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1759188 tn?1324678308

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  i went to see my primary who took an mri on the 19th  4 days before the specialist in boston did ( dr. heilman ) i have 2 torn vertabraes, 3 bulging disc, and degeneration of my spine.  the specialist said there was nothing wrong with me just staightening of my spine and a bulging disc. i asked my primary what that meant n he said thats not suppose to happen
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620923 tn?1452915648
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  Hi...sorry, my head is fuzzy lately more so then normal for me, so bare with my questions.....

By surgery do u mean the chiari decompression surgery?

And is the straightening of the cervical spine, the lordosis?...as I know that should not happen, but can happen as a result of an injury.....

  U can also acquire a syrinx from an injury too, not just from an obstruction...and u can also get a syrinx form from scar tissue from a previous surgery....too many possibilities.

  Sorry but I need a brief history again...was the surgery a PFD, or back surgery, ...do u have ne other symptoms? such as bladder issues, or bowel issues....leg pains or weakness?

     "selma"
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1759188 tn?1324678308
  no i fell and had the surgery in o7  i have severe back pain in the middle of my back and lower
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620923 tn?1452915648
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  Hi...the straightening of the spine, do u mean loss of the cervical lordosis?

That can cause a lot of neck and shoulder pain as well as HA's....PT can help if u have the right people doing it and if u also have Chiari they need to know that.

Were u in a MVA ....?? even if it was yrs ago?


   "selma"
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