Myelogram

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> " A myelogram is a sort of spinal tap. Very nasty, very painful. <

Isn't the myelogram like the discogram...but you can be put to sleep for it

since they are only taking pics of the dye? Whereas the discogram, you have to

be awake for them to see if your pain is reproducible?

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> " A myelogram is a sort of spinal tap. Very nasty, very painful. <

Isn't the myelogram like the discogram...but you can be put to sleep for it

since they are only taking pics of the dye? Whereas the discogram, you have to

be awake for them to see if your pain is reproducible?

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Hey Angie -

> Joe, Hi it's . I asked the exact same question

> yesterday, and this is what she told me.

>

> " A myelogram is a sort of spinal tap. Very nasty, very painful.

> They numb your spine, insert a needle and pierce the sac, draw off

> spinal fluid, leave the needle in place and insert radioactive dye.

> Then take xrays. If the dye gets to your brain it can do damage so

> the table is inverted to prevent it. I am really not at peace about

> this. I don't want it done. "

>

I looked it up. My skin crawled earlier this morning.

> Today is one week post-surgery for me. I'm doing ok - not running

> around, but up, showered, scented, dressed and hair presentable

> every day. My daughter, Amy the angel, is getting a bit more than

> she bargained for. She now has fully experienced the horrors of

> seeing, scrubbing, drying, and dressing her 54 yr. old mom. Well,

> now she knows what 54 looks like. I never anticipated needing

> someone else to pull my underpants up - probably just as well... =O

I chose the wear the same clothes for a week and stink like

a dog method. I used my extended reach stick to put my undies

on the floor and pull them up to my knees.

My cervical surgery was worse, my arms did not function. It was

wild.

> So much for modesty, although that is gone by the 2nd day in the

> hospital anyway.

>

> Joe, I'm so glad you made me think about having people stay with me

> in the hospital. My family wisely rotated nights so no one got

> stuck with it all - I don't think any of them got over an hour of

> sleep and I never would have guessed I'd need so much assistance.

>

, this is the nicest thing anyone's said to me in a while.

Get the extended grabber. There's also this contraption for putting

on socks (I had houseshoes with furry linings, so I went sockless).

And the lumbar support for my recliner when I could sit after a month

is still here today. As is the grabber.

> We had a hospital bed delivered Tuesday. We found that our couch is

> way too low and too soft, and our bed is too high. Besides I felt

> really isolated being alone in the bedroom. Anyway, I now get to be

> the center of all attention in the middle of the living room.

May I ask how much it costs to rent a bed? I bought a great house, but

all bedrooms are upstairs. I never thought I'd have a second, much less

a third surgery.

>

> I'm dealing with a load of secondary problems. I've had a terrible

> allergic reaction to either the skin prep or adhesive tape holding

>

, I learned, and it helped my father during his bypass surgery, that

we have a hereditary allergic reaction to oxycodone and related products.

And my tape was bad. Look at your drugstore and get the paper based tape

and things will be fine.

After my second surgery, they gave me something that had oxycodone in it

and benadryl helped me when I took it. So that and paper tape may be your

salvation.

Take care. Walk as much as you can. Lay flat as much as you can. Don't

push the recovery. Get a good physical therapist.

And as for the hospital, I'll tell you my story. Dealing with my dad being

terminal

and being layed up from surgery did a number on me. What stuck out was

an African American orderly who worked Fri-Sun in the ICU. His name was

. Due to complications, my ICU stay spanned 2 weekends. Each

weekend, he bathed me, shaved me, dried me off, and dressed me. The first

time I was horrified. No one had done it since I can remember. On weekend

2, I took it with a smile, there was no modesty or embarrassment anymore.

One other thing, he never talked down to me like the majority of the nurses,

he

talked to me like a person. Well, a month later, I had to go to the

hospital to

get an xray for a follow up doctor's appointment. I stopped by the ICU desk

and asked if I could see . No last name, 2 ICU units, but with the

only

works on weekend description and his race, they figured it out. I gave him

a

gift certificate to the classiest steakhouse in town. Since I was on my

back all

the time, I found out he was like 7 feet tall, had a lovely wife, and loved

steak.

Just thought you might want to hear a good story for once. , for

those

who helped you and you feel deserve something, 2 words: Godiva Chocolate.

joe

> Time to lay down...

[Guest guest]

Hey Angie -

> Joe, Hi it's . I asked the exact same question

> yesterday, and this is what she told me.

>

> " A myelogram is a sort of spinal tap. Very nasty, very painful.

> They numb your spine, insert a needle and pierce the sac, draw off

> spinal fluid, leave the needle in place and insert radioactive dye.

> Then take xrays. If the dye gets to your brain it can do damage so

> the table is inverted to prevent it. I am really not at peace about

> this. I don't want it done. "

>

I looked it up. My skin crawled earlier this morning.

> Today is one week post-surgery for me. I'm doing ok - not running

> around, but up, showered, scented, dressed and hair presentable

> every day. My daughter, Amy the angel, is getting a bit more than

> she bargained for. She now has fully experienced the horrors of

> seeing, scrubbing, drying, and dressing her 54 yr. old mom. Well,

> now she knows what 54 looks like. I never anticipated needing

> someone else to pull my underpants up - probably just as well... =O

I chose the wear the same clothes for a week and stink like

a dog method. I used my extended reach stick to put my undies

on the floor and pull them up to my knees.

My cervical surgery was worse, my arms did not function. It was

wild.

> So much for modesty, although that is gone by the 2nd day in the

> hospital anyway.

>

> Joe, I'm so glad you made me think about having people stay with me

> in the hospital. My family wisely rotated nights so no one got

> stuck with it all - I don't think any of them got over an hour of

> sleep and I never would have guessed I'd need so much assistance.

>

, this is the nicest thing anyone's said to me in a while.

Get the extended grabber. There's also this contraption for putting

on socks (I had houseshoes with furry linings, so I went sockless).

And the lumbar support for my recliner when I could sit after a month

is still here today. As is the grabber.

> We had a hospital bed delivered Tuesday. We found that our couch is

> way too low and too soft, and our bed is too high. Besides I felt

> really isolated being alone in the bedroom. Anyway, I now get to be

> the center of all attention in the middle of the living room.

May I ask how much it costs to rent a bed? I bought a great house, but

all bedrooms are upstairs. I never thought I'd have a second, much less

a third surgery.

>

> I'm dealing with a load of secondary problems. I've had a terrible

> allergic reaction to either the skin prep or adhesive tape holding

>

, I learned, and it helped my father during his bypass surgery, that

we have a hereditary allergic reaction to oxycodone and related products.

And my tape was bad. Look at your drugstore and get the paper based tape

and things will be fine.

After my second surgery, they gave me something that had oxycodone in it

and benadryl helped me when I took it. So that and paper tape may be your

salvation.

Take care. Walk as much as you can. Lay flat as much as you can. Don't

push the recovery. Get a good physical therapist.

And as for the hospital, I'll tell you my story. Dealing with my dad being

terminal

and being layed up from surgery did a number on me. What stuck out was

an African American orderly who worked Fri-Sun in the ICU. His name was

. Due to complications, my ICU stay spanned 2 weekends. Each

weekend, he bathed me, shaved me, dried me off, and dressed me. The first

time I was horrified. No one had done it since I can remember. On weekend

2, I took it with a smile, there was no modesty or embarrassment anymore.

One other thing, he never talked down to me like the majority of the nurses,

he

talked to me like a person. Well, a month later, I had to go to the

hospital to

get an xray for a follow up doctor's appointment. I stopped by the ICU desk

and asked if I could see . No last name, 2 ICU units, but with the

only

works on weekend description and his race, they figured it out. I gave him

a

gift certificate to the classiest steakhouse in town. Since I was on my

back all

the time, I found out he was like 7 feet tall, had a lovely wife, and loved

steak.

Just thought you might want to hear a good story for once. , for

those

who helped you and you feel deserve something, 2 words: Godiva Chocolate.

joe

> Time to lay down...

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> You have to be awake and feel the needle going into your spine and direct its

path. You have to feel if it heads the wrong way and tell when it passes the

nerve bundle in the dural sac just before they reach destination <

Great description...but damn if I would know which direction it was going, or if

it passed the nerve bundle, etc. All I know is if it hurts or not! Don't they

have the fancy xrays for all that?

[Guest guest]

> You have to be awake and feel the needle going into your spine and direct its

path. You have to feel if it heads the wrong way and tell when it passes the

nerve bundle in the dural sac just before they reach destination <

Great description...but damn if I would know which direction it was going, or if

it passed the nerve bundle, etc. All I know is if it hurts or not! Don't they

have the fancy xrays for all that?

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OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't blame you for being Extremely pissed!!!! I'd call his office and rip a

couple peoples asses, Esp the one that told you it was today!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did think of something I should have told you last night, dont blame the doc

for not calling you back, there is a chance he forgot his pager or it was turned

off, never know

Now back to being mad, I can't believe those idiots!! Oh man I have an attitude

and I'm not afraid to use it, I'd be on the phone to the office saying ok, who

Fucked up Majorly!!?? Mistakes happen but come on, this is unreal! I'm so

sorry!!

Take it easy today, I emailed you what I just sent to and am forwarding

what she said to me also in response to my first email to her, sorry to confuse

you... you already read the first one to her, you may be reading my 2nd msg to

her now, and I'm going to fwd with a note so you know the email she sent to me,

Unless it's on the bottom of that email I just sent back to her, it may be let

me know, I don't think I erased her message before sending my response to her.

Connie

Myelogram

> As ya know I was scheduled to have a myelogram done on June 26th. So last

night at 445p the hospital called and said my myelogram had moved up to today

and to be there at 6am.....SO what do you think happens.

> This is unbelievable....I get to the hospital,get admitted,arm bands on,pee

pee test,in a hospital gown,in a nice comfy bed,took a nap and they were just

getting ready to the start an IV and give me a valium,when another nurse comes

in and says...someone made a mistake here as she isn't scheduled until the

26th!!!!! They tried to see if the doctor could come in and do it,but he was

booked today. So here I am with the day off! And i have to take next Thursday

off too. Hahahaha....this is just my luck

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi susan I had myleogram rescheduled too. Isnt it frustrating to get all the way

down to radiology to have it almost be done and then they cancel it. It is no

fun. You have yourself all Psyched up and wham. It made me cry and let it out.

I was so glad for one thing but had wanted it to be overwith. Chris

Myelogram

As ya know I was scheduled to have a myelogram done on June 26th. So last

night at 445p the hospital called and said my myelogram had moved up to today

and to be there at 6am.....SO what do you think happens.

This is unbelievable....I get to the hospital,get admitted,arm bands on,pee

pee test,in a hospital gown,in a nice comfy bed,took a nap and they were just

getting ready to the start an IV and give me a valium,when another nurse comes

in and says...someone made a mistake here as she isn't scheduled until the

26th!!!!! They tried to see if the doctor could come in and do it,but he was

booked today. So here I am with the day off! And i have to take next Thursday

off too. Hahahaha....this is just my luck

[Guest guest]

Please accept my apology for the post I just sent, I meant to send it to

and via private emails but after what had said I was Very upset

(could you tell? lol) and goofed on who I sent it to. I am so sorry, I had

talked to last night, she had called telling me about the mix up yesterday

and when I read that this morning I was mad, can't believe they not only screwed

up yesterday but then today what she went through... ugh

you may want to fill them in on the call last night and the page sent to

your doc so they know what I'm talking about.

Again my apologies for the words, no excuse but I have not had my meds yet today

and should have double checked the addy I was sending it to, I thought had

emailed me personally and went to hit " To " to send a copy to also and hit

send by accident, wasnt paying attention.

Connie

I will not swear in posts again

I will double check my addresses

I will not swear in posts again

I will double check my addresses

I will not swear in posts again

I will double check my addresses

I will not swear in posts again

I will double check my addresses

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HI Terry,

I've had a CT mylegram, and a Lumbar Puncture and Injections into the SI Joint. None of them hurt, just a mild prickly feeling when they give the anesthetic shot. Really no big deal. It may be because of prior surgeries and resulting numbness where they insert the needle. That's just a guess as to why it doesn't hurt much.

Bonnie

[ ] myelogram

Hi,Wanted to know from those of you that have had a myelogram what toexpect? I'm suppose to get one done 2 months before I have surgerywith Dr. LaGrone. I'm looking forward to the surgery, but not themyelogram, something about a needle in my back doesn't sound fun. Ithink I have watched Dr. House too much! Thanks, Terry

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Hello,

I would like to ask you all if anyone had to have a Myelogram before

their revision surgery?

The reason I ask is that I had one before my original surgery and

actually found it worse than the surgery itself, probably because I

can remember it all. I was laying face down in a hard plastic cot,

which was very uncomfortable, and then despite sitting upright in

bed for 12 hours, got the most horrendous headache I have ever had

which made me very ill. I had been thinking of refusing a myelogram

if I am told I should have one, but then am worried that they won't

have the full info on me. Or am I just worrying about something

thats not going to happen anyway? Or has the procedure changed for

the better in the last 16 years?

Has anyone any advice for me please?

Thanks

Kat x

[Guest guest]

Kat,

About 10 year before my revision, and for an unrelated matter, I was

having a CAT scan with contrast dye and I reacted to it. It started

out sneezing, wheezing, coughing...throat slowly closing...before

they got the (I think) epinefrin or benadryl or whatever they used

into me. They told me to always note this in my medical records and

not to use contrast again.

Scroll forward to the time before revision. I had several MRI's and

CT scans, but without contrast...I don't know if this impaired the

surgeon at all in the plannig stage. Nothing about my condition

indicated anything more than the usual flatback type stuff was going

on. So. That said, if I could have had contrast dye in my body, and

my surgeon thought it was important enough to have done...I would go

with his recommendation. If you speak to him about your past

experience and reservations about proceeding with this...perhaps a

less invasive image will do. It never hurts to ask.

Thats my $.02!

Cam

[Guest guest]

I did finish it and they had to change needles after about 20 minutes and do it

again.. I never had it done before and never want to again. WOW it was awful..

Did you have surgery?

spinal problems@...: ltpat228@...:

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:39:01 +0000Subject: Re: myelogram

Horrible HORRIBLE pain, wasn't it???Did ya manage to finish the entire test?I

couldn't and had to have a MRI.*******>> > I had a mylegram today and I don't think I

EVER want another one of these. I see the neurosurgeon on Wed. I already have

fusion of c4-5 and now they are looking at fusion of c2-4. Will this keep me

from turning my neck at all? >

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oh yeah. L4, and L5 and S1 postier and anterior with fusion, hardware, in July,

   JEFF !

From: <ljorichardson0912@...>

Subject: RE: Re: myelogram

spinal problems

Date: Friday, January 23, 2009, 7:10 PM

I did finish it and they had to change needles after about 20 minutes and do it

again.. I never had it done before and never want to again. WOW it was awful..

Did you have surgery?

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Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:39:01 +0000Subject: Re: myelogram

Horrible HORRIBLE pain, wasn't it???Did ya manage to finish the entire

test?I couldn't and had to have a MRI.*******>> > I had a mylegram today and I

don't think I EVER want another one of these. I see the neurosurgeon on Wed.

I already have fusion of c4-5 and now they are looking at fusion of c2-4. Will

this keep me from turning my neck at all? >

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sorry, i do that alot,, anyway, 10 weeks later I was dragging my left foot and

having alot of pain still when I went for my checkup and my surgeon said

something was terribly wrong and he needed to get to the bottom of it. He wanted

and mri with contrast and the myelogram done asap. so I said I'll find someone

to bring me over to the hospital and do 1 test and the next day do the other.

NO. you need to go to the hospital now and have the tests done asap. NO. I said

we'll do it my way.. well, he went to the waiting room and got my husband and

told him something.. I never found out what because my husband said he forgot.

and they came back into the room and he stated his case again to my me admitted.

now... my husband said. ok,,, I just looked at him and he gave me the LOOK like

don;t even go there. So I had the mri that nite and myelogram next morn. and 2

days later surgery. L5 had broken in half and fell into spinal canal and was

inpinging on cord and

sicatic nerve. and I had alot of bone spurs also that had broken from the

hardware and were in the spinal canal. so I had more hardware installed to

prevent L5 from breaking again.

I  have alot of pain and now have the complex pain reflex syndrome. so I am

being referred to a complex pain managament dr.

do you know what that is? It sounds like yours in from the neck going down

right? did you get a bad headache? diid they tell you to lie flat 24 hrs. they

did me and I did get a headache plus a bad, bad case of nausea. that lasted

about 3 days. because I had it after surgery.

Hope  this helps. some, Jefferie

   JEFF !

From: <ljorichardson0912@...>

Subject: RE: Re: myelogram

spinal problems

Date: Friday, January 23, 2009, 7:10 PM

I did finish it and they had to change needles after about 20 minutes and do it

again.. I never had it done before and never want to again. WOW it was awful..

Did you have surgery?

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Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:39:01 +0000Subject: Re: myelogram

Horrible HORRIBLE pain, wasn't it???Did ya manage to finish the entire

test?I couldn't and had to have a MRI.*******>> > I had a mylegram today and I

don't think I EVER want another one of these. I see the neurosurgeon on Wed.

I already have fusion of c4-5 and now they are looking at fusion of c2-4. Will

this keep me from turning my neck at all? >

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I finished the test.But requested 10 mgs of valium before they started, so it

bad, but my brain was kinda turned off.  I knew before hand that I would not be

able to survive without the valium. I am too keyed up reguarly anyway.Jefferie

   JEFF !

From: pat040394 <ltpat228@...>

Subject: Re: myelogram

spinal problems

Date: Friday, January 23, 2009, 4:39 PM

Horrible HORRIBLE pain, wasn't it???

Did ya manage to finish the entire test?

I couldn't and had to have a MRI.

*******

>

>

> I had a mylegram today and I don't think I EVER want another one of

these. I see the neurosurgeon on Wed. I already have fusion of c4-5

and now they are looking at fusion of c2-4. Will this keep me from

turning my neck at all?

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WOW

I have had surgery once on the neck with fusion almost EXACTLY 6 years ago.. I

have an appt next week with neurosurgeon.. I just want the pain to go away.. I

have been laying flat most of the time but my back hurts more now where they

kept sticking the needles that I am icing that. He said he thinks I have bone

spurs on the back and that is why he had a hard time getting the needle in..

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I am in Missouri..

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I hope all goes well with your neurosugeon, I think mylegram is the single

worst test anyone can go through. It is painful, nerve racking, long, and

causes so many other problems afterwards, Horrible Headache sometimes, groin

pain. I had 2 of these tests within 18 months of each other, I cried like a

big baby. -

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> I had a mylegram today and I don't think I EVER want another one of these.

> I see the neurosurgeon on Wed. I already have fusion of c4-5 and now they

> are looking at fusion of c2-4. Will this keep me from turning my neck at

> all?

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Do they always do a myelogram for possible neck surgery? Is it anything like the

Discogram?

>

> I had a mylegram today and I don't think I EVER want another one of these.

> I see the neurosurgeon on Wed.  I already have fusion of c4-5 and now they

> are looking at fusion of c2-4. Will this keep me from turning my neck at

> all?

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I am not sure, I had the myelogram for my lower back, so it makes it much

worse being all the nerves are inflamed down there already.

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On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 9:00 AM, Sara Saupe <sbs_1975@...> wrote:

> Do they always do a myelogram for possible neck surgery? Is it anything

> like the Discogram?

>

>

>

> >

> > I had a mylegram today and I don't think I EVER want another one of

> these.

> > I see the neurosurgeon on Wed. I already have fusion of c4-5 and now

> they

> > are looking at fusion of c2-4. Will this keep me from turning my neck at

> > all?

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I have a discogram coming up, it sounds like the same test. They inject a dye

and use a CT to see where the needle is. They inject into 3 discs, 1 good and

the other bad ones...I guess they inject only the ones that are bad, for me it's

like 4. They need to keep you lucid so they can hear you tell them when it hurts

and where. They are doing this to me on the 4th. They also found a herniated

cervical disc, c7. They are going to do an injection first. I have to say that I

am soooo sick of being stuck, I am deathly afraid of needles, and even thinking

about it makes me anxious. I just had an epidural injection and I cried like a

baby! It made my pain worse, and I am having a hard time getting around, even

more than before. I am soooooo tired of dealing with this! Also I am really

afraid of the unknown...that makes me anxious too! I am a mess!! Freaked out,

scared and wondering what next!!! I would love to crawl into a hole and never

come out right now!! I

am just frustrated and sick of it all. And as much a I hate all of the stuff

they have to do, I want them to get it done, like yesterday, so I can get to

healing and back to some version of normal! Sorry for the rant, I am just sick

of it! I miss hiking and camping, running and being able to play with my kids!

>

> >

> > I had a mylegram today and I don't think I EVER want another one of

> these.

> > I see the neurosurgeon on Wed.  I already have fusion of c4-5 and now

> they

> > are looking at fusion of c2-4. Will this keep me from turning my neck at

> > all?

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I hate to be negative about a test, but seriously this is the worst

test EVER. I have a pretty high pain tolerance, but what they do

during this test should be outlawed!! The doctor that ordered mine is

not the doctor I chose to perform my surgery. When I went to the new

doctor he couldn't believe that anyone still asked to have this test

performed!! He said that he got everything he needed from the MRI and

that test should never be used. It is old, outdated and the worst

test that can be performed. I have to agree. I have never been in

that much pain in my life and it doesn't go away. It stays for hours.

I had a little bit of Valium before hand, but it didn't help. The

needles were slightly painful going in, but not too bad. The first

injection (into a good disc to get a level set of my pain) didn't hurt

at all. The next one into a ruptured disc hurt, bad, but nothing I

couldn't deal with. The next one nothing, because it wasn't damaged.

The last one and the one that was totally gone caused me more pain

than child birth!! I was screaming so loud my husband heard it in the

waiting room and tried to come running to get me. I don't mean to

scare anyone, but if you can avoid this test...DO!!!

> >

> > >

> > > I had a mylegram today and I don't think I EVER want another one of

> > these.

> > > I see the neurosurgeon on Wed.  I already have fusion of c4-5

and now

> > they

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[Guest guest]

Really what do they hope to achieve from this test? I have a bone survey

done every year, it is a serious of x-rays of the large bones in the body,

they also include the spine. They are able to tell exactly what is what. I

suppose the doctors feel the Myelogram is cheaper than a MRI.

Jan (Fargo)

[Guest guest]

I have had like 4 MRI's, 3 on my lower back and one on my cervical spine. They

showed them all the damage, the herniated discs, the DDD, the stenosis, annular

tears, and all that jazz. I seriously think they just want to make me hurt more.

And I am hoping that it doesn't hurt as bad as the epidural. The needle didn't

hurt that much, I could deal with that, but when they put in the dye and the

steriod it felt like when the dentist was drilling and hit a nerve. I seriously

about came off the table for that. UGHHH...I am really dreading this, and I

think I am going to have to have it done twice, once on the Lumbar and then on

the cervical...ARGGGHHHHH! I am sooooo scared! And my hubby can't be in the room

with me? Why is that?

From: Jan G <jangil@...>

Subject: Re: Re: myelogram

spinal problems

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 10:48 AM

Really what do they hope to achieve from this test? I have a bone

survey

done every year, it is a serious of x-rays of the large bones in the body,

they also include the spine. They are able to tell exactly what is what. I

suppose the doctors feel the Myelogram is cheaper than a MRI.

Jan (Fargo)

[Guest guest]

Only one worse, for me, was a diskogram. I cried big alligator tears.

Lexie