I was in a accident in a taxi two years ago, since the accident I have full pain down the left side weakness in my arm and leg. My hand never warms up always remains cold even after full exercise constant pain in the arm ache painful. I had a MRI which explained of prolapse disc pushing on Main nerve root my hip and leg left side feel dislocated like pulled out of socket I have lost my balance on many occasion s no coordination at all
Yes a stand up mri is the most accurate of them all. Won't see the full extent of the problem on a lay down one. And what IS shown on a "lay down mri" is usually worse than what is actually depicted. I havnt found a place that does those kinds of mri's altho I know they exist. Best of luck to ya
An MRI of the brain? I don't get that one. If the Neurologist thought that was necessary, then he/she should have ordered it. However, you do need another MRI; repeat the lumbar in my opinion. I am convinced it is a disk(s) problem. I am not sure about the stand up/sit down MRIs; not familar with those. You can talk to your physician about that if he/she does decide to repeat the MRI. Well, see what this family physician has to say; hopefully something that is going to help you like NOW.
Keep us posted.
1st MRI was like in aug of 09, 2nd was in dec of 09. I don't know if I was positioned wrong on the 2nd MRI, idk but the symptoms fit. I go to my family physician reguarly and just met up with my neurologist a few weeks back. He said nerves were fine. I asked him if I could show him something. He let me walk up and down the stairs outside the office, came back to him no more than 5 min's later and my left leg was buckeling and shaking, hard to stand/walk. He saw it and could not believe it after 5 min's it looked like my leg could not support the weight of my body. I told him I was getting annoyed with it and happy a doctor saw it in action. He did the nerve test again and still came out normal. Suggested a brain MRI but my doctor does not think it is needed. Waiting to hear back. I go to the chrio once a week and feel great. Then towards the end of the week I feel like crap and go back again, repete... So my normal doctor is researching this for me and will get back to me. I figured I'd outsource and help too as I'm tired of all this. My chrioprator suggested a stand up or sit down MRI. Not sure?
Yeah, they are probably thinking he is 27, looks fine, nothing's wrong.
How far apart were the MRIs? It definitely sounds like a disc problem. You have seen your family physician and a Neurologist? Still going to the chiropractor?