I NEED a doctor! A PT! A NURSE!? Quick, xray results!?!


Question: I NEED a doctor! A PT! A NURSE!!? Quick, xray results!!?
okay i had a CT scan of my lumbar spine and i need help with what this means as far as treatment and stuff

All the other imaged levels show very little alteration!. For example, there is some degenerative disc and facet disease at L4-5, not surprising in the segment immediatly above the spondylolysis!. There is only minor disc bulging, however, and very little deformity of the spinal canal!. Even more minor disc bulging is seen at L3-4, and then very little alteration is seen in the higher visualized segments!.
There are minor degerative changes in the sacroiliac joint!.

IMPRESSION: 1!. Bilateral L5 spondylolysis with very minimal spondylolisthesis!. There is narrowing of the neural foramina, right more than left!.
2!. Other findings and more details as above!.

DO I NEED SURGERY!? HELP I AM SO SCARED!? SPINAL CANAL!? WILL I GET PARALYZED!? CAN I GO TO SCHOOL!? CAN I CARRY MY BOOKS!?
ANYONE THATS BEEN TO MEDICAL SCHOOL, HEEEEEEEEELPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!Www@Answer-Health@Com


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You will not be paralyzed as the pain would grow too great for you to stand before that was possible!. Surgery if needed is not as severe as it once was and can be done with needles at times, There are other minimally invasive techniques!. Discuss this with your doctor as he has seen you x-rays!. You might want to stop worrying as I can assure you it will not fix your back!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

no you wont Ive had back surgery 3 time for more than that you have a small am mount of bulging your doctor would be mad to operate try physio and a surgical corsetWww@Answer-Health@Com

I'm a lay person and absolutely not trained in the medical field at all, however I have experienced back surgery at L4, L5 for a bulging disk!. The surger was successful, for a limited time!. The injury reoccured and I went through a series of cortesone injections directly into the nerve!. Three injections each setting for three settings!. 9 injections in all!. Didn't work! These were extremely painful injections and I was disabled for 5 to 7 days after each series of injections!.

I've done God only jknows how many Cortesone dose packs over the years, but they are only temporary, at best!. Lat I was told was only one option left for me and that was bone fusion, the entire lumbar region!. Nope not an option with me!.

Now I've learned to accept the pain, when it comes, and take Ibuprofen, like it's candy!. til the pain sublides!.

Just learn to live with it!. Actually sounds like you are not really anywhere near surgery at this time!. Don't worry too much about it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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