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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,424
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,424
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Hi ~ Basically it says that you have bone spurs (overgrowth) that are pressing on the spinal cord, and that's NOT good !! Nerve roots are also being compromised, and that is PAINFUL.
The X-ray shows some scoliosis (curvature of the spine) albeit mild. That wouldn't cause the pain you're in. They mention anterolisthesis, which is where a vertebra overlaps another. They also mention disc degeneration, which is a "normal" aging process. The discs become dried out, and that tends to make them flatten --- then they bulge out or herniate, and that causes pain if they're pressing on nerves.
I would think that your troubles WOULD account for your headaches & numbness, but I'm no doctor and could very well be wrong.
I'm so sorry you're having such problems. I wish you the very best of luck! God bless & take care. Hugs, Lee
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recovering alcoholic, sober since 7-29-93;severe depression; 2 open spinal surgeries; severe sciatica since 1986; epidurals; trigger points; myelograms; Rhizotomy; Racz procedure; spinal cord stimulator implant (and later removal); morphine pump trial (didn't work);now inoperable; lumpectomy; radiation; breast cancer survivor; heart attack; fibromyalgia; on disability.
Often the test of courage is not to die, but to live..
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