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Originally Posted by runninghorse104
Recently I had a MRI and It revealed a Prominent Tarlov cyst anterior at L-5 S-1...I have read many reports stating this was very uncommon for one to be located in that area.My question is will this cause sciata in my right and left leg.Also is this disableing.
Thanks
Runninghorse
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Hiya,
I have a Sacral Tarlov cyst which causes extreme pain in my lower back and chronic sciatica all through my right leg to my foot. Having read a lot of literature, it appears that Tarlov's cysts can occur anywhere on the spine, although the occurance of pain- causing cysts is apparently rare !!, ... I do not think so. I have felt disabled for 3 yrs, have had to give up my job, and was mis-diagnosed two yrs ago !!! The two options open to me here in the UK is Narcotic based pain-relief which I don't want to start on, or relatively dodgy surgery , with severe risks. But to answer your ?, yes, they will cause sciatica dependent on which nerve root ends they are growing on.