Hi All-
Well today I'm in more pain back and leg pain then I've ever been in. I just want to go home and not move.
I'm sure this is related to all of the moving cats from my place to my mom's place (well only 4 of them). They are doing some maintenance work and I needed the ones that cause trouble out of our place.
So on Monday I moved our 4 cats from our apartment to the car, then from the car into my mom's house and then I left them at my mom's overnight since they didn't come on Monday and they should of been there on Tuesday but maintenance still didn't come.
Last night I went to pick up all 4 and Niahc from the vets and took all 5 home.
My husband unloaded the car which was a big help. This morning though I had to transport all 4 back over to my mom’s and I really hope they get to our apartment today but the landlord said it doesn’t look like it so maybe tomorrow or Friday.
Anyway, I think with all this moving around I’ve caused my back to get a tad inflamed or something and last week I saw my back doctor’s physician assistant since the doctor wasn’t available and I went over the increase of my symptoms since I last saw the doctor back in September 09 which includes this very painful leg pain I’ve been getting behind both of my knees.
I also have a lot of overall leg pain as well and most likely it’s because of my nerves.
I’m taking some painkillers right now because I can’t take any anti-inflammatory drugs due to the lap-band I had done last year. I wish I could take some anti-inflammatory stuff right now but I can’t and Tylenol doesn’t even touch the pain.
I have an MRI scheduled for this Friday and then my appt. with the doctor is on May 3rd. I hope this pain will go away soon.
For some of you who haven’t read my other thread here are the results that I have about my back issues.
Here are the results from my MRI in Jan. 08:
There is a grade 2 spondylolisthesis of L5 on S1. Estimated anterolisthesis is 7 mm. There is associated degenerative intervertebral disc change on L5-S1.
Sagittal images suggests a broad-based bulging disc at L4-L5 and L-3-L4.
There are findings of a mild broad-based disc bulge at L3-L4. This creates only minimal impact with the thecal sac with the neural foramina considered patent bilaterally. The L4-L5 level demonstrates a right central disc herniation. There may be a very small, extruded disc fragment posterior to the L5 vertebral body. This appears to be in contact with the right L5 nerve root. There is very mild narrowing of the right and to a lesser extent left neural foramina.
The L5-S1 levels shows again a grade 2 spondylolisthesis of the L5 on S1. This appears to be associated with a posterior spondylosis. This is combined with a broad-based disc herniation and creates a moderate impact upon the anterior aspect of the subarachnoid space. Impact upon the thecal sac is minimal. The exception is at the level of the neural foramen where there is considerable right and to a lesser extent left foraminal stenosis.
Grade 2 spondylolisthesis of L5 on S1 associated with a posterior
spondylosis.
There is estimated 7 mm anterolisthesis with significant to severe
right and to a lesser extent left foraminal stenosis at L5-S1.
Mild right central disc herniation of L4-L5 with a small, extruded
fragment creating a moderate localized impact upon the right L5 nerve
root.
Minimal broad-based disc bulge at L3-L4 of doubtful clinical
significance.
I had a CT Scan done on 2/6/09 and this is what they said: There is a mild change of Degenerative Disc Disease with small vertebral body osteophytes. There is disc space narrowing at L4-L5. There is evidence of bilateral spondylolsis of L5 with Grade 1 to 2 Spondylolisthesis of L5 on S1. No vertebral compression deformities are identified. The sacrobiliac joints appear intact. Slight spurring is seen along the supermedial margins of both iliac bones.
I did see another back surgeon in Jan. 2010 and he reviewed some of my stuff but didn't seem that interested and I was rather disappointed because they said right now it's an elective surgery and since I could walk without pain and I had good strength in my legs that I should wait as long as possible. He said that most likely I would need a second surgery to fix my L2 and L3 since they are showing some degenerative signs now and that when I fix my L4 and L5 it will put pressure on the L2 and L3. I remember he told me that I should wait as long as I can to have the back surgery and then hopefully I will be dead by the time I'll need the second surgery. I couldn't believe this guy said that to me.
I was so irritated. I know I'm only 30 and who wants to have back surgery but this leg pain if it's from my back which the PA thinks it is I don't know how much more I can take.
Some of you have given me a lot of different doctors to see and I really appreciate it and I may look into some of them again if this doctor that I see on May 3rd isn’t any friendlier.
Melissa
Melissa
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