Over the holidays I had a severe episode of back pain and went to the ER. I've been diagnosed with chronic bilateral L5 pars defect, mild multilevel spondylosis, and facet hypertrophy. I also have bilateral plantar fasciitis.
This is the second time I've been to the ER for a flare up in the past three months and have been in physical therapy for approximately 3 months. I've also had an MRI.
AR 40-501 states that repeated outpatient visits or hospitalizations due to spondylolysis is cause for referral to DES.
When I go to follow up with my PCM on Monday what will be the likely outcome? I'm still pretty uneducated on the medical process but have been reading the forums trying to understand where I'm at.
At this point I'm fine with seeking a medboard and am trying to avoid surgery or relying on pain management injections to get by.
Thanks
This is the second time I've been to the ER for a flare up in the past three months and have been in physical therapy for approximately 3 months. I've also had an MRI.
AR 40-501 states that repeated outpatient visits or hospitalizations due to spondylolysis is cause for referral to DES.
When I go to follow up with my PCM on Monday what will be the likely outcome? I'm still pretty uneducated on the medical process but have been reading the forums trying to understand where I'm at.
At this point I'm fine with seeking a medboard and am trying to avoid surgery or relying on pain management injections to get by.
Thanks