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@JustinMcClanahan Upon researching files and notes: scoliosis with disc and facet degeneration; normal pelvis; low back pain ( lumbar sacral ) ... Shallow levoscoliosis of lumbar spine ... narrowing of L4 - 5 and L5 S1 with associative facet degenerative change ; calcification is present within the abdominal aorta that is normal in size. At another visit to another orthopedist during an excruciatingly painful sciatica pain led me to a pain management doctor ...the full body c-scan produced a fine radiological interpretation of my spine ... Followed by an introduction into the promise of relief of pain in my left leg through magical drug shot into my back ... abouta where the closing discs were indicated. Not me! Although the model of the spine was marvelous it was not enough to convince me of a tempory fix for pain ...so impotent without the appropriate muscles, nerves, and skin. Once again moving out of the Pain Management office while holding with a firm squeeze to my left thigh I was able to find and roll into the protective womb of my tank like car. Ancient history allowed a surprise condition was called Osteopenia ...not quite Osteoporasis was charted. Many years ago the kind nurse in the mammography room returned with the exam and the notion that there was missing some calcium and that my number was 60 ... Recommending a prescription to replace perhaps 40 percent of my missing calcium. Never did understand that room. After two years there was no change ... the first year, and after the second year the number remained at 60 ... hence, never again did I see the inside of that nasty office.

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Thank you @otherwaytolive for sharing more about your diagnoses. If you are interested, here are a few discussions taking place you may find worth your time exploring and participating in:

- Scoliosis - Introduce yourself, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/scoliosis-introduce-yourself/
- Surgical solutions to back pain, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/surgical-solutions-to-chronic-cervicalback-pain/ (Lots of members discussing different causes of back pain and what they have tried to do to cope with it)