back mri results.degenerative signal loss

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hello i am 32 years old and i have been having pain in my midback and lower back. nurabness in my groin,buttocks and toes. also some incontinence. can you help me understand my mri results:
thoracolurabar vertebral body heights are maintained with no malalignment. the thoracic intervertebral disc shows reasonably mantained height and signal no focal asymetric protrusion,
the lurabar canal is widely patent throughout. the L5-S1 disc shows degenerative signal loss and mild narrowing with broad-based posterior annular bulging that impinges the ventral epidural fat but does not distort the thecal sac.
the remaining lurabar intervertebral disc show preserved height and signal with no focal asymetric protrusion. there may be some early degenerative overgrowth of the lower lurabar facet joints.
no focal abnormal inflammatory signal alteration is seen.
opinion:
no focal neurologic impingement. no canal or foraminal stenosis of the thoracic and lurabar spine. degenerative change at L5-S1 as detailed.

thank you for your help.
 
Im by no means a doctor but it looks like you have mild disc degeneration, as well as a bulging disc. What kind of doc are you seeing? The biggest concern I see is the nurabness in your groin with incontinence. You should address this with a spine/back specialist right away, just to be on the safe side.
 
>>>>> Hello Elizabeth, and welcome. May I ask who ordered your MRI? Was it your family doctor or what? If it wasn't a spine specialist, then you need a referral to one, ASAP. My guess is that you should have a myelogram and ct scan what with the incontinence. That can be a signal that there are problems in the lower sacrum and could be early sign of Cauda Equina Syndrome. You can type in the phrase and get plenty of information. Should you have complete incontinence of bladder, bowel, or both, get to the ER immediately. The sooner this is corrected the better chance of successful surgery. It is not something to fool around with.

I know it is scary, and I'm sorry, but I just want to be sure that the dr. you have now is competent to handle this. And I didn't want you to delay finding a specialist quickly if you don't have one already.

Best of luck Elizabeth and please stay in touch and let us know how you are.

Carol
 
thank you for your responses. my doctor told me the results were considered normal and that i need to get an appointment with a neurologist to have a emg she thinks i have a pinched nerve outside of my spine but i am living in canada and it takes around 3 months to see an specialist. so i am thinking about going back to mexico to get it check out. thank you
 
Most places groin nurabness and incontinence would qualify as an emergency because of the Cauda Equina issue, which neeRAB rapid intervention. This is probably also true in Canada. You could perhaps consider going to an emergency room at a good hospital.
 
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