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  • afnan
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    i read all of the links you provided in your reply.they really helped me in understanding all the available options
    i have decided to get Microdiscectomy
    i was confused and scared of the surgery but after i read your article about it
    i understood the procedure alot better and in depth
    i am now confident with my decision

    thank you so much !

    afnan
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    thank you Dr for your reply

    here is the MRI report :

    Only T2 weighted axial and sagittal images through lumbar spine were acquired according to
    departmental protocol

    Clinical Indication:
    Back pain

    Findings

    Straightening of lumbar spine noted likely due to spasm
    Multilevel disc degeneration with ligamentum flavum thickening and facet arthrosis noted
    Disc dehydration is seen at L5-S1 level. There is central and left paracentral disc protrusion
    superimposed on diffuse disc bulge noted. The disc protrusion along with ligamentum fiavum thickening
    and facet arthrosis resulting in ventral thecal indentation , mild right sided and severe left sided neural
    foraminal narrowing causing compression over exiting nerve roots on left side
    Patchy hyperintense signals seen in visualized osseous structures likely fatty marrow replacement
    Rest of the intervertebral disc spaces are preserved
    No significant disc bulge or protrusion noted at any other level causing thecal or foraminal narrowing
    Vertebral bodies have normal height and alignment.
    Distal spinal cord have normal morphology and signals.
    Conus medullaris terminate normally at L1 level
    No pre or paravertebral soft tissue abnormality seen.
    owing.

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