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mariaella - 28 Feb 2005 04:37 GMT

i have received the results from an mri scan which i had on my spine,would
there be anyone who could decipher the terminology it uses,so i could have
some straight forward,without any sugar coat,description of what it says
without so many medical terms.a few of the things i would like to know
what they are ;spondylotic change in form of anterior osteophtes,L3-L5
levels,L3/4,L4/5 AND L5/S1 DISCS REVEAL DEGENERATIVE DEHYDRATION.L4/5
SHOWS DIFFUSE POSTERIOR BULGE,AND POSTEREO CENTRAL PROTRUSION,INDENTING
THE VENTERAL THECAL,there are quite a few other things,can anyone help
me,?please.thankyou in advance.

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Gary Z - 28 Feb 2005 14:04 GMT

> i have received the results from an mri scan which i had on my spine,would
> there be anyone who could decipher the terminology it uses,so i could have
> some straight forward,without any sugar coat,description of what it says
> without so many medical terms.a few of the things i would like to know
> what they are ;spondylotic change in form of anterior osteophtes,L3-L5
> levels,

seems you have some bone spurs at this level

L3/4,L4/5 AND L5/S1 DISCS REVEAL DEGENERATIVE DEHYDRATION.
your discs are drying out here. It might be advisable to start glucosamine
treatment.

L4/5

> SHOWS DIFFUSE POSTERIOR BULGE,AND POSTEREO CENTRAL PROTRUSION,INDENTING
> THE VENTERAL THECAL,

you have a disc bulging at this level. It is bulging into the spinal canal
where the spinal cord is. Around the spinal cord is a tube that contains the
spinal fluid. The bulge is pressing the tube in this spot. It may be
pressing in far enough to be touching the spinal cord, but it doesn't really
say.

there are quite a few other things,can anyone help

> me,?please.thankyou in advance.

I am a layman and not a doctor. You should get a full report from him.
Doesn't sound disastrous to me. Bulging discs can heal with time, or they
may not. I am not a doctor.
GaryZ

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johnie - 28 Feb 2005 14:44 GMT

> I am a layman and not a doctor. I am not a doctor.

oh, c'mon gary...don't be so modest. >g<

johnie

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Gary Z - 28 Feb 2005 16:33 GMT

> > I am a layman and not a doctor. I am not a doctor.
>
> oh, c'mon gary...don't be so modest. >g<
>
> johnie

I thought I was putting up a pretty good front and you had to blow my
cover! lol
I'm still not a doctor though.
GaryZ (earned his medical knowledge the hard way-school of hard knocks!) :-)

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d'huit - 02 Mar 2005 04:42 GMT

>i have received the results from an mri scan which i had on my spine,would
> there be anyone who could decipher the terminology it uses,so i could have
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> THE VENTERAL THECAL,there are quite a few other things,can anyone help
> me,?please.thankyou in advance.

along with what gary said, it appears you may have degenerative disc disease
in those locations and osteophytes are calcifications indicative of
arthritis.

kate

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