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I am being steered towards injections despite progressive symptoms…
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@laura1970
Thank you for pointing this out—I appreciate you taking the time to explain the urgency. The urinary symptoms are new, which is part of what’s been so concerning for me. I have had lumbar imaging in the past, but nothing recent. I’ll be attaching that prior report and the NCS report from April 2022 for reference if you’d like to look over. I truly appreciate you flagging this and reinforcing the importance of not ignoring these changes. The doctors I’ve see recently haven’t mentioned new MRIs of my lower back despite my mentioning the urinary issues. I don’t understand why.
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@steelme43 your lumbar report doesn’t have ny abnormalities that would point to an urgent need for surgery, though it was done in 2022. I don’t have the expertise to say if they bear repeating or not.
Your emg from 2022 is clearly abnormal.
When I read your previous post, I was worried about cauda equina syndrome which originates from lower back issues. Now I am more worried that your neck issue is causing a different type of urinary incontinence.
My recommendation hasn’t changed. I think you need urgent evaluation to rule out need for urgent surgery as untreated impingement risks permanent deficits
Keep us informed of your progress, if you don’t mind.
All the best,
Laura