My pain management doctor was a life saver for me too. She never doubted my pain. She said that there was a lot we don't know about pain, and why some people have MRI findings that look awful but have no symptoms, and why some have MRI findings that show very little yet they have terrible pain. But, she never once doubted that my pain was real. For that I am grateful.
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Cathy
46 years old. 12-15 years of intermittent pain, 2 years with constant pain.
DDD, L4-5 and L5-S1, pain confirmed by discogram.
PT, ESI's, Facet injection and block, Acupuncture - all no help.
2-level (Prodisc-L) ADR surgery with Dr. Bertagnoli, May 26, 2009.
Currently taking Opana-ER (tapering off) and oxycodone
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