Paracentral Disc Protrusion – Say What?
I just had an MRI of my Thoracic Spine on the 18th. That’s the middle part of my back that has been screaming in pain ever since that butthead rear-ended me on the freeway 2 years ago. Sometimes, for example, when I pick up a jug of milk, I have a slicing pain that cuts me in two right at my Thoracic area where my back hurts, right about at the bottom of your ribcage is a good marker, and when I get that pain, I can’t breathe, from that point all the way down to my feet goes numb and I can’t feel anything and I almost fall.
I’m not gonna give you guys a lesson in reading MRI Reports, so here’s the short version. (T# are different vertebrae – Google it)
T5-T6: 4 mm disc protrusion
T6-T7: 10-11 mm disc protrusion
T7-T8: 9 mm disc protrusion
T8-T9: 3-4 mm disc protrusion
I have an appointment to go see a Neurosurgeon to discuss back surgery.
What does all this mumbo-jumbo mean? Well, it means things like the crap inside my back are pressing on my spinal cord. When shit presses on your spinal cord, it shuts off access from where whatever that nerve is connected to the brain. As an example, for me, a small 1 millimeter change in the pressure has caused me to not be able to digest food properly. If it is not fixed, my intestines will shut down and rot inside my torso and will eventually have to be removed.
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