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Join Date: Jan 2009
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Originally Posted by spinehealth
After 4 back surgeries I find myself facing more surgery in the future.
Im unable to fully understand my MRI, hoping someone could help. Please be patient with me as I'm new to this forum.
My present physical state is numbness to my right arm and hand. Pain to the shoulder and neck, fevers with chills, numbness to my two legs and radiating pain (severe) to my lower back. Sexual disfunction as well as some minor bladder problems.
at C3-C4, broad based posterior disc herniation with compression of the spinal cord resulting in moderate spinal stenosis with an AP dimension of 0.7 cm.
There is a disc bulge, osteophytes, and facet hypertrophy. Moderate to severe right and mild moderate left foramina stenosis.
at C4-C5, broad based posterior disc herniation with anterior compression of the spinal cord resulting in moderate spinal stenosis with AP dimension of 0.7 cm. There is a disc bulge, osteophytes, and facet hypertrophy. There is a moderate to severe bilateral neural foramina stenosis.
There is a hemangioma at the level T2
L4-L5, There is a disc bulge, desiccation,osteophytes,and facet hypertrophy.
L5-S1, left paramedian disc herniation which abuts the left S1 nerve root. There is a disc bulge, disiccation,osteophytes, and facet hypertrophy. There is a moderate to severe left neural foramina stenosis. There is a mild to moderate right neural foramina stenosis.
Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to offer me. Sometimes we are truly alone with our pain.
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You have multiple complaints which could signal more than multiple problems contributing to your symptom complex. Imaging-wise, you have two levels in your neck that by definition present as absolute stenosis (AP diameter of 8 mm or less - look it up) with multiple levels of lateral canal stenosis. Your lumbar MRI is not quite as messed up (a medical term) but anytime you see the term "stenosis" you should investigate (patient complaints balanced against clinical exam findings) to realize its significance. Be that as it may, you should see a neurologist to find out if electrodiagnostics would benefit you as well as a PM doc in consideration of ESI. The 8 mm may prove very problematic....
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