NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds - View Single Post

12secondv6 · 10-12-2009, 09:09 PM

This wednesday, I'm going in for a discogram.
http://www.allaboutbackpain.com/html...discogram.html

They give me one shot in the right side front of the neck to numb about 1/2 inch deep. That is the extent if the pain killers I am allowed.

They then do three seperate injections - each one is a needle within a needle - and they go into the C3 to C4 (herniated disc), C4 to C5 (torn disc), and C5 to C6 (healthy one, but we are using it as a contrast).

I'll have the results right away as a healthy disc there is no pain - one that is not, there is pain. So, the results will let me know how many spinal fusions I'll be having.

My doctor has advised me that the pain is immediate and horrific - isn't that sexy?

I then see my spinal surgeon on the 20th to schedule surgery.

While I do not want to have the surgery, all the doctors I have seen, and my research, all confirm the same thing.

<--- me doing the happy dance as I am getting closer and closer to being out of pain!

<--- the extent of me and racing for the next year

10-12-2009, 09:09 PM	#1
12secondv6 Token v6 Guy Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: No longer neon land :( Posts: 5,703 iTrader: (6)	Discogram time! This wednesday, I'm going in for a discogram. http://www.allaboutbackpain.com/html...discogram.html They give me one shot in the right side front of the neck to numb about 1/2 inch deep. That is the extent if the pain killers I am allowed. They then do three seperate injections - each one is a needle within a needle - and they go into the C3 to C4 (herniated disc), C4 to C5 (torn disc), and C5 to C6 (healthy one, but we are using it as a contrast). I'll have the results right away as a healthy disc there is no pain - one that is not, there is pain. So, the results will let me know how many spinal fusions I'll be having. My doctor has advised me that the pain is immediate and horrific - isn't that sexy? I then see my spinal surgeon on the 20th to schedule surgery. While I do not want to have the surgery, all the doctors I have seen, and my research, all confirm the same thing. <--- me doing the happy dance as I am getting closer and closer to being out of pain! <--- the extent of me and racing for the next year __________________ 2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8 - 12.079 at 116.45 2010 Ford Taurus SHO - stage 4+ tune and an intake - no times yet Last edited by 12secondv6; 10-12-2009 at 09:11 PM.