I dont know what you are really planning: to loose you strengh in your left leg??? Then you become someone who needs a lifelong rehab???
Dear, in this case MRI decides not your steroids injection and not your neurosurgeon, I even feel from your history that your PT is the most aware one because she is the first who refused to continue excercising on your ill disc!
For what EMG and 6 months waiting for weakness???IT IS AT ALL NOT COST EFFECTIVE. Do a surgery ASAP, if needed you can insert a posterior dynamic fixator (for example Coflex) if only your neurosurgeon insist on fixation
Thanks Dr. for your opinion. I really thought like you that surgery should have been performed also. I do see the neurosurgeron on Wednesday and since he was the one who did'nt think surgery was the answer, I have to let him know that I am not going to continue to accumulate all those medical expenses because even with insurance, I have to pay a great portion of the bill. At this point, if he insist on more expensive tests and do not want to fix the problem via surgery then I have no alternative to seek another neurosurgeon. I hope it won't come to that point because he did a marvelous job with my previous surgery and have 28years of experience. Again, I really appreciate your opinion.