Had an MRI and I have bone on me nerve

[Mikeoxenormous]

What does decompressed mean?

This entire thing is too technical for me

They have to pull the spine in that area apart relieving the pressure that is on the disks.

 

[Blues Man]

Sorry I dont know anything about Medcine or Biology

I had an MRI on my lower right lumber Back

They say I have encroachment on the nerve from the Lumbar 4 and 5 bones

all I know is IT SUCKS and I am in extreme pain

Do they have any quick surgery that can fix this and get me back to my Wrestling class

I am seeing the orhtopedic doctor early next WEeek

Thanks
Has medcine even advanced to fix Bone on my NERVe.

Stenosis.

I had 2 places in my back where the spinal chord was being squeezed. I put up with if for 3 years until I finally decided to have surgery.
I had a laminectomy where they remove part of a vertebra and a bi-level laminotomy where they actually ream out the inside if the vertebra and enlarge all the holes nerves pass through.

I have been pain free for 8 years

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

ITs not a career just a hobby. YEs I am mid 40s and old. I know I am old.

The radiology report was not given to me.
They told me its an encroachment on the nerve

I hope I see the real Doctor and not the PA

You are wrestling no matter what

You need to know if physical therapy can lessen your pain to life tolerable

Though back surgery went miles ahead in the last 10 yrs. It is still a knife.

If you can get to a place that is pain livable with stretching and work outs, you want to stay there until surgery is the only option

Btw, tall men tend to have these disc issues statistically more

 

[Quasar44]

You are wrestling no matter what

You need to know if physical therapy can lessen your pain to life tolerable

Though back surgery went miles ahead in the last 10 yrs. It is still a knife.

If you can get to a place that is pain livable with stretching and work outs, you want to stay there until surgery is the only option

Btw, tall men tend to have these disc issues statistically more

I had pt last year and it worked but now it’s worse

 

[Quasar44]

Stenosis.

I had 2 places in my back where the spinal chord was being squeezed. I put up with if for 3 years until I finally decided to have surgery.
I had a laminectomy where they remove part of a vertebra and a bi-level laminotomy where they actually ream out the inside if the vertebra and enlarge all the holes nerves pass through.

I have been pain free for 8 years

Will I be able to return to work after this in how long

 

[Blues Man]

I had pt last year and it worked but now it’s worse

PT won't help your problem

You may have had some relief by strengthening some muscles but PT will not fix stenosis

 

[Blues Man]

Will I be able to return to work after this in how long

I can't say. I was able to get around OK after a week but it took a couple months for me to be back to full mobility

 

[Quasar44]

PT won't help your problem

You may have had some relief by strengthening some muscles but PT will not fix stenosis

What about ablation

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

PT won't help your problem

You may have had some relief by strengthening some muscles but PT will not fix stenosis

Thanks for the info.I hope I never need it...lol

 

[Woodznutz]

What does decompressed mean?

This entire thing is too technical for me

They let the air out of it.

 

[Blues Man]

What about ablation

Don't know anything about that

 

[badger2]

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Lumbar spinal stenosis - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[badger2]

MRI may be more expensive than testing for Vitamin D polymorphisms. It doesn' hurt to ask.

Vitamin D Polymorphisms

Vitamin D Receptor gene polymorphisms and plasma levels are associated with lumbar disc degeneration - PubMed

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and VDR levels with lumbar disc degeneration (LDD). TaqMan SNP Genotyping Assay was utilized to probe VDR gene polymorphisms including the FokI (rs2228570), ApaI (rs7975232) and TaqI...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov