
    Brilliant 5 years, no pain only minor motor problems and residual nerve damage
    2002 March - ADR Charite - L4/5, L5/S1
    2000 Disc prolapses L4/5, L5/S1

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    Quote Originally Posted by ajj1001 View Post
    Did you hear me on the phone this morning pleading/begging/badgering! Its now provisionally booked for 27th May, nothing in writing yet so I'm not making definite plans.
    Alison,

    I used to have a highly developed 6 sense, but it faded away as I got older and had too many responsibilities, but now that I am not so busy, I have all this new found time on my hands, it must have returned

    I have a good feeling about that date, while I am in Germany, you will be having your Discogram done on the same day as my ADR surgery!

    I am really sorry to hear you had to beg/plead/badger to get a date for your procedure ... I'm sorry you've had to wait so long. If the powers that be spent a week in our shoes, their rules would change in a hurry!

    Keep after them, Alison, you've waited long enough!



    K
    Diagnosis
    L3/L4 M6-L ADR; severe bilateral facet joint arthropathy - sclerotic; moderate foraminal stenosis (r)
    L4/L5 M6-L ADR; severe bilateral facet joint arthropathy - sclerotic; posterior decompression
    L5/S1 bilateral hemisacralized

    Procedures or Diagnostics
    3/09 L3/L4 - L4/L5 Laminectomy; L4/L5 w Disectomy
    7/09 Facet Joint Inj, Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation: 4Left
    4/10 Discogram

    6/10 L3/L4 - L4/L5 M6-L ADR
    8/11 L5 Epidural Steriod Inj: 1Left
    10/11 CT Myleogram

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    I'll get praying that it happens on that day so that we both get our awfulness over in one day! I asked GP for more tests in june, got referred by consultant for disco in november so have been waiting a really really long time now.
    Alison 46 year old female
    2011 Aug PLIF L4/L5 - L5/S1 both adr in situ
    2010 May - Discogram on L2/L3 & L3/L4, neither pain generators
    2009 May - Failed revision fusion on L5/S1 with Charite ADR in situ
    2008 Caudal epidural exacerbated nerve symptoms. Prolapse L2/L3
    2007 L5/S1 Facet deterioration
    Brilliant 5 years, no pain only minor motor problems and residual nerve damage
    2002 March - ADR Charite - L4/5, L5/S1
    2000 Disc prolapses L4/5, L5/S1

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    Quote Originally Posted by ajj1001 View Post
    I'll get praying that it happens on that day so that we both get our awfulness over in one day! I asked GP for more tests in june, got referred by consultant for disco in november so have been waiting a really really long time now.
    November? WOW, a long time is an understatement!

    I am sorry it's taking them that long to take care of you.

    I have a good feeling about your date in May being the one, I hope my instincts are spot on this time around for you!



    K
    Diagnosis
    L3/L4 M6-L ADR; severe bilateral facet joint arthropathy - sclerotic; moderate foraminal stenosis (r)
    L4/L5 M6-L ADR; severe bilateral facet joint arthropathy - sclerotic; posterior decompression
    L5/S1 bilateral hemisacralized

    Procedures or Diagnostics
    3/09 L3/L4 - L4/L5 Laminectomy; L4/L5 w Disectomy
    7/09 Facet Joint Inj, Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation: 4Left
    4/10 Discogram

    6/10 L3/L4 - L4/L5 M6-L ADR
    8/11 L5 Epidural Steriod Inj: 1Left
    10/11 CT Myleogram

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    Got the hospital letter confirming the 27th May.
    Alison 46 year old female
    2011 Aug PLIF L4/L5 - L5/S1 both adr in situ
    2010 May - Discogram on L2/L3 & L3/L4, neither pain generators
    2009 May - Failed revision fusion on L5/S1 with Charite ADR in situ
    2008 Caudal epidural exacerbated nerve symptoms. Prolapse L2/L3
    2007 L5/S1 Facet deterioration
    Brilliant 5 years, no pain only minor motor problems and residual nerve damage
    2002 March - ADR Charite - L4/5, L5/S1
    2000 Disc prolapses L4/5, L5/S1

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    Quote Originally Posted by ajj1001 View Post
    Got the hospital letter confirming the 27th May.
    Awesome, I knew you would receive good news

    All kidding aside, excellent news, Alison, and I know you feel relieved to have a date in writing ... finally!



    Kathleen
    Diagnosis
    L3/L4 M6-L ADR; severe bilateral facet joint arthropathy - sclerotic; moderate foraminal stenosis (r)
    L4/L5 M6-L ADR; severe bilateral facet joint arthropathy - sclerotic; posterior decompression
    L5/S1 bilateral hemisacralized

    Procedures or Diagnostics
    3/09 L3/L4 - L4/L5 Laminectomy; L4/L5 w Disectomy
    7/09 Facet Joint Inj, Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation: 4Left
    4/10 Discogram

    6/10 L3/L4 - L4/L5 M6-L ADR
    8/11 L5 Epidural Steriod Inj: 1Left
    10/11 CT Myleogram

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    Quote Originally Posted by ajj1001 View Post
    Got the hospital letter confirming the 27th May.
    Really hope it goes ahead & you get it done. I know it's not particularly pleasant - when I had mine done under your surgeon I had mild sedation & he put some local in the skin around the site. I can honestly say it really wasn't that bad but I didn't have any pain when he tested the disc but did have for 10 days after but it settled down to "normal" after that.

    I'll see you on 5th May but will be thinking of you on the 27th as it's a few days before my birthday.

    1993 Back pain age 29.
    1998-2001 DDD at L1/2. 10 admissions for discography/epidurals/facet injections/disc injections/RFA's.
    2005 ALIF at L1/2 with BMP & good result: pain free
    2007 DDD at L4/5 unresponsive to epidural. Discography: early degeneration, anular tear & bulge. Limited response to core strengthening.
    2009 ADR (activ L) L4/5.
    2011 Facet injections L4/5 & later on T10-L2.
    2011 (October) Epidurogram, epidural, nerve root injections & RFA's T10-L2.

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    Yay Alison!! So glad it is confirmed in writing! Aren't we the loony spine patients who get excited about a DISCOGRAM?! What's wrong with this picture? Good luck, and keep us posted!
    • January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
    • June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
    • April 2006 right hip, labral tear and repair
    • April 2007 3 level ProDisc @ L3/4, L4/5 & L5/6✷ ✷Lumbosacral transitional vertebra; Dr. Rudolph Bertagnoli
    • July 2, 2008 ALIF & Laminectomy @ L6/S1
    • July 30, 2008 re-opened 28 days later to remove bone cement that had leaked onto S1 nerve root
    • August 2008 Pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, re-hospitalized 1 week
    • March 10, 2009 Right SI Joint Fusion
    • April 27, 2010 2nd right hip arthroscopy to remove adhesions and release psoas muscle
    • September 30, 2010 lumbar facet rhizotomy
    • December 9, 2010 12 bilateral lumbar trigger point and steroid injections
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    • February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
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