I have spoken with Dr. Clavel a couple of times now. He has said that my pelvic pain could possibly be coming from the disk tears that I have from L2-5. I also have some compression to my spinal cord going on here too. He's an honest man and I appreciate him saying that surgery isn't a guarantee in resolving my pain issues. Right now I am waiting to hear back from Dr. Zeegers for a second opinion. He briefly told me that my pelvic pain is coming from my spine issues as well, but as to whether or not it can be fixed .....my hopes aren't very high. It's been 9 years now and chronic pain doesn't just go away. I'm at least hoping that my symptoms can get better and that my quality of life will improve.
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C5/6 - mild DDD with shallow posterior bulge
L2/3 - mild DDD with loss of disk height. Shallow broad posterior disc bulge with a central annular tear. Some pressure on thecal sac.
L3/4 - same remarks as L2/3
L4/5 - shallow posterior disc bulge with a superimposed LEFT foraminal disc protrusion that encroaches upon the undersurface of the exiting LEFT L4 nerve root.
Mild rotoscoliosis centred at L3 and 4mm retrolithesis at L3/4.
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