Saturday, December 14, 2013

MRI REPORT

There is multilevel discogenic disease in the lumbar spine and spondylic changes.

L5-S1Moderate to severe loss of disc height and mild bulging of annulus effacing the ventral thecal sac with mild facet hypertrophic changes contributing to mild bilateral foraminal narrowing. No central canal stenosis.

L4-L5Moderate loss of disc height and mild bulging disc are seen contributing to  minimal foraminal
narrowing. No central canal stenosis.

L3-L4 Mild bulging disc. No disc herniation. No significant foraminal or canal stenosis.

L2-L3 There is disc degeneration present with moderate to severe loss of disc height and bulging disc with superimposed subtle small central disc herniated which is migrated inferiorly by approximately 8mm in the anterior epidural space. No sequestered disc fragment. No associated neural impingement. There is mild bilateral foraminal narrowing. (This is where my small herniation is! How can something so small cause all my continuing pain????)

L1-L2 No disc herniation, foraminal or canal stenosis.

Modic Type II changes are noted, particularly at L-3-L4, L2-L3,  and L5- S1

No pre- paravertebral soft tissue mass.

Impression:
1. Multilevel disc degeneration and mild spondylic changes.( All a natural part of aging, so I was told years ago.) At L2-L3,there is a small central disc herniation is migrated inferiorly mm in the anterior epidural space indenting the ventral thecal sac. No sequestered disc fragment.
2.No evidence of high-grade foraminal or canal stenosis.

Well,that is good since I do have stenosis, moderate in my cervical region, my neck!

And so that is it in a nutshell.
From what I have read, trying hard to decipher most of this, I am  really not in too bad shape, after all...!
It all sounds worse than it actually is.
But it still feels just awful!
Guess I am a sissy, huh?

On that note of once again TMI, allow me to be the very first to wish all of you a very happy good night and ask you all to kindly count all your blessings and share all those overages with you know who and we will too!

And next time please be here or be square, ya hear?


 

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