Lumbar MRI in May said : Circumferential disc bulging with facet joint arthropathy. There is moderately severe bilateral neural foraminal stenosis present with impingment onboth L4 nerve roots.
I had laminectomy/discectomy done in August 07 - no help. Physical therapy - no help. Last Thurday had a huge steroid shot right in that joint (I still can't tell on the picture if this is what I am talking about. My main pain is in the boney protrusions on each side down right below the waist. The pain management doctor - the neurologist and the neurosurgeon all act like that is just part of the disk problem. But I just don't know. No one has ever talked about doing a scan or an MRI of that particular area. Thanks for talking with me about this. How are you and what was your problem and procedure? Polli
pbibbs@snellgrovefirm.com