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Nerve Damage Spine

Nerve Damage Spine

I have shaking of my right hand and pain in right buttock radiating into heel. My legs feel like they don't want to walk and sometimes feel heavy and numb. I have had an MRI scan on the Cervical spine which showed mild compression and deformatiy at the top of the Thoracic Spine. Also xrays (see resutls below)

I was told by my Neurologist that I had some nerve damage which may be causing my problesm with walking, he said it was more mechanical and that surgery was not possible as it was over to wide an area. he has prescribed me Gabapentin 3 times a day and Amitriptyline at night.

He has refered me back to my GP was not very approachable and didn't seem interested in what I had to say, just hande the prescription and said I had Nerve Damage and go away.

So feel I am none the wiser

X-RAYS from last year

CERVICAL SPINE
Severe spondylotic changes are shown in te lower cervical spine with marked narrowing of the dis spaces from C4 to C7 and marginal osteophyte formation. There is minimal loss of alignment at C5/C6 level. Posterior osteophytes on C4 on C5 are encroaching on the interverebra formina. Degenerative changes are shown at the facet joints.

THORACIC SPINE
Mild scoliosis of mid-thoracic spine concave to the right noted. Spondylotic changes are show with slight narrowing of the disc spaces and marginal osteophyte formation. The pedicles are intact. The vertebrare are in good alingment.

LUMBAR SPINE
Ther is loss of normal lumbar lordosis. Scoliosis of the lumbar spine concave to the right noted. Spondylotic change are shown with marked narrowing of L2/L3 and L5/S1 disc spaces and to a lesser extent the other disc spaces. Marginal ostephyte formation on L2/1, L5/S1 The vertebrae are in good alignment

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