mrsm123, a radial annular tear by definition starts in the center of the disc (the nucleus, where the viscous disc material is kept). Some types of annular tears are asymptomatic. I am in extreme...
'The outer 1/3 of the disc’s annular ring is highly innervated with pain fibers. Thus, if a tear involves the outer 1/3 it may be extremely painful."...
Hmmm....my research online and with friends suggest that an annual tear can be very painful, not just because of mechanical issues but because of irritants leaking from the disk....
I have it! And it's not that bad. L1-L2 the disc is mildly desiccated without loss of disk space height, disc displacement, endplate spondylosis or facet joint arthrosis. Normal central canal and in...
Yes the Dr. who ordered the MRI is my new PCP. And I'm sure my insurance will not cover prolotherapy. Tried doing some light yoga today, running some errands and made pancakes for my nephew. Constant...
No one has mentioned nerve damage. I never bring up the back pain or leg pain because I had so many tests when I was a teen and in my 20s and they never could give me a reason and dismissed me. The...
Thanks for the replies! Since that MRI was 13 years ago (and was normal, for reals?), then I shouldn't expect the report from today's MRI to be bad. So maybe there is another explanation for the pain...
Good evening Today I had an L-spine MRI because of constant pain in my lower back and down my legs, and some numbness and tingling in my feet. I have had the Rx for the MRI for 3 months but have been...
This is a very helpful thread, thank you! It is legal for medical use here and I plan on getting a MM evaluation done soon. Opiates will relieve my pain but cause serious problems with my IBD. Also,...
I know that different things have worked for different people. Maybe this will help. I was smoking a pack a day when I had ACDF at C5/6. I smoked the morning of surgery, and the day after and...
I agree, the state of our healthcare system is abysmal, corrupt, and driven by profit with little concern for actual *people* Cymbalta has a generic now (duloxetine); however my pain has returned....
I am getting an L-spine MRI :) :) :) :) He also prescribed some B12 and Magnesium. So happy I could cry....
I am going to my new PCP in about an hour to ask if he is willing to help me figure out what is causing all this pain. Even though he is a DO, I expect to be dismissed. But maybe I can get a referral....
I think my insurance covers that! I will look into it, thanks. Still awake and flaring away...lower back, right hip, both knees and ankles with some lovely shooting pains in my knees. What a freakin'...
3 weeks sounds a little too quick to me...they wouldn't let me drive for 3 weeks after C5/6 fusion. However, the radiating pain in my arm did go away immediately after surgery (it was 3 weeks...
I had follow-up xrays every two months as well. I'm not sure if the stimulator helped but at the end of six months the two vertebrae seemed to have grown closer and the doctor said 'this is as good...
Hi and welcome, I'm new here too but do have some tips to share on helping the sleep issue. I've had hip and leg pain and RLS disrupt my sleep since I was a teenager. The right mattress is so...
Updating since a flare is keeping me awake. And I do have something to share. I told my psychiatrist about the chronic pain and he suggested switching from Prozac to Cymbalta. So I started on 20mg...
Your doctor should prescribe the length of treatment. I would call and ask. After cervical diskectomy (and failed bone graft), I wore mine for 4 hours a day for 6 months....
Yes I believe that's where the pain comes from when I'm sitting. One time a physical therapist said that hip is rotated forward. But I assumed they say that to everyone (or that one leg is shorter)....
Thank you all very much for the replies. I went to the SAA website mentioned by Ides and it does seem like a likely cause for the pain. I did not mention (because I didn't want to whine) that I have...
I love that stretch! Had no idea what it was called or that there was such a syndrome. I do need to stretch more. Since I walk 5-8 miles per day, when I rest, everything probably contracts and...
Hi, I'm new here and need some encouragement. I'm 42, female, and self-employed. I finally have health insurance after two years and my family keeps urging me to seek medical help for my chronic...