jbell95

Yesterday I saw the NS. He basically told me that he "was off the hook, but, that I'm still on the hook." He says that I don't need neck surgery and that I will get better. I then asked him to explain my MRI and my Myelogram/CT reports and he seemed very vague saying that my bulges and protrusions were not much to be concerned about So, then I went down my list of problems that I have been having which now include low back pain that radiates down my left leg and into my foot, numbness and tingling at times and other times a burning sensation in my foot. I also have numbness and tingling in a "very sensitive area." My leg and back issues have been ongoing but have increased in intensity since my myelogram.

In March I addressed my leg and foot concerns with the wcmd and he said that that problem would not have stemmed from my work injury and that it could be MS or ALS or someother neuro problem. Anything to try to keep my employer "off the hook."

In 1999, I fell and messed up my left SI joint, Xrays and MRI were negative and I was jerked around for several months by the company doc who said that there was "nothing wrong" with me until I retained an attorney and was able to go to an orthopaedic spine surgeon who was able to detect exactly what was causing the pain. I got an SI joint epidural within a few days. My current employer knows about that injury.

Tonight, I will be having an MRI of my lumbar spine to R/O Cauda Equina Syndrome.

So, I'm still looking for answers.




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C3-C6 straightening of normal cervical curvature.
C2-T1 mild central spondylosis without significant stenosis.
C3-C4 broad-based spondylosis and bulging with mild to moderate flattening of the anterior epidural space.
C4-C5 broad-based spondylosis and bulging eccentric to the left with mild to moderate compression upon the anterior epidural space.
C5-C6 spondylosis with a broad-based protrusion with moderate compression of the anterior epidural space.
C6-C7 mild central spondylosis and a small midline protrusion with minimal flattening of the anterior epidural space.

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01/27/03 Cervical MRI:

C3-C6 straightening of normal cervical curvature.
C2-T1 mild central spondylosis without significant stenosis.
C3-C4 broad-based spondylosis and bulging with mild to moderate flattening of the anterior epidural space.
C4-C5 broad-based spondylosis and bulging eccentric to the left with mild to moderate compression upon the anterior epidural space.
C5-C6 spondylosis with a broad-based protrusion with moderate compression of the anterior epidural space.
C6-C7 mild central spondylosis and a small midline protrusion with minimal flattening of the anterior epidural space.

03/28/03 Myelogram/CT.

04/02/03 Lumbar MRI:
bulging disc L4-L5, DDD.

04/24/03 Brain MRI.

05/16/03 Nerve Conduction Studies.