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Mech, arm, low back and leg pain

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I have had two fusions of the l4,5 &6.  Along with surgery on my c6 &7 and I just had a ct of my entire spine which shows the following.  Please help.   Tx

My ct myelogram shows the following.  
C5-6-  min degenerative disc changes.  The right neural for amen is mildly narrowed

C6-7. There is mild spondylitis change. Both neural are narrowed, mild to a little greater than mild in degree

T7-8. Degenerative disc change with a mild impression on the the cal sac

L2-3. Min disc bulge

L3-4. Min disc bulge.

Min deformity of the right c6 nerve root


Thank you and can you please let me know if this would cause left leg pain along with left shoulder and arm pain
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You husband (if it is the poster called Foster) has spine disease in the cervical and lumbar region, and pain is consistent with his disease.

Your best bet is to find him board certified interventional pain physician. Their training gives them a special knowledge of pain related to the spine.

Surgeons will look at that report and not understand reasons for pain. They are nuts and bolts, cause and effect kind of thinkers, and are not trained in referred pain, or central pain syndromes. Also, they do a lot of cutting, which causes scar tissue that leads to additional pain.

Best wishes.
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My husband mentioned this and then today after cutting the grass it happened again. He said it is excruciating. Like most of the others he played contact sports, Lacrosse in his case, most of his life. Lifted weights for many years but has not in a while and is carrying extra weight in the mid section. Thank you all for posting I am going to get him to see a dr ASAP.
Just an fyi- he also has a low testosterone count which is common for men who have had head injuries. Just thought I would mention it incase it is any kind of missing link to all this.
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