Mark,
So sorry to hear about your wife's spine issues. Hopefully, it does heal on it's own and doesn't require surgery. Thankfully, she has the benefit of your contacts. It does sound serious. Myabe it's a good sign that her symptoms aren't severe though, perhaps time will heal it.
I think the MRI thing is a standard. At least it was with my insurance. They did the same thing, made me go to PT first - before any MRI was done. When PT kept increasing my pain, the PT insisted on one. Was told insurance would not pay for an MRI until AFTER PT was tried. When the MRI came back, the PT even told me, if he had seen the films beforehand, he would never have had me doing some of the exercises that he did. Nice, huh?
Hopefully, it is not as bad as it looks. Best wishes to Diane and you.
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May 2002 DDD at L3-4,L4-5,and L5-S1
Injections, PTx 3, accupuncture, many meds, chiro, many tests
Feb 2004-Flexicore ADR L5-S1
Oct 2004-very minor improvement -severe nerve pain in hips,legs, and backside has not improved.
Rhizotomy L2-L5 no relief
Sept 2005-Positional MRI shows bulges at L3-4 &
L4-5 impinging on nerves
May 2006 Nuleoplasty L3-5 no help
May 22 2007-2nd ADR surgery-2 level Prodisc (L34 &
L45) & vertebroplasty - Dr. Bertagnoli -Germany.
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