Back in april of 2003 I was diagnosed with
having kyphosis (scheuermann's
disease)after having a great deal of pain
in my lower back.My doctor sent me off to
have an x-ray done on my thoracic spine &
the report reads: there is a mild endplate
irregularity at multiple levels but no
focal vertebral body compression.The
alignment is normal.Now I have no idea
what any of that means & it wasn't
explained to me but I was sent to have
physio done which I did do,but the pain
was getting worse in my lower back & I was
also getting pain down my left leg.I saw
my dr again & told him of the
pain/different feelings I had been getting
in my left leg & in my lower back,he then
sent me off to have a ct scan done & the
report reads:
history: low back pain & left sciatica
technique: axial scans were performed
through the l3-4,l4-5 & l5-s1 disc space &
sagittal reconstructions were also
performed.
L3-4: no abnormality.
L4-5: there is a mild focal right
paracentral disc protrusion causing a mild
impression on the anterior right side of
the thecal sac.There is some calcification
in the posterior aspect of the disc on the
left side at this level. L5-s1: there is
some calcification in the posterior aspect
of the disc centrally.No focal disc
protrusion,thecal sac or nerve root
compression is demonstrated.
Summary: there is a mild central &
para-central l4-5 disc protrusion.
I have been to see an orthopedic surgeon
about this & he said for me to loose
weight,i weigh around 80kgs,i'm a female
aged 33 of medium solid build & I work in
the supermarket industry.I have been off
work now for 9 months due to this & I
still don't know what is going on,i get
either pins & needles or a weak feeling
down my left leg to my foot & occasionally
I get the pins & needles in my lower back
but other than that I have pain in my back
at all times.My back has been feeling
worse & the pain is higher up my back now
but I think that is due to the fact that I
try to catch my partner whom has epilepsy
from hitting her head on the ground.Can
you please help me try to understand this
as I am on no pain medication due to other
reasons the dr won't give them to me.I
would appreciate your opinion & maybe then
I will understand what this all means.
You may contact me at email address :
j
odymurphy2000@hotmail.Com
any advise or help would be welcomed
