Re: Had my discogram on 2/16/06

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Sorry you went thru such a painful experience and wish I had joined soon enough

to give you " the other side of the coin " . Mine was also extremely painful and I

woke up out of a versed and morphine haze, screaming. And then the doc says to

the med student " This is how we find the fakers " . I will never have that

procedure done again.

<bigred84022@...> wrote:

And let me tell you, not to scare anyone away from getting it done if it is

absolutely necessary, but it was the most painful experience I have ever had...I

just wanted to share that not everyone has a good experience with it. I was

expecting it to be easy and no big deal based off what people said here. So just

be forwarned that it is very painful.

Vivian Harkness

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[Guest guest]

It sounds like the combined an emg with the discogram. I believe an EMG

is usually done just on the shoulder/arm. A friend of mine had told me

his emg was more painfull than the discogram. I would imagine an emg

done by directly firing on the nerves exiting the spine would be hell. I

wonder (REALLY wonder) if there is an clinical benefit to this OTHER

than checkin for " fakers " . Has anyone else ever had this done?

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>And let me tell you, not to scare anyone away from getting it done

>if it is absolutely necessary, but it was the most painful

>experience I have ever had. I was in so much pain after and the next

>day that I was actually wishing I was back in the pain that I had

>before the procedure was done. OMG it hurt so bad. For those who do

>not know what it is I will gladly explain it to you. They lay you on

>pillows on an operating take on your stomach to help level out your

>back. After they hook you up to all the necessary stuff to keep an

>eye on your vitals they then administer via your IV an antibiotic

>and then a sedative to help relax you so you are not all tense. Then

>they prep your back. They pick a side depending on where your pain

>is and then they stick a bunch of needles in your back. Fo me it was

>done on the right side. My husband counted at least 7 holes from the

>needles. Anyways they stick them in nerves and in my case my

>herniated disc. Then they attach a machine to the needles to send

>electrical shocks to the needles and you have to tell them when it

>hurts, where it hurts and how much it hurts. Then they push them

>deeper into your body and continue sending electric shocks to the

>needles. The entire procedure took an hour in the operating room and

>by the time it was done I was laying there bawling my little eyes

>out cuz I was in so much pain. Once they are done they then admister

>pain meds, enough to knock you out. Then I woke up in recovery. I

>was very sore and could hardly move. I stayed in recovery for an

>hour and was given 2 percocet pills and 2 demerol shots to help with

>pain. Then I was taken back to my room and was able to get dressed

>and leave after I was monitored. I left with a lowgrade fever which

>they tell you to keep and eye on for the next couple of days. I was

>in so much pain by the time we got home I could not even think

>straight. The next day when I woke up I could hardly move cuz I was

>in dire pain. But the pain meds did help alot with the pain.

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>We found out that I indeed do have a majorly herniated disc in L5 S1

>and the disc right above it is getting there as well. Most of my

>pain comes directly from my disc. The doctor told my hubby that I

>had a fractured disc. Not sure what that means. I fillow up with the

>surgeon on March 9th.

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>My story and personal experience in no means should be used to make

>your decision about getting this procedure done. I just wanted to

>share that not everyone has a good experience with it. I was

>expecting it to be easy and no big deal based off what people said

>here. So just be forwarned that it is very painful.

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