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Herniated and bulging disc pain
Upon reviewing your films/report, the following issues were noted: Cervical Spine C3/4 - Arthritis or Facet Disease, Bone Spurs C4/5 - Bulging Disc, Bone Spurs C5/6 - Herniated Disc, Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Disc Disease C6/7 - Disc Protrusion, Arthritis or Facet Disease, Bone Spurs X-ray: L3/4 - Moderate loss of disc height with facet disease, bone spurs L4/5 - Moderate loss of disc height with facet disease, bone spurs. There is extremely unbearable burning pain in the left arm and loss of strength, numbness in arm as well. Showing signs of radiation in the right arm but not as intense as the left arm. Shooting pain in the left buttock radiating half way down the hamstring. 90% of feeling is lost in the left foot and complete loss of feeling in left toes. Mild loss of feeling in right toes. MRI review also stated there was a mass effect on exiting root nerves at C5/6 and there is flattening of the ventical cord. private area discomfort and pain, throat pressure.
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You need to see a orthopaedician at once
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If you have disc bulges and compression on MRI and symptoms which relate to the nerve.which supplies that area, then surgical decompression should be considered. You also have weakness and numbness, which all point to pressure in the nerve. The procedure which is recommended in such cases is Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion (ACDF). Please visit an Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon for discussing the risks and benefits of surgery. Any other procedures may give temporary relief but will not relieve the weakness or numbness. Neck pain may not get better. Similarly decompression may be needed.for the lumbar spine. Hope this helps. Dr Vinu Raj MBBS MRCS FRCS (Trauma&Orthopaedics) Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon
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