Mri scan of herniated disc
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Back in february I was rushed to the ER with severe upper middle abdominal pain that radiated to either side of my back, I thought I was having a heart attack. After a series of test, CT scan, Xrays, sonogram nad ECG, no doctors has been able to give me an explanation. Later on I had a series of MRI because of tingling in my rigth leg. L, C, T spine and brain MRI. The brain MRI showed lesions and the T spine showed the small herniated disc with slight cord impingement.
At L1 - L2 and L2 - L3 there are dehydration, loss of disc height and bulging of the disc with no definitive thecal sac or root compression.
There is mild anterolisthesis of L3 over L4. At L3-L4 there is disc dehydration, mild endplate osteophytes and broad-based disc protrusion. In addition there are marked degenerative hypertrophic changes of the facet joints causing moderate to sever spinal canal stenosis.
Hi guys. I finally convinced surgeon to send me for a second opinion, since burning nerves didn't help at all. It's been over a year since last mri, so new Dr asked for new scan before seeing me. I have two weeks to wait for visit but I got report and copies of the scan today. Need some help interpreting results.
C5-6: Abnormal signal is noted extending posteriorly from the disc to the right of midline impressing upon the thecal sac and effacing a portion of it.
Mild disc protrusion almost same as disc herniated,but,It is a common misconception that neck pain always stems from the pressure of a slipped disc or a trapped nerve. This is misleading, the cause of neck pain is also inflammation stimulating nerves, causing the pain signal.most of neck pain like this.
So you should go and see reputable doctor for second opinion...
Good luck!
Hi guys. I finally convinced surgeon to send me for a second opinion, since burning nerves didn't help at all. It's been over a year since last mri, so new Dr asked for new scan before seeing me. I have two weeks to wait for visit but I got report and copies of the scan today. Need some help interpreting results.
C5-6: Abnormal signal is noted extending posteriorly from the disc to the right of midline impressing upon the thecal sac and effacing a portion of it.
Before I could have surgery I had very severe atrophy of my upper right thigh and buttock. The MRI showed the bulged disc and some degenerative disc disease. The last couple of years my back has begun to hurt more and more especially when I sit for a long period of time, recently when I went for a massage the masseuse said she thought the muscle on the right side of my lumbar spine area had some atrophy and that it looked like my spine was getting a slight curve to the left.
Orthogate Patient Education Thoracic Spine Thoracic Disc Herniation Thoracic Disc Herniation
INTRODUCTION
A rise in the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has led to the discovery that many people, perhaps as many as 15 percent of Americans, have a thoracic disc herniation. Seeing a herniated thoracic disc on MRI is often incidental, meaning it shows up when the person has MRI testing for another problem.
In late 2007 the pain returned and I an MRI was done showing the herniated disc with nerve impingement. In early 2008 the pain returned so severe for 3 days that I could no walk, sit, stand, or even lie down without great pain. My Dr. is now considering surgery. My questions are, could my back problems have stemmed from that fall? Do the cortizone shots really help or should I consider the surgery as well?
My surgeon refused to read report, he asked for a copy of the MRI. When his assistant looked at the MRI, she said it was not clear enough to make a correct diagnosis, even though the radiologist did in the report. She gave me another order for another MRI at a better facility and then I was diagnosed with 4 herniated disks, bone spurs and spondylosis.
My advice, seek another opinion.
I've just been diagnosed with a herniated disc. My option is a shot or back surgery. Any suggestions?
My MRI says there is disc desiccation involving L4-L5 and L5-S1 disc. no focal herniated or significant bulging disc is seen. There is no evidence of central spinal stenosis or encroachment upon neuroforamina. But it also says that at disc levels L1-L2, there is a mild bulging with small focal central protrusion or herniated disc indenting anterior margin of thecal sac. No evidence of central spinal stenosis or encroachment upon neuroforamina. What does all this mean????
The difference in a herniated disc and a ruptured disc is... With a ruptured disc the pain never goes away. It is constant. With a herniated disc it can come and go depending on the position you are in. Herniated disc are painful but a ruptured disc is like a knife in your neck. I hope you feel better soon. Only and MRI will show you for sure.
“Often people who experience a herniated disc already have spinal stenosis, a problem that causes narrowing of the space around the spinal cord and spinal nerves. When a herniated disc occurs, the space for the nerves is further diminished, and irritation of the nerve results”. Taken from
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/herniateddisk/a/ruptureddisk.htm
Treatment involves physiotherapy, pain killers, hot compression and surgery like microdiscetomy.
Subtle contour abnormality is seen in the T8-T9 disc which is on the left side and results in mild broad-based asymetric effacement of the left anterior aspect of the thecal sac and could indicate a small protrusion of the disc. My "lipoma" according to my family doctor is located right at the same area.
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