My surgery will be a discetomy and fusion with donor bone, then plate and screws. This will be done in Monroe Louisiana Friday the 31st.
My last mri showed :
c 5 -6 snakk keft paracentral disc protrusion, which is relatively hyperintense on the T2 GRE sequence and measures 4.5 x 3 mm. series 105 image 9. This was not seen previously. It contacts the left ventral cord but does not clearly displace or impinge on the cord. The central canal is slightly narrowed. The thecal sac measures 1cm in AP diameter. No significant foraminal stenosis
At C-6-7 there is a small cetnral disc osteophyte complex, which appears less prominant than on 10/31/08. No significant central canal or foraminal narrowing at any other level. Paraspinal soft tissues unremarkable.
Impression:
New, small subtle left paracentric disc protrusion at c 5-6
central disc osteophyte complex at c 6-7
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Peppermint 39
Left hand, finger pain numbness loss of sensation in my fingers.
Headaches
Neck pain and muscle spasams in left shoulder.
Tried cervical epidural injections 2-09
Neurontin no help could not function on it!
diagnostic nerve root block 7/09 It was the first time in a year that I was not in pain. It only lasted 4 hrs.
ACDF to be done 7/31/09 at C6 -7
Surg, Dr. Bernie Mchugh Monroe Louisiana
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