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Back pain from one week
I have severe back pain and consulted doctor, he suggested for MRI, aft seeing report he said everything is ok nothing to worry as much. The pain has reduced 60% now and it pains if I sit for longer.
Could you please look at report below and let me know do I need second opinion?
L4-L5: Mild diffuse disc bulge indenting the thecal sac. No obvious nerve root compression/neural foraminal stenosis.
L5-S1: Diffuse disc bulge with focal posterior central disc extrusion and minimal inferior migration impinging bilateral traversing nerve roots at that level. No obvious spinal canal narrowing.
Whole spine T2 sagittal screening:
Cervical spine: Posterior disc bulge at C7/T1 indenting the anterior CSF space.
Thoracic spine: Unremarkable.
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Your doctor has given right advice. Sometimes even with all precautions in your physical activities and physiotherapist these disc problems can progress to worse and need a surgical solution. However your 69 percent of pain is off so you should be a very happy patient. Sometimes these pains can recur due to unusual physical activities. If severe to the pretreatment level then get an MRI scan again and meet your doctor to see for any further disc displacement pressing on nerve roots and progression.otherwise enjoy your life
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