Bill.. if it looks like a rhizotomy will help, I'll consider it. I have a very tough time believing that my problem is facets and don't know what to think about the positive injections. After exhausting other non-surgical options, if more diagnostics reconfirm the facets, I'll seriously consider the RFA. The doctors that do the ablations seem to consider them a 'freebie'... (no-risk procedure?) I know many people with successful ablations and don't know any horror stories. Even so, I don't think there is any freebie and will only consider them when other issues ruled out and diagnosis reconfirmed.
I don't expect the MRI to be pristine around the Novas, but look forward to seeing the difference between a regular ProDisc and the Nova artifact on MRI.
Call me when you can.
Mark
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