I am getting an discogram done next week. what should i expect?

Disc injection: Lumbar discogram is performed as an outpatient procedure. Individuals are given IV sedation doctor needs input from the patient during procedure. The procedure takes anywhere from 30 to 60 min.For diagnostic purposes to see whether intervertebral disc is the source of a patient’s low back pain when degenerative disc disease is present. It is not necessarily therapeutic.

Expect to Hurt: Its a procedure that is used to determine if a disc is a cause for your pain. The disc will be pressurized with a solution of antibiotic, contrast and saline. Likely if it helps determine the issue, you will be in slightly more pain than you came in. So expect to hurt afterwards, sometimes the doctor will prescribe something for post-procedure pain.