Thread: runner's surgery blog, L4/5, 2008
View Single Post
  #189 (permalink)  
Old 04-22-2009, 08:08 PM
Justin's Avatar
Justin Justin is offline
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 303
Default
Hey Runner,

Sorry you are still struggling. Just an FYI: most people has increased symptoms / "new" symptoms after a discogram for ~2-3 weeks. Inherently the discogram tries to replicate your pain and in doing so it irritates many elements in your spine. The "new" symptoms sound like L5/S1 to me.

Look at this map of dermatomes:



I hope things start to subside...
__________________
-Justin
1994 Football Injury
1997 Snow Skiing Injury
Laminotomy L4/L5 (3.7.97--17 years old)
1999 & 2003 MVA (not at fault both times)
Grade V Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6
2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6* *lumbosacral transitional vertebra (11.15.03--23 years old)
Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli -- dr-bertagnoli.com
Pain-free for the last 4.5 yrs.
5.14.09 DSS with Dr. B.
I'm here to help. Only checking PMs currently.
Reply With Quote