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Join Date: Sep 2006
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Posts: 109
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Results of awful painful MRI
Hi everyone,
Well the results are in.
FINDINGS: There is adequate alignment of the cervical vertegral bodies. The height is maintained. No focal marrow signal alteration is noted. There is decreased in disc hydration involving the cervical discs. The cervical spinal cord appears normal in size and configurtion. No focal signal alteration is noted.
1. Multilevel degenerative disc changes.
2. Mild acquired spinal stenosis at the level of C5-6. This is due to a 3mm broad based central disc protrusion with right uncovertebral hypertrophy. There is moderate right neuroforaminal narrowing.
3. 1-2mm central disc bulging at the level of C3-4 and 1-2mm central disc protrusion at the level of C4-5. No central spinal stenosis or central cervical spinal cord compression. No neuroforaminal narrowing at these levels.
I will say that my experience of the MRI rumbles really did me in. Obviously because of the above problems and my upper RSD.
I am having a very difficult time with leg pains - both sides. Mostly ankles.
So that is it for now. Recommendation from PM doc is to see the neurosurgeon for his opionion. Ok...don't want to see him. Somehow I think they have a tendency to use knives! I don't like the word surgery..so I will probably wait for a bit. I chose not to have a nerve conductivity test. Why? I say.
Toodles. Dana
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