Hello, thank you very much for taking the time to answer my questions and concerns. I had my MRI which took slightly longer than one hour. I was told the dr. would get the results tommorow, (2 days for results) so I presume the dr. will call me tommrow if anything shows up, or by the next day , Thursday, only because of the time needed to go over reults when busy with patients, etc.
My question is if looking at soft structures, such as the tissue, what could they be looking for? I know I have some Arthritis, that is to be expected. What could be other possible causes for the continuing left sided hip pain that has been increasing over last year ? The Methadone I take for my back pain does not help this hip pain at all!I do have a diagnostic back injection scheduled this next week for the L-4-L-5 and S-1 area, what I think is allso called a diagnostic l4-l5-s-1 medial branch block. to see if this triggers pain. My question : Is the dr. trying to mimic the pain I expereince , hoping that an injection in this area ( if one of the correct areas) will show the same pain I have when doing things such as bending etc.? If the injections shows that one of these areas, ( facet I think?) is the originator, then a Neurotomy can be done? I do know I have not had relief with epidurals and a SI inection in the past. If my hip is causing a lot of this pain, then will the test still be postive or only if it is the facet joint or area of the back, not the hip itself? Thanks, fluffypurrcat
Hi there!
Sclerosis refers to fibrosis/ calcification of a region of done seen in degenerative processes (minor trauma/ reduced blood supply) with loss of cartilage that covers the bone in the joint. Cortex is the outer region of the bone. Osteophytes are small bone outgrowths, commonly seen in degeneration. Since these are faint/ mild changes these are unlikely to be grave. Detailed imaging may be suggested for a clearer view and to look at the soft tissue structures.
Hope this information helps.
Take care!