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Originally Posted by jesnsarah
thank you for the help on the mri. but i have one question can you tell how long a synovial cyst has been there?
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You definitely could tell whether he had one if he'd had previous MRIs.
You can't tell the date of a herniation or a bulge, ohter than degeneration being noted, meaning old enough to start arthritic changes. Radiologists would say it's not a "NEW" injury if there's degenerative processes going on. but a cyst, I'm not sure about that.
I know a friend who had a cancerous tumor was told the age of the tumor (7 years) by its size. So not sure on cysts. Ask his doctor.
Back pain is miserable pain.
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he can't help being grouchy at times. I understand.