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I'll definitely update my progress as I go through my surgery and recovery.

Sounds like you've got some desiccated discs going on. The 'light' represents fluid. Black means their devoid of fluid. What many doctors don't realize is that a persons films alone aren't a good indicator of why they're in so much pain. I'm becoming less and less patient with doctors in the US.

Ha! "Live with it." Classic. Makes me want to poke a doctor in the forehead repeatedly with a toothpick and each time they complain tell them to live with it.

Originally Posted by drewrad

I'm sending off my MRIs today to both as well as Zigler. Am very interested in you and will be following your progress with Bierstedt.

My MRIs kind of frightened me. Lumbar area, discs look thin and black, no light in any of them. What in the hell is wrong with me?

Kaiser's spine specialist called me finally today and gave me a bunch of cliches. She said there is mild bilateral nerve root compression at L5/S1 but it doesn't feel mild. My feet get numb throughout the day and my butt starts to hurt in the afternoon. Can't sit either.

Her advice? Kind of live with it.