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Why was I never told about spinal health when I was younger?
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Hi @beigletony. Hearing that you could become a quadriplegic from your neurologist is pretty unsettling news. I’m 70 myself and finding aging with a level of dignity can be challenging. At this point in life we have a lot of ‘wear and tear’ on our bodies!
What did the results of your MRI suggest? Was it spinal stenosis? That is a condition when the space inside the backbone is too small which can put pressure on the spinal cord and nerves which travel through the spine.
According to an informational article from Mayo Clinic, “The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear damage in the spine related to arthritis.”
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/spinal-stenosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20352961
If this is your diagnosis, there are successful surgical procedures to help open the affected areas to create more space within the spinal column.
What types of symptoms are you experiencing that led to having an MRI? Did you neurologist give you options for treatment?
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Hi Lori...
First, thank you for responding. I can give you the impressionss of each MRI...
Lumbar- IMPRESSION:
Old superior endplate compression fracture and Schmorl's node at the L1
vertebral body.
Multilevel disc disease, central canal stenosis, and neural foraminal stenosis.
Thorasic - IMPRESSION: At the T10-11 level there is mild disc bulge and moderate left
facet arthrosis with
hypertrophy. The facet hypertrophy results in abutment of the dorsal aspect
of the cord.
Cervical - IMPRESSION:
Degenerative changes and neural foraminal stenosis at multiple levels. Mild
central canal stenosis at
the C5-6 level.
Now I can understand fair wear and tear, but with no urgency until I hit a certain age? Shouldn't someone have told me like 20 years ago about spinal health? Does that sound silly?