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I have a positive discogram?

I had a discogram performed. The day I was treated I was experiencing chronic right lumbar pain. While on the table the first disc injected with a solution was l5-s1. I felt pain and tingling shoot down my buttocks, thigh, leg to my foot. Dr. speaking to another Dr. said "that ones positive" second injection of l4-l5 he said was "positive" l3-l4 injection no pain it just blew up like a balloon and I just felt pressure he said that one was negative. I terminated had debilitating chronic low back pain since 2008. Disc hernation at l4-l5 and l5-s1 and left leg nerve pain. Why did my Dr. say during my follow-up appointment my discogram was negative and that they no longer recommend fusion of the degenerated discs but want to implant a stimulator instead? How does that help with the instability? How will that get me standing straight again?

Male | 40 years old
Medications: Flexaril, Percoset
Conditions: Disc Herniation L4-L5 and L5-S1, Arthritis and Spinal Stenosis

3 Answers

See spine surgeon
Get a second opinion.
Seek another opinion, from a spine surgeon.

Robert D. Swift, DO, FAOAO