mri lumbar spine

[JOSH29TYLER2]

I had a MRI do which shows at

l4-l5 moderate disc desiccation .there is a 4 mm central disc protrusion and focus of annular fissure . there is mild to moderate spinal stenosis. there is no left neural foraminal narrowing . there is mild right lateral recess narrowing

l5-s1 there is moderate disc desiccation. there is a 4mm central disc protrusion and focus of annular fissure there is no spinal stenosis or neural foraminal narrowing .

i been in pain for 4 years and the doctor just sent me in for MRI after i started having leg weakness the doctor didn't explain nothing to me about MRI just sent me to a pain-management doctor can some one please explain this to me i am now 33 years old 5'6 150lbs and the leg weakness is in my left leg why? AND WHATS A FOCUS OF ANNULAR FISSURE MEAN? PLEASE HELP

[squirtatious]

When I didn't understand my reports, I became proactive and decided I was going to learn so I would type in word by word, sentence by sentence, took notes of my findings and begun to understand what each meant. Then I began researching what I could expect physically and neurologically from what I had. I self-taught myself what was normal to expect from what I had and what wasn't. I hope this helps, and I asked lots of questions for clarity on sum of the things that just didn't seem to add up. Greatest blessings to u!!

[petroglyph54]

Hi Josh, I don't know the doctor speak , I do know about pain. Try typing in your search space for explanation of terms. I don't think there's doctor's here, mostly patients?