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  • foxylady
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    in reply to: Stenosis #22622

    I didn’t post about brain MRI, this is brain MRI result from 2014.

    no acute territorial infarct, intracranial bleed or space-occupying lesions.
    There are a few tiny sub-cortical and periventricular deep white matter high signal foci which are probably chroic small vessel ischaemic changes, but please note demyelination is a differential to consider – appropriate further clinical evaluation advised.
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    does that show that Chiari up that you mentioned? I’ve never heard of it before.
    Thank you.

    foxylady
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    in reply to: Stenosis #22612

    From MRI scan in 2014, I have:

    C5/C6 – osteophytic disc changes with mild degenerative narrowing of both the lateral recesses and mild degenerative narrowing of both C5 neural exit foramen.

    C6/C7 – osteophytic disc changes with moderate degenerate narrowing of both the C6 neural exit foramen.

    At L3 L4 – moderate degenerative narrowing of both lateral recesses with.due to an annular disc bulge, facet joint degenerative changes and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy.

    L4 L5 – small focal posterior annular tear. moderate narrowing of both the lateral recesses due to annular disc bulge and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy. minimal impingement on the right L5 nerve root and potential for dynamic positional impingement on left L5 nerve root.

    L5 S1 – small focal posterior annular tear with moderate disc posterior central prolapse or background mild annular disc bulge. there is narrowing of both lateral recesses, mild facet joint degenerative changes.

    multi level benign vertebral body haemangiomas.
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    2016 MRI

    C3/4, C4/5, C5/6 – mild osteophyte/disc bulging and bilateral facet joint degenerative changes.

    C5/6 – moderate generalised osteophyte/disc bulging. mild facet joint degenerative changes, mild indentation of the anterior thecal sac.

    C6/7 – MOderate generalised osteophyte/disc bulging. Encroachment on the exit foramena bilaterally, more on right.

    L2/3 – disc dehydration and mild generalised disc bulging

    L3/4 – Moderate generalised disc bulging and bilateral facet joint degenerative changes.

    L4/5 – Moderate generalised disc bulging and mild facet joint degenerative changes.

    L5/S1 – Moderate generalised disc bulging with a broad-based left posterolateral disc protrusion. Mild indentation the the anterior thecal sac. mild facet joint degenerative changes

    foxylady
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    in reply to: Stenosis #22611

    Is spinal cord the same as spinal canal? Thanks.

    foxylady
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    in reply to: Stenosis #22610

    The NHS refuse to operate on me, despite increasingly serious symptoms.

    I have been lied to by all the Neurosurgeons I’ve seen, they all told me I didn’t have any nerve compression, didn’t have any Spinal Cord Compression, but I have gone to the Parliamentary & health Ombudsman to get the truth, and I do, I have- Stenosis. Compression of the Spinal Cord and Nerves.

    I have faint-ness attacks, I don’t pass out but nearly do. I cannot carry anything much at all without it giving me dead hands and arms, even though I have had both Carpal Tunnels operated on to decompress them. I get electric shock-type pains down arms and legs, have severe pain in neck 24/7, muscles are tight, numbness in feet, bladder problems, life-threatening drops in blood pressure, blood pressure is different in my arms showing blood flow restriction, I cannot even hoover up any more as bending brings on agonising pain,neck gives me pain in centre of back too from muscle spasms, leaning forward is a problem to me, I get hot, flushed and cheeks go hot and red, it is blood flow restricted causing that I think? My arms and legs go weak, my legs sometimes give way.

    foxylady
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    in reply to: Stenosis #22609

    I also have Haemangiomas in spine

    foxylady
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    in reply to: Stenosis #22608

    I got told it could kill me, due to trapping of blood flow to brain. I cannot get any Doctor to help me, no hospital will listen, they have lied to me about my scan results, and refused to help me at all. The Spinal foundation told me I also have Cauda Equina and that they should be operating immedietly, but when I go to hospital they do nothing.

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