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tonya5800
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My back pain started in Jan 08 with Low back pain was treated for Kidney Infection- back no better in Feb went back to dr. they did CAT scan on kidneys said no stones but still lots of back pain. I went back to the dr. and he did a MRI on my spine and w/o contrast:
Here are the results:
L5-S1- there is mild loss of disc height and signal. a lobulated bulge extending to the right. these changes plus facet:hypertrophy mainly causing mild flattening of the right lateral recess of the right neural foramen.
L4-5: There is moderate facet ligamentum hypertrophy. There is mild circumferential bulge, however the corabination of the above is causing nearly moderate lateral recess narrowing, left greater than right with at least mild to mod impingement on the central canal left neural foramen. the right neural foramen is only minimally flattened.
L3-4:there is mild loss of disc height and signal. there is minimal bulge facet hypertrophy. No significant mass is noted:
L2-3 Normal
L1-2 Normal
What does all this mean? I cannot get into the neurosurgeon for a month.
Thank you in advance to your response..
Here are the results:
L5-S1- there is mild loss of disc height and signal. a lobulated bulge extending to the right. these changes plus facet:hypertrophy mainly causing mild flattening of the right lateral recess of the right neural foramen.
L4-5: There is moderate facet ligamentum hypertrophy. There is mild circumferential bulge, however the corabination of the above is causing nearly moderate lateral recess narrowing, left greater than right with at least mild to mod impingement on the central canal left neural foramen. the right neural foramen is only minimally flattened.
L3-4:there is mild loss of disc height and signal. there is minimal bulge facet hypertrophy. No significant mass is noted:
L2-3 Normal
L1-2 Normal
What does all this mean? I cannot get into the neurosurgeon for a month.
Thank you in advance to your response..