SOS! please help me understand the
findings below in simpler terms
a) Posterior disc bulge with annular tear
& mild to moderate bilateral neural
stenosis at L3-L4.
b) Posterior disc bulge with annular tear,
dural sac indentation & moderate to
severe bilateral neural canal stenosis at
L4-L5.
c) Right posterolateral disc herniation
with moderate to severe stenosis of the
central & left neural canals &
severe right neural canal stenosis at
L5-S1
Million Thanks!!!
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 01-11-08 05:15am
L-1,2 sound like the only good disc's
you've got right now. Whew! And I though I
had it bad with herneated bulging L-2,3.
Nueral stenosis means the curving of the
spine in any direction.sometime with a
nerve ending twisted around it making it
herniated also. Rich T can tell you more.
But. right now it sounds like most of you
Lumpar Spine in like a inveted nightmare.
There are only 5 dics's in the Lumpar area
and you also have one in you Sacral area.
Almost sound like a rolorcoaster.
Buldging means the disc has slipped out of
place. Rich, Correct me if I am wrong
please.
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RichT
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Posted: 01-11-08 08:14am
Good Morning Jonee,
Welcome to this forum and the great people
like Carrie who post here and try to help
others.
If I may - First if your L1/L2 disc is
fine then your spine is in better shape
than mine. That of course does not lessen
the "difficulties" at the other places in
your spine.
I honestly cannot understand a lot of the
medical terms that are in MRI reports. I
believe that one must get a professional
medical analysis of the MRI images from
several neurologists/spinal surgeons.
Find the very best spinal doctors that you
can find. It is one step at a time, and
it does take time. Remember, surgery IS
the LAST option.
Regarding bulging discs - Yep got those
too. Thank you Carrie for inviting me to
give my understanding of a bulging disc.
It is a matter of the disc between the
adjacent vertebrae buldging out more than
what a "normal" disc would. The fact that
a disc may be bulging does not say that
that the adjacent vertebrae have slipped.
Only at L5/S1 have the two vertebrae
slipped for me.
Now search out the best spinal doctors you
can find and get their opinions about your
spine after their analysis of the MRI
images, X-rays, and exam of your back.
I wish you the very best.
RichT
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Jonee
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Lumbar Spine Mri Result Posted: 01-11-08 19:25pm
Thank you folks for your support. I just
completed my 10-session physical therapy
with traction and i felt great
improvements. My problem started with low
back pains (since 5 years ago i guess) and
later on pains behind my right buttock,
radiating down to the back of my thigh,
calf and ankle area started to appear and
this time with numbness on my 4th digit.
In my previous episodes, i just managed to
self-medicate with NSAIDs and muscle
relaxants and fortunately the pain
disappeared in a week or two but the Nov
2006 episode was very painful that it made
me suffer a lot - and it urged me to see
several physicians
(GP-Rheumatologist-Physiatrist) until i
got an MRI and advised for PT + traction.
I was overwhelmed and a bit nervous as the
doc explained to me the MRI result and the
only thing i quite understood was the
annular tear in my disc that caused my
misery. I am requesting for layman's
enterpretations of the MRI result so that
i can better explain to my superiors and
colleagues my condition. By the way - i
am continuing the Williams exercises
Thanks and more power
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 01-12-08 03:40am
As we get older our spine gets more and
more unable to repair itself from injury.
Also as we get older we develope alot more
complitctions with our spine due to the
fact we have used it for a life of working
at the workplace or the home, lifting,
bending etc and this all takes a toll on
us as we get older. Now, young people the
case if usually a born with complication
or an injury of some sort, which only
seems to get worse with age. I have
noticed a great differenece in the "slump
Back" spical cord stenosis lately. I think
that may be because people are more aweare
now and take more precautions earlier in
life. They now know the nutrients the body
needs to keep the spinal cord health and
intact. Back when I ( and probably Rich
Too) were growing up, we had know real
knowledge of the reprecusions it could
have on us by not eating healthy of
supplemental nutrients needed.
~Carrie~
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Jonee
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Lumbar Spine Mri Result Posted: 01-12-08 06:26am
Thanks Carrie . . . by the way, am 46
years old male and into badminton and
biking, sits in front of my PC for hours
plus improper way of lifting heavy
objects, a bit overweight and bad posture
= all these contributed to my sciatica
episode last nov 2007 that made me enter
the rehab institution. Your mentioning
about "spinal cord health" is interesting
- do u have more info to share regarding
this?
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