T11 Hemangioma, Please help, someone!!!!!

[Nutty_tart]

To Dr. A. Srivastava

Hi, I have been suffereing with low back and low thoracic pain for 26 years with the pain gradually getting worse as time passed.The pain in both areas differs. Low back is like a knife slicing from side to side, radiating into my hips making my legs feel heavy and my buttocks sore. The low thoracic pain is like a burning, tingling pain that radiates through my ribs to the front of my chest making it difficult to breath sometimes. I hurts to lay on either side and my low back starts to hurt if I lay flat on my back so I wake every time I have to turn over. I have pain when the areas are touched and when it gets really bad it makes me feel sick. I take Tramadol x8 a day, paracetamol x8 a day and diclofenac x3 a day which only takes the edge off the pain and I can only walk or stand for 10 minutes at a time before the pain kicks in really bad. I have recently had an MRI done and it said:

'Minor disc de-hydration is seen in the lumbar spine with preservation of disc height. Minor central disc bulge is seen at L4 - 5 and L5 - S1 levels and L2 - 3 levels but no significant neurologic compromise is seen. No eveidence of spinal stenosis seen. There is mild to moderate facet osteoarthritic change is noted. The distal cord and cauda equina are normal. No significant focal bone marrow lesion is seen in part fro a hemangioma in T11 vertebra.'

These are the exact words written on a report by a consultant radiologist.

I have seen a neurologist and a pain management dr and both said that the hemangioma would not pose a problem but I beg to differ.

My question is that the pain that I suffer in the thoracic area is in the exact spot of the hemangioma but why won't the doctors believe me?

Please help. All I want is some quality of life back. I don't think that is too much to ask.

Carol

[Nutty_tart]

Thank you for your reply.
Carol

[Dr. A. Srivastava]

Hi, Thank you for your question. Hemangioma is a benign growth of blood vessels that may occur near to spine. As a result of that this may compress the nerves and can be irritated causing weakness in the leg, leg or thigh pain and numbness, tingling. Few persons also face generalized body weakness and numbness due to other nerve irritation on back. If you suffer continuous weakness and notice reduced strength of muscle bulk in both the legs, please arrange an appointment with a neurologist right away who will evaluate the possibilities here. These “red flags” could be indicative of compression of the spinal cord and its nerve branches and early treatment is essential if permanent damage needs to be avoided. Therefore, I would recommend her to show a neurologist who can evaluate the details of your case and could better determine the insight of your situation. Hope this helps.