[Maria]

Ok, just so everyone knows I was offered 2 ADR's back in '03 at L4 and L5S1.

Stuff happened and I didn't have the surgery so then it was '06 by the time WC auth'd another surgery which would have been fusion at L5S1 and ADR at L4.

Didn't do it.

Xrays yesterday at OSS's and he said... your facets are a mess at L4 and L5 and L5S1 is fusing on it's own so you probably don't have pain at that level anymore but L4 is still problematic. No comment on L3 since that's an annular tear.

Of course I didn't ask about facet degeneration being part of the pain process at this point but the OSS did say "forget about ADR surgery now"~ just keep waiting as long as you can re autofusion.

And recommendation for another ESI as requested (he jokingly commented that was the only time I came to see him). I think he has written me off as a surgical patient after 11 years of seeing him and no spine surgery yet).

As I recall the best view of how facets are doing was with CT scans.. is this correct?