hello to all...I just got back from seeing a chiropracter & she also read my MRI ND her xrays .....yes I was not surprised that my back if out of alinement BUT she also showed me mt MRI & the report that was with the MRI ...this is what the report said 4 YEARS ago when I had my micro endoscopic discectomy on L5 S1...
here is the report sais...
Lower back pain in 43 year old[this was done in 4/2000]
Desiccation is present at L5-S1 w/oit significant disc space height loss. Less extensive desiccation is present at L4-5.
other lumbar disc appear normal. Sagittal image NP may be present at L5-S1.
Angles axial images from 3-S1 demonstrate no abnormality at L3-4.
at L4-5 , there is a small central subligamentous HNP present.
It dose not cause significant spinal canal stenosis.However the spinal canla is slightly narrowed due to developmental shortening pf pedicles at this level. No lateralizing components are present.
at L5-S1 . there is a larger broad based HNP present which extends inot the exit foramina & dose cause significant spinal canal stenosis .
Conus signal & countour appear normal , as dose the termination piont. Vertebral body marrow signal & lamina are normal.
Limited view of the retroperitoneum is unremarkable.
IMPRESSION: [1] HNP's at L4-5 & L5-S1 as described above. the one present at L5-S1 dose cause spinal canal stenosis.
so what do you all think this reports means...
I read it as I DO have stenosis....please please your in put would be so help ful...My hubby wants to get a lawyer as he thinks he did us wrong as this report goes back 4 years ago when he did my surgery ...
is he covering his butt by having me know do all these things PT injections ect ect...when I should have do these things !st before the surgery...
the stenosis is NOT going to go away BUT get worse...
I am going to get another opinon from another NS & really don;t want to see this old NS again....
would love to hear what all of you think of this report & advice
thanks
wolebearsNC :confused: