I have had Facet injections, like you, received only temporary relief. Actually, all my injections produced good but temporary results.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. My good friend is about 6 months from a c6-7 replacement and is having all sorts of problems. He "claims" his pain level is higher now than pre-surgery. I personally think he is having med problems. But it really makes me wonder, having him be 6 months ahead of where I would be with the exact same problems/surgery.
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Mike
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2006-2011 Chiro, epidural steroids, nsaids, PT for L4-5 bulge/annular tear
April 25th 2012 35MPH rear end collision, blows out L4-5 and ADDS a tear in C4-5
Cancelled ADR to continue conservative therapies
April 10th 2013: Insurance re-approved and I'm scheduling lumbar ADR for end of the month!
*schedule* ADR Prodisc L April 29th 2013
5-2-2013 ADR using Prodisc L
7-10-2013 New MRI on neck. Surgeon DOES NOT recommend ADR for Cervical.
"I'll be your Huckleberry"
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