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What can you tell me about my mri picture
I have been dealing with excruciating back, leg and foot pain since April. One dr said therapy which didn’t work, one dr said epidurals which didn’t work. Now they said fusion at l5-s1 but the other dr says the pain is not coming from my back. I just want to be able to walk without feeling like walking on nails in foot all day long. I am so confused as to what is wrong and so tired of all the run around I am getting.
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@justbec2004
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?
@justbec2004
You may also want a MRI of your pelvis/hips to see if you have any compressions or soft tissue injury (gluteal/hamstring tears/tendinopathy).