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angela16785
angela16785

hi i try keep it short

since age of 20 ive had osteoarthritis in neck cracking creaking etc , i put up with it for years as you do,gradually over the years it got worse radiating down back etc, ive had numerous

x rays in past over the years keep saying osteoarthritis , but 5 years ago when i was 50 i had terrible pins needles in my left arm and could hardly move i went to gp who sent me for a MRI in LOWER back these are the results i got that came back from the MRI in JAN 2014

:Hx arthritis / calcaneal spur.

:T23/L1 diffuse disk bulging. indentation of the cal sac.

:Schmorks nodes at multiple levels.

:L4/5 disc bulging.

:Ligamenta flags hypertrophy & facet joint degenerative causing mild/ moderate canal narrowing Both forming show moderate narrowing due to disc bulging and osteophytes.

:L5/s1 disc bulging , left forming moderate narrowing due to disc extending into formina.

:The right forming shows narrowing disks . 

:There are modic type 2 changes around this disc.

:Several vestigial disks noted within the sacrum spine.

PLUS these tests X RAYS too in ladt 2 years

:XR pelvis degenerative change in both hips appearance of :Femuoro acetabular impingement.

😮steoarthritis in spine , both knees & hips & foot , 1st metatarsal. had these test dine because in last 2 years i had weak feelinng in both knees MRI shows cartlidge priblem in them but gp said avoid surgery yet !

also have

:JOINT HYPERMOBILITY

im 55 this year

ive in last 12 minth had injections in lower back L3 L4 L5 S1 S2 ' SARCIC JOINT which gave me no relief , so 3 minth ago i had MEDIAL NERVE BLOCK injections to sadly never gave no relief either. Im waiting for my follow up from consultant to discuss if they worked( which they didnt )

ok so question is if anyone can help 3 week ago i had sciatica from base of middle back over to left buttock down to left leg to side knee and thigh as well as ny constant chronic back oain i had everday fir last 2-3 years it now getting to point were it depressing ive always been actuve and sporty and put up and coped with it best i could and got on with everyday life , but now its actually affecting my mobility more , theres just no relief from the pain GP had tried different pills but various reasons nothing helps not even TRAMADOL so im just taking co codomol 30/500 4 x day that just taks edge if it diesnt get rid if it .....I went gp AGAIN and all said is no cure try keep actuve i understand that and I AM but in painhe did nention few years ago that thevMRI above on lower spine shows narrowing but he just calls it Osteoarthtitis of the doing / and GENERALISED OSTEOARTHRITIS which is on ny records

Is that tbe same as Spondylosis ?

im convinced this is affecting ny nerves ad my foot involountary mives in simetimes fir a few seconds i cant turn it back myself i just gave to wait for it to do it itself

plus my left arm quivers by itself at times

I mentioned this to gp but dint seen to say anything

anyine ant ideas on the XRAY results as everytine i ask gp just say OA arthritis

thanks in advance

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  • diana0628
    diana0628 angela16785

    Posted

    Hello....I'm sorry for all you have and are going through.

    First and fore most I'd like to suggest you see a specialist. You keep mentioning a "GP".You need to be in the hands of a Rheumatologist. I would also suggest that with all of your issues you are beyond a "GP" and that for a routine doctor you should find an Internal Medicine Doctor. They are much better at treating your body and problems as a whole and are better at working along side your other doctors.

    To answer your main question....

    If I'm not mistaken, to test for Ankylosing Spondylitis is rather easy. First they draw blood and check the ANA markers for auto immune issues. They then take a simple x-ray of your pelvic to look at the Iliac joints. If the area between the bones is dark (clear) then AS is unlikely. If that same area is white in color that means the area is beginning to fuse? and this is evidence of AS. (Anyone else please help me out with clearer explanations)

    I hope this helps guide you in your long journey to get answers and medication to start feeling better.

    Diana

    • angela16785
      angela16785 diana0628

      Posted

      thanks DIANE i am still under consultant ho did the injections but hes just cincentrating on lower back but as i mentioned so far just had injections which havnt worked... wound a rhumatologist cincentrate on all the areas and figure out whats going on , woukd gp not of referred me to a rhumatogist before now , i wonder why they havnt suggested it over the years ?

      i have a appt with my gp on thursday woukd yiu suggest i ask x

  • drliz
    drliz angela16785

    Posted

    Hi Angela. It looks like the osteoarthritis has resulted in parts of the bone overgrowing. These little bulges on your bone are pressing on some of your nerves causing the pain. A physiotherapist may be able to teach you how to relive the pain and cope with it. You may need stronger medication from your doctor.

    Best wishes

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