just had my mri scan results....there is dehydration within l3/4 and l4/5..loss of disc height which is most pronoinced at 4/5.here there are fatty end plate changes..there is a posrerior disc prorusion at this lecel which is causing severe narrowing of the left lateral recess and also exit foramen,there is compression of the traversing left l5 nerve root and likely impingement of the extiting left l4 nerve root..i have for 3 months suffered with pain down the whole of my left leg like cramp without the muscle tightness..pain in hips..which i know i have artitiis but pain alot worse and now i am getting pain in my right hip too...and my back...not good with strong pain killers..could you recommend anything i could do while waiting to see the specailsit..
Hello, Thanks for posting this question in ChatDoctorBasically you have pain in the left leg and right side also has started. I donor know if there are clinical signs of any nerve poor compression or not. I also don't know your age and sex. Pain related to nerve root compression may improve with medicines like Gabapentin, pregabalin, Duloxetine etc. You basically need a detailed clinical evaluation by a neurologist who will determine if you have any deficits or not. If there are deficits and pain are still persisting, surgical treatment will be another option. Please get examined by a local neurologist and in the meantime you can discuss with him regarding the medicines that I have suggested Hope this helps