I have a pain that shoots down my right leg. The doctor said that it is my sciatic nerve and he recommended an MRI but my health insurance does not cover it or not the whole thing which costs over 2500.00 and I do not have that kind of money. Any suggestions?

I had my 3rd lumbar discectomy back in Nov. of 05 and have since had several MRI’s. The first was done 3 months after my surgery. In fact this was the first of any type of imaging after surgery and the surgeon isn’t the one who ordered it. ALL the MRI’s (even today) show "pseudomeningocele posteriorly at L4-5 related to prior laminotomy". Should this have been addressed by the surgeon and fixed? Is this dangerous that I still have this fluid leaking? And can it be causing pressure on my nerves? I appreciate and help!

Does anyone know the most common causes of compression fractures of the cervical vertebrae? My mother was recently diagnosed with a compression fracture in her spinal cord at C7 (neck area).

She was Dx w/osteopenia 4 years ago, but hasn’t taken any steps to prevent further progression other than calcium supplements (and not routinely). She has a history of bone fractures, as she fractured her wrist about 2 years ago in a minor fall.

She has yearly mammograms and had lung X-rays taken last year as part of her annual physical. Everything was fine: no traces of cancer in either place. She is 64 y/o, caucasian, non-smoker, healthy and active, and other than having hypothyroidism, she has no other history of disease.

Her recent MRI did not reveal any type of tumor at the sight, however, they want to do further testing to make sure she doesn’t have a malignancy anywhere else in her body. Apparently many cancers can matastasize in the spine.

What are the chances this compression fracture is due to a lack of bone density and NOT to an unidentified malignancy elsewhere in the body?

Please sight any references, if possible.

Thanks for your help.

For years I have had problems with neck pain and swallowing. I have been to over 10 doctors and no one can cite the cause, or give me relief. They all say, "The MRI looks perfect to me." Lately, the problems get more severe when I tilt my head back, or do any kind of physical w

I found out i have scoliosis and its a 46 degree curve.
so they’re talking about doing surgery to correct it and also what happens in an MRI?
is it really like sitting in a closest because i am claustrophobic!
and if i got the surgery would i get taller after? because i’m uncomfortable with my height and it would be okay if i got shorter but i believe i’d get taller haha

I’m pretty sure thats what I have in my right knee. The pain shoots down my leg and sometimes it feels numb. I thought it was a toen MCL but an MRI assured it was not.

i was in an auto accident over a year ago. i hit the brake so hard i broke my right foot. month after month my pain became worse in all sorts of areas. the worst being my low back/tailbone area. recently an MRI showed i have a herniated disc in the lumbar/sacral area. i’m wondering if the impact of my foot hitting the break could have also caused my disc to rupture/herniate? i don’t follow up with my dr. for a couple of weeks and i was just wondering if anyone has any knowledge they could share with me. thank you for your time.

I was in a car accident 10 months ago and after two days of talking to his insurance company I immediately called a lawyer. My car was totalled, it was 100% his fault (I have police reports to prove) and I have missed countless days of work and am still in pain. I went to three different types of doctors, had x-rays, mri’s and all sorts of tests done but i still have no use in two of my fingers, numbness and shooting pains. My last chiropractor released me basically saying there was not much more I could do and had to live with it. I have been told to see a neurologist but none will take me without insurance, or just based on my lawyer information.

I told the lawyer to just go ahead and start proceedings. She said they will come up with a demand. I dont know how this is all supposed to work but I want to make sure they are doing things RIGHT. I don’t want to get screwed just because I dont speak the legal jargon. If anyone can to tell me what to expect at this point, or what I can be doing or the lawyer should be doing that would be very helpful.

For approximately 6 weeks now, I have had a constant headache. I was treated initially for a sinus infection, it cleared up, headache continued. Went to see ENT, no signs of ear infection or sinus infection. He referred me to a neurologist who stated I had migraine headache because the headache was concentrated on one side of my head. MRI was done, results were normal. I still have the headache, most of the pain in the back on the right side, now into my neck, shoulder and down my arm and tingling in my fingers. I try ice packs, Topamax, Fironoil, BC, everything for headache, I have tried. I was involved in 2 auto accidents (2003 and 2005) both injuring the right side of my neck. I also had CTR on the right hand which had nerve complications, and right shoulder surgery 2years ago. Can someone please suggest something I haven’t tried.

Does any of the hardware prevent MRI’s because of the magnets?

I have a sciatic nerve problem the pain is in my lower back, my bum and my thigh feels like its been punched. Vicodon doesn’t help I also have tried Motrin. The doc gave me Valium and I have xanax. I just would prefer something that isn’t going to zonk me out. Any sugestions? I just got back from an MRI but don’t have results.

I have two bulging disks in my lower back. I had an MRI in October 2005 which determined this. However, after moving twice I am in an extreme amount of pain and think I may have re-injured my back or caused the disks to bulge even further. However my doctor is not convinced I need another MRI. How often should I get a new MRI with this condition?

I am a 43 yr old person that has a job requiring me to drive 5-8 hrs a day, and have been doing so for the past 5 yrs. I have never had any physical trauma or any spine related problems. I have recently been diagnosed through MRI and X-ray that I have a cervical bulging disc and in an adjacent disc, cervical spondylosis. The nuero surgeon said the bulging disc is the main cause of my severe radicular pain and I am now on short term disability (2 weeks). My onset of pain slowly began about 3 months ago but have only been out of work for 2 weeks. My surgeon thinks the disc may repair itself and so we are waiting but surgery may be inevitable. He said that fusion is 99% sucessful if we end up going that route.My short term disability pays me 100% for 6 months then 85% for the next 6 mos if the problem persists. Can someone please tell me what I would gain by filing for workers comp and some further advice?

Thanks

I have been having new numbness and leg pains but mri says its not a pinched nerve . Mri says have spinal stenosis , degenerative disc scholmorh nodes at multiple levels but have no compression . so whats causing the leg problems .

Im 16 and a Junior in high school. About a year ago I ran cross country and started having problems with my right shoulder. A few months later I started soccer and I turned my heads back and it popped. I couldn’t move my neck in any direction except to lay flat on my right shoulder. It was VERY painful to move it in any other direction. I also had to use a sling for my right arm because I couldn’t support it after popping my neck. A few months later my neck popped again and I had the same problems. I couldn’t even sit myself up in bed and it lasted for about a week until I had reasonable movement. After the second popping in my neck I had the same problem in my left shoulder like my right. I went to the doctor a month ago and he scheduled me for an MRI. During the time period from April to the doctor appt. in November it hurt to put my chin to my chest and when I did that I felt it in my lower back. About 2 months before the appointment I had a numb feeling from my shoulder to my elbow. A few weeks later it went into my other arm. I went to the doctor and like I said I got scheduled for an MRI. While I waited to get an MRI I got numb feelings from my elbow to my finger. I got my MRI and the results showed I had a bulging disc. He had me take therapy for my shoulders 3 days a week. I was told my neck would heal over the year. This was not good news because of soccer coming up. I kept going to soccer practices and had trouble putting my arms on my head to breathe. I lost circulation fast and had trouble breathing. Im still having these problems and my friend told me her doctor said that with bulging discs whatever your doing you need to stop because I was irritating it. I stopped socce for the past week and only have therapy 2 days a week. I took tylenol during practices and it wouldn’t help and I have to take tylenol at least 7 times a week for my back. Now im not sure what to do and my coach is telling me to play thru the pain, but it is VERY painful. Any ideas?