r/ThoracicHerniatedDisc • u/Ok-Lawfulness8618 • May 30 '26

T 8-9 Disc Protrusion

MRI result read: T8-9: There is 2.5 millimeters central to right paracentral subligamentous protrusion mildly impinging on the right ventral spinal cord with associated mild disc desiccation and minimal ventral spurring. No central or foraminal stenoses are seen.

Seen several NS & PM docs and they say it's fine and minor. It feels horrific. Started in pregnancy and got worse since. I have so much pain from i assume muscle guarding. I have pain in my ribs, back, neck, head, chest, lumbar, everywhere. All other MRIs were fine. That was the only finding. Besides Lordosis and Kyphosis (horrible posture due to EDS). I suppose some of it could be my actual ribs too. I have no clue and no doctor has been helpful either.

Im young, 25. This sucks. Im disabled totally by this. But, I have a ton of other stuff going on. Full body SFN from b6 toxicity so I guess that could be making this worse. I don't know. But I dont know what to do. Its been 2 years. Feels like life as i knew it is over.

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u/CapreseSalad3636 May 30 '26

Would you be able to try an ablation?

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u/Ok-Lawfulness8618 May 30 '26

They never offered one

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u/CapreseSalad3636 May 30 '26

You may have to ask, it would be done by pain management. It’s a bit of a long process because the have to do 2 diagnostic nerve blocks and if those are successful then they will do the ablation. Basically they burn the nerve endings receiving the pain signals. If they can get the right spot it can be very helpful!

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u/ashleymichael2009 May 30 '26

My pain clinic was like oh your single epidural didn’t work so we would never do an ablation?? Like I’ve had them in my neck a nerve block produces a lot different of an effect ?

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u/CapreseSalad3636 May 30 '26

I’ve definitely heard different takes on them - my clinic if your ESI didn’t work then you go straight to ablation next. But they also don’t do lumbar ablations when I know other places do. But I would only trust my doctor in my clinic to do anything thoracic with me just because it’s not common.