Not sure what this means . . . help!

Hi jeff

There is alot of information you have given that I do not understand, but it sounds like a slipped disc.

Hasn't your doctor/consultant spoken to you about your MRI scan yet ?

Kev  (UK) 

Hi Kev

My doctor was (as always in a bit of a rush) and I perhaps should have asked for a more simplistic overall - it's this essentially - but I forgot anything/everything he said.

I night have to go back and ask :-(

Hi Jeff:

I was reading other posts petaining to you.  You mention that the doctor was in a rush like always.  Have you sat down and mention your concerns?  Any good doctor will talk to you.  Rushing is not an answer.  Sometimes doctors disregard patients concerns.  I had some myself.  Doctors just spend so much time with a patient and go to the next one.  They are under pressure by insurance companies.  In order for them to practice, is to set a time limit for a patient which absolutely is crap.  Medical now is quite different than it was years ago.  I have to a number of doctors; they sit down with you asking questions about your physical problems and punch it all into the computer which takes some time.  The problem is all the time is nearly spent on the computer and seem to have hardly any time to examine the patient.  This is a true fact.  I looked up some of the terminology in question and this is what I found.

Retrolisthesis as a compensatory mechanism in degenerative lumbar spine.

Posterior vertebral translation as a type of spondylolisthesis, retrolisthesis is observed commonly in patients with degenerative spinal problems. Nevertheless, there is insufficient literature on retrolisthesis.

 Ligamenta flava

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligamenta_flava

The ligamenta flava (singular, ligamentum flavum, Latin for yellow ligament) are ligaments of the spine.

According to Laser Spine Institute, neural foraminal narrowing occurs when the nerve passageways in the spine constrict on one or both sides of the spine

A disc osteophyte complex is a spinal abnormality in which the space between vertebrae calcifies and hardens.

Degenerative conditions causing Disc Osteophyte Complex if identified early enough can be treated with conservative approaches using medications

 Believe me, there is lots more and can be very detailed.  You also can find out more using google search and put in some of the fragments of medical terms.  You will be surprised what can be found.  It seems that patients like you and I have to do our own research and think out the questions to ask the doctor but not the extensive medical jargon.  Then they say, "oh you are doing own diagnosis"?  It does appear to be that way.  They get mad because they are the doctor and y ou are mentioning things that seem like you are telling them how they should conduct their business.  It's too bad the doctors have that mindset.  But it is only a few doctors that do.  You have to use judgement for that on how to approach these doctors.

You have to find out what is going on in your body.  There should be mutual conversation on both of you.  If you are unable to get a satisfactory answer then the only means is to seek another doctor. Sometimes, we have to go through some of them to get the right one. All I can say is good luck to you and hopefully you will get to the bottom of this.

mel

Hi Jeff, your main problem seems to be the osteophyte which is a bone spur. It is pressing on your spinal column around the bottom part of your neck. I would recommend going to see a neurosurgeon. Maybe they can do a relatively mild surgery and "shave" off the bone spur. O would also be checked for arthritis to see if this is what is causing your problems. Best of luck to you.

Linda