Kyle,

The radiologist is saying that you've got bulging discs and narrowing of
your lumbar spine.   That means your spinal nerves are being pinched and
so forth.  I would suggest Chiropractic, but it might be too late if
your bones are already fused....

Matt

On Tue, 16 Oct 2001, Cleveland, Kyle E. wrote:

> Same here, re: height.  I used to be a solid 6'1".  Now, I'm barely 6'.
>
> Got a question for y'all (Joy, you might be interested in this too, seeing
> as how you've had related problems of late):
>
> I've have pretty severe back pain/spasms for a few years and have been
> seeing a pain specialist who has me on a handfull of narcotics and Zanaflex.
> He had been doing some head scratching over my DX and I allowed that I'd not
> had an MRI in a few years.  Doc agreed that imaging might help with DX, so
> this is what the radiologist said after my lumbar MRI:
>
> (Not the full text, but his synopsis--
>
> "Diffuse disk bulges at L3-4 and L4-5, right lateral disk bulge at L1-2 and
> right lateraldisk herniation at L2-3.  There is associated moderate spinal
> stenosis at L1-2,L3-4,L4-5 with mild spinal stenosis at L2-3.  There is
> encroachment of the right neural exit foramina from L1-2 through L4-5. There
> is a minor disk protrusion at L5-S1."
>
> Can someone help me unravel this DX and give me a bit of a prognosis (based
> on experience)?  The ONE treatment option he offered was epidural injections
> of cortico-steroids bi-weekly for three treatments, then see where we are at
> this point. Have any of you had this treatment and/or similar DX?  If you've
> had the epidural protocol, did you consider it a "success".  If you obtained
> relief from pain/spasms, how long did this relief last?  Anybody take the
> surgical route?
>
> Thanks for the info!
>
> -Kyle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barber, Kenneth L. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 6:57 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: where are y'all?
>
>
> it would be interesting to lots of the people on the list to know what can
> happen in ten years.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Magenta Raine [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 2:37 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: where are y'all?
>
>
> I was part of a CP and aging study recently, follow up from ten yrs ago ...
> well, the biggest surprise was that I'm now only 5 ft 4 instead of 5 ft
> 6....
> Must be my legs and or neck have shrunk.
>
> The results of the overall study will be sent to me.
>
> Love,
> mag
>