Please help, i know i can be a pain but........

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Hey spineys i am going to repost what i have been reported per dr. see if anyone can make sense of this and refresh my memory as the Rheumy said it might be this and others say it's not(dr.s)
MRI: Findings:06/25/07 MRI Lurabar Spine without Contrast : Transitional Element at Lurabosacral Junction is felt to Represent a Partially Sacralized L5 with a broad Transverse Process on the leg(where pain is)Left forming Anomlous Articulation with the upper Sacrum. No Lurabar Disc Herniation, spinal Stenosis(but yet Neurosurgeon said i did per examination) or root compression.( I believe this is the extra vertabre?)
Single are bone scan 09/08/2006:Findings: Comparison made with plain films on the Sacroliac joints dated 08/3/06: The Anterior images Demonstrate Subtle Increased Activity Anterior Aspect of the Left SI Joint. In the review of the plain films(wich i'm guessing is what was done with Flouoscopic injection) this CorresponRAB to Transitional L5-S1 Segment , with Partial Sacralization on the left. The subtle increased activity probably corresponRAB to Pseudoarthrosis of the transitional segemnt at L5-S1 on the left? There is only mild activity at this location, and this is not clearly pathologic. However, this could be a source of pain???

MRI of Lurabar Spine without Contrast:2/24/06Finding:
There is partial sacralization of the fifth lurabar vertabral body. The left transverse process of L5 contacts the left sacrum Spinal canal demonstrates anterior epidural fat from L4-L5 down into the sacral region.
Hope anyone can give some advice?
monkey
 
Monkey, I can figure out that your body has partially fused L5 to S1 - probably from arthritis. I'm having a bit of difficulty with the rest. Did you say you're seeing a rheumatologist?
 
Paula, so your saying this is a type of arthritis? I was seeing a Rheumy for a few months and he said i could come back as needed but he cannot treat what i have with the partially fused part. His thinking was i need to ithier see a spine specilist wich is next week or a Orthopedic Dr. because he said that may have to ither fuse it the rest of the way or seperate this.
Melissa
 
Monkey, see what the spine specialist has to say, and how much of this is what's causing your pain.

Hope you're having a decent day, as best you can.

Paula
 
Paula, thanks! I am able to get around alot better with the one leg but that was really not used to alot of walking but today my back is really irritating me, SI joint area and hip!
Melissa
 
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