Hello fellow spineys... Well as expected things got worse, this past weekend I lost feeling in my left leg and ankle, and foot drop set in. I did the usual things one would try when you get a flair up, ice, NSAIDS, and rest. Went to the dr Monday, and they ordered an MRI, and a Doppler ultrasound to rule out DVT. Went to the clinic for the MRI, and they did the test scan and immediately pulled me out due to the fact they couldn't see a thing due to artifacting around the Pro-Discs. I was quite surprised to see a clinic that decided it was better to not to do the procedure if it wasn't going to be useful.
Fast forward to today, when my pain Dr immediately sent me to a surgeon. He looked at the X-rays from a couple months back, as well as some past MRI reports, and decided to order a Mylagram. His immediate diagnosis after the usual neuro tests is minimum of a 2 level fusion (L3-l4, L4-l5), but he also said it may be best just to fuse all three levels, to prevent the bottom disc from causing issues.
To make things worse, thanks to my initial ADR surgery, I have an Abdomin full of mesh, so entering through the front is not gonna happen, unless we have an abdominal reconstruction specialist in the room to clean up the mess he's sure to come across.
Fortunately he has experience of dealing with revision surgery for ADR complications, and he immediately said we would not consider removing the discs unless he sees something when he's in there, even then he's not too keen on the idea.
Any who, that's where I'm at today.... Now the long wait until the dreaded mylagram, and the fun that goes with that.
Any and all thoughts are welcome..
Here's to a pain free weekend everyone...
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