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Thu, 11/05/2009 - 12:29
newbie- old problems
hi all,
i as just hoping to get some insight into a problem my mom has been suffering for over 2 months. I am in US and my mom is in India. The details of her mRI report are as follows:
Kindly advice me regarding the treatment of the same..... she was prescribed some pain killers...... we have consulted 2-3 specialists who differ in their opinions abt surgery....my mother is around 58 years old.....and has had an active lifestyle. no she has been bed ridden for over 2 months and I have been worried like hell. kindly help me
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MRI LUMBAR SPINE WITH SCREENING OF HIP JOINTS
History given: Low back pain radiating to right lower limb.
Technique : Multiplanar, Multisequence MR Imaging
Findings:
Vertebrae:
Lumbar spine shows moderate spondylosis.
Grade / Retrolisthesis of L5 over S1noted.
Facetal and logamentum flavum hypertrophy at L5-S1.
Spinal Canal: Anteroposterior spinal canal diameters from L1 to L5 are 12, 12, 12.5, and 12mm respectively.
Intervertebral discs:
Diffuse disc dehydration noted at L5-S1.
L5-S1: Moderate impression on thecal sac and bilateral adjacent traversing S1 nerve roots(right > left) due to broad based herniation and facetal/ ligamentum flavum hypertrophy. The disc herniation shows encroachment towards right neural foramina.
Other discs: No significant disc herniations.
Cord: Shows normal signal morphology.
SI joints: Joint space normal. Articular and periaticular regions are normal.
Pre and Para vertebral soft tissues appear normal.
Screening of Hip Joints:
Both femoral heads are normal. No focal lesion.
Joint space is normal. No significant joint effusion.
Acetabulum: Normal
Periarticular soft tissues are normal.
IMPRESSION:
Moderate impression on thecal sac and bilateral adjacent traversing S1 nerve roots at L5-S1(right > left) due to :
1. Broad based herniation with encroachment towards lateral recess of right neural foramina.
2.Facetal /ligamentum flavum hypertrophy.
Normal joints.
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Regards,
REkha
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We are not qualified to read MRIs.Most of us are chronic pain patients that share information based on our own experiences. It looks like your mom has a herniated disc and arthritis in her facet joints from what I can tell. What type of treatment have the docs suggested? Do they think that she needs surgery? Have any other options at all been offered? My opinion is that surgery should be avoided if you are not riskung permanent nerve damage and are able to use other options for pain relief. I can only imagine how scary it must be with your mom in another country. Hopefully some other members will stop by and share their opinion with you. Good luck and please keep us posted on your moms progress.
I am in no way associated with the medical field. Anything that I post comes from personal experience only.
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