Herniated discs causing my walking problems
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:32 pm
Hello,
It has been a while since I logged on. I recently asked a friend of mine who is a radiologist if he can do an MRI of my spine. My back pain was too much to handle. He did one and found that I have three herniated discs and one is a thoracic herniated disc.
My neurologists were quite surprised. I have been doing brain MRIs for the longest time and no spine MRIs. Now, they tell me that there is an annular tear indenting the right L4 nerve root.
If you have back pain causing you difficulty to walk far but have no other severe symptoms of MS, please check for herniated discs. Do an EMG and make sure that the weakness in your legs has nothing to do with other factors than MS. My right leg is weak and now they're telling me it could be because of my herniated discs. Please check your spine carefully.
take care,
beyondms
It has been a while since I logged on. I recently asked a friend of mine who is a radiologist if he can do an MRI of my spine. My back pain was too much to handle. He did one and found that I have three herniated discs and one is a thoracic herniated disc.
My neurologists were quite surprised. I have been doing brain MRIs for the longest time and no spine MRIs. Now, they tell me that there is an annular tear indenting the right L4 nerve root.
If you have back pain causing you difficulty to walk far but have no other severe symptoms of MS, please check for herniated discs. Do an EMG and make sure that the weakness in your legs has nothing to do with other factors than MS. My right leg is weak and now they're telling me it could be because of my herniated discs. Please check your spine carefully.
take care,
beyondms