Wow, holy bulging discs

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justin319

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Hoping someone with a similar experience can give me an idea of what to expect, just got Mir results back and they are as follows.

Decreased signal intensity on t-2 weighted images is present in the l3-4 through l5-s1 intervertebral discs. The discs are decreased in height. These findings are consistent with disc degeneration.

A diffuse disc bulge Is present at the L2-3 level. There is hypertrophy of the pigments flags and posterior articulating faucets. These findings produce minimal central canal stenosis the L2 nerves exit the neural foramina without compression.

A diffuse disc bulge Is present at the L3-4 level. There is hypertrophy of the pigments flags and posterior articulating faucets. These findings produce minimal central canal stenosis the L3 nerves exit the neural foramina without compression.

A diffuse disc bulge is present at the L4-5 level. There is minimal compression of the the all sac. The L4 nerves exit the neural foramina without compression.

A diffuse disc bulge is present at the L5-S1 level. This abuts the S1 nerves. There is no the all sac compression. Normal signal intensity is present in the lumbar vertebral bodies.

What does this mean!?!? How messed up is my back or is it just medical mumbo jumbo, is this meb criteria?
 
I wrote up a bit about what a spine is and how it works, but was worried I was being too pedantic. 30 minutes on google can give you a pretty good idea I think. Basically it means the bones in your back are getting too close together, they think its because your discs are degenerating, and they can see that some of the nerves aren't working as they should because of it.

MRIs are for treatment options and explaining symptoms. For example T2 can cause chest pains or heart problems, so they want to know if its because of the spine or if they should look elsewhere to see what's wrong. There is no rules about certain MRI results being MEB criteria. I have seen those with clear MRIs get pushed towards an MEB and I have seen people with rods up their spine stay in. Its a good deal about what you can stomach, gut check and all that. Almost certainly you won't be sent down the MEB path until a surgeon looks over it and see if he can relieve some of the pressure on the nerves.
 
justin319 said:
Hoping someone with a similar experience can give me an idea of what to expect, just got Mir results back and they are as follows.

Decreased signal intensity on t-2 weighted images is present in the l3-4 through l5-s1 intervertebral discs. The discs are decreased in height. These findings are consistent with disc degeneration.

A diffuse disc bulge Is present at the L2-3 level. There is hypertrophy of the pigments flags and posterior articulating faucets. These findings produce minimal central canal stenosis the L2 nerves exit the neural foramina without compression.

A diffuse disc bulge Is present at the L3-4 level. There is hypertrophy of the pigments flags and posterior articulating faucets. These findings produce minimal central canal stenosis the L3 nerves exit the neural foramina without compression.

A diffuse disc bulge is present at the L4-5 level. There is minimal compression of the the all sac. The L4 nerves exit the neural foramina without compression.

A diffuse disc bulge is present at the L5-S1 level. This abuts the S1 nerves. There is no the all sac compression. Normal signal intensity is present in the lumbar vertebral bodies.

What does this mean!?!? How messed up is my back or is it just medical mumbo jumbo, is this meb criteria?
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It sounds like normal wear and tear. They expressed minamal central canal stenosis and no compression of the nerve roots. That is a good thing. I work in MRI as a tech.
 
All I know is my back hurts all day every day and I can't lift anything very heavy or bend over without painI saw my PCM with the MRI results but they refused to do anything because I'm seen by a neurologist and told me that the neurologist had to write the profile before they would do anything for the condition i.e. meb
 
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