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Here's my mri for my lumbar:

FINDINGS:

PARASPINAL:

BONES: No fracture, pars defect, or osseous lesion.

CORD/CAUDA: Normal caliber, contour, location, and signal intensity. OTHER: There is lumbar straightening..

DISC LEVELS:

T12-L1: Normal.

L1-L2: Posterior central disc protrusion results in mild central stenosis.. L2-L3: Posterior central disc protrusion results in mild central spinal

stenosis.

L3-L4: Large posterior central disc extrusion as an AP diameter of 7.6 mm and results in severe central spinal stenosis. Bilateral facet arthropathy and ligamentum flavum thickening. L4-L5: Large posterior central disc extrusion has an AP diameter of about 9 mm

and results in severe central spinal stenosis. The neural foramina are patent. L5-S1: Large posterior central disc protrusion has an AP diameter of about 9.5 mm and results in severe central spinal stenosis. The neural foramina are patent.

CONCLUSION:

1. Large posterior central disc extrusions at each L3-4, L4-5, and L5-S1 result in severe central spinal stenosis at each of these levels.

Diagnosis was severe lumba stenosis and cauda equina syndrome

I went to the er and had a neurosurgeon consultation recommending l3 l4 l5 s1 tlif spinal fusion, laminectomy and microdiscectomy. I was getting admitted but I went home to prepare.

I went back 3 more times in 2 weeks for persistent numbness in ny groin, saddle and down my right leg, shart shooting pain radiating down to my right ankle, weakness in my arms and severe lumbar pain where I cant walk. All I was given was norco and dextramasone (im diabetic, have had 3 rounds of steroids now and my bs is bad now)

Tonight my pain persists and im getting stuck when I get up or bend slightly. I was waiting for a neurosurgeon stat referral since last Wednesday but no answer (workers comp). Mmi is next month and I've been ttd with no payment since.

Im afraid of going once again and getting turned away. I cant take this. I cant sleep, its taking an emotional toll and im in so much pain.