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08-14-2012, 02:04 PM | #1 | ||
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I'm a 64 yr. old femaie. I've had 7 lumbar spine surgeries. 5 of them were in 2002 due to a MRSA infection. As a precautionary measure all the instrumentaion was removed and I had a long Vancomycin I.V. treatment.
I had a CFS but was told it was repaired. In 2006, I had a Revision surgery because the previous fusion didn't work. 2009, I went to UM due to severe pain and was told I had a CSF but as long as it was capped off, I didn't have to worry. I was also diagnosed with Arachnoiditis. Now due to severe pain I had another MRI. Two findings I'm concerned about: 1. L1/2 a broad disk bulge with right paracentral disk protrusion and bilateral facet hypertrophy causing moderate to severe canal stenosis. 2. There is a midline posterior fluid collection from L2/3 - L5 measuring 7.4 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm suggesting a seroma or pseudomenmingocele. Could these findings be the cause of my new severe pain in the right buttock and lower lumbar area. I had a Rhizotomy of my R. S.I. joint recently but that didn't help. I have chronic pain in my legs, etc. , but that's manageable. I'm not able to walk very much with this new pain. Can you help me understand and make any suggestions? |
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