Mark i understand on one hand not doing the discography if you will not have a fusion, but i am the type that always needs an answer, a reason for that pain. Thus said i really don't know your personality in that regard.
I , as you know, did have the VATs to remover that very disc with DrRegan. I'm sure he won't abandon you . If i did not have the severe respiratory accident all would have gone pretty smoothly. I have pain in other areas, none are as bad as my thoracic pain was and it is gone wtih the disc(or a few months later) I love it being gone . It has been gone for almost a year and i still worry it will come back some day, but hope it wont'
I woiuld go for the discography (mine was pretty painful) and surgery again , even an open procedure if need be to get rid of that pain.
judy
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2007 ACDF 4-7
2008 hip , knee scope, hip replacement
2009 thoracic T-5 thru T-11fusion
2009 VATS T7-8, posterior only T11-12. removal of thoracic hard wear
2010 lung surgery
2010 T2-L2 kyphosis correction
2010 Kyphoplasty T-3, T-4
2011 Cervical osteotomy ,revision C4-T5
2011 Foot surgery
2011 Revision fusion T7 thru L4/laminectomy
2012 Hammertoe correction left foot
2012 Revision fusion T-12 thru L5
2012 Revision fusion L4-L5
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