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What can you tell me about my mri picture

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Do you have a copy of the MRI report that shows the summary of impressions by the radiologist? Maybe share that, too, and make sure to not include personal details.

What I can see in your side lumbar image is a disc bulge/herniation at L3-L4 and L5-S1. What the MRI report can show is what is going on centrally in your spinal canal, foramen, etc. and if your spinal cord and nerve roots are compressed/flattened and if you have osteophytes/bone spurs.

What have you been told your diagnosis is? Do you have spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, neurogenic claudication, etc.? Have you ever been tested by a neurologist for small fiber neuropathy (via skin punch biopsy) and EMG/nerve conduction study of lower limbs to test neuromuscular function and health?

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I have had mri and emg test. One ortho surgeon did fusion and thr other daidbmy pain is not coming from back. I don't know where else it would be coming from. I have added the mri report.

Please help with mri results. Also can this cause extreme pain in foot.

S1 segment is partially lumbarized with 5 additional nonrib-bearing lumbar type vertebral segments. Last rib-bearing segment labeled as T12. Conus medullaris terminates at L1 with no abnormal intramedullary signal alteration. Moderate endplate degenerative marrow space findings at L5-S1. No discitis osteomyelitis lumbar spine. Common bile duct measures approximately 0.7 cm. This desiccation at L3-L4 through L5-S1.
At T12-L1, no disc bulge, spinal canal stenosis, or neural foraminal stenosis.
At L1-L2, no disc bulge, spinal canal stenosis, or neural foraminal stenosis.
At L2-L3, no disc bulge, spinal canal stenosis, or neural foraminal stenosis.
At L3-L4, no neural foraminal stenosis or spinal canal stenosis. Posterior disc bulge (2 mm AP).
At L4-L5, mild disc height loss. No neural foraminal stenosis. No spinal canal stenosis. Posterior disc bulge (3 mm AP). Mild bilateral facet arthropathy.
At L5-S1, moderate disc height loss. Mild left neural foraminal stenosis. Moderate right neural foraminal stenosis. No significant spinal canal stenosis. Mild/moderate bilateral facet arthropathy. Broad-based posterior disc osteophyte complex (4 mm AP) with finding extending into the bilateral neural foramen.