So how much anesthetic should be used? I blew through everything that was used on me last August on a three level discogram. Plus he did an extra three when trying a new procedure, using Methylene Blue dye in the same discs to try and eliminate the pain. It was a procedure he learned about at a conference in London, UK this spring.
I just about passed out from the pain. None of the doctors involved had this happen before. They said they had used a cocktail of drugs to sedate me, I assume enough to try to keep me comfortable, but able to speak. It failed miserably. But I definitely had three positive discs.  
Apparently he has used it successfully in numerous other patients...I was just a loser all the way round.
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DDD
Herniated discs C4/5 & 5/6, L3/4, L4/5, L5/S1
Severe compression of spinal cord in two levels
All conventional therapy exhausted, including spinal injections, PT, massage, etc.
In appeal with Gov't Insurance for Out-of-country coverage for ADR hybrid surgery of above discs.
Recently discovered that I am severely allergic to all common metals used in surgical hardware except for Titanium.
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