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Help with MRI results
After a couple years of left upper thigh being numb I had an MRI in Jan. Last week I dont know what happened but i am in a great amount of pain in lower back and left leg. had a hip replacement in 2000 on right side with nerve damage and have groin pain there constant but has gotten worse. So here is what the MRI says about the old back. L3 L4 some facet and ligmentum hypertrophy without significant canal stenosis and there is narrowing of the neural foramina . Small left lateral rent at l3 l4 neural foramen narrowing on right. L4 L5 small broad based disc displacement with minimal narrowing of right neural foramen as compared to the left. No significant canal stenosis. After asking Dr about the numbness and burning for a while and he kept telling me I slept wrong I just gave up. Finally had MRI done and Dr never brought the results up so I figured No problems. When it got worse I went and got the report and I still dont know anymore than I did. Would someone please help been down over a week.
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Your MRI report does not sound too exciting.... "without significant canal stenosis", "small rent", "small disc displacement", "no siginificant canal stenosis".... You'll probably get answers similar to what I got early in my career as a spine patient:
Since you have a total hip replacement, the next joint in line for adjacent disease would be your SI joint. Has that been evaluated by someone who knows SI joint dysfunction? How old is your MRI and does it predate an injury or substantial change in symptoms? Maybe it is out of date? Good luck! Mark |
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In addition to what Mmgobal said you may want to try Physical Therapy.
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Unfortunately, like most of the ADR patients I know... I had to go overseas and self pay for my surgery. (22,000 Euro, at that time it was worth $22,000 US) |
adr can be approved for single level here in the usa
but if it's more than that you would have to go to Germany, London, or Brazil to name a few... i wish i could have.
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every ones pain if different
just becasue your mri says slight or mild does not mean it' not causing you real pain. you may need a ct mylogram. but i cation you about the dyes; it can lead to kidney issues.
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