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NEGATIVE THORACIC SPINE FOR LEASIONS

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NEURO DID A THOROUGH SPINE EXAM AND FOUND THAT MID THORACIC SPINE HAD DIFFERANCE IN FEEL FOR ME MID WAY AROUND 6TH T AREA HAD MRI DONE WITH AND WOTH OUT CONTRAST AT A DOUBLE DOSE TO HALP ENHANCE ANY CHANCE OF SEE LEASION AND NOTHING WAS THERE IN FACT WHOLE AREA OF THORACIC SPINE LOOKS GREAT I AM PLEASED NOT LEASION THERE HOW EVER DOSE NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE DIFF IN FEELING DURING PIN PRICK EXAM..I AM CONFUSED AND I DON'T GET TO SEE NEURO UNTIL 6TH OF JUNE TO GO OVER THIS WITH HIM JUST WONDERING IF ANY ONE HAS AN IDEA WHAT THIS COULD BE CONFUSED AND ....WELL CONFUSED
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You hit the nail (or pin) on the head! Confused...Our bodies get confused too. Just because there are no lesions doesn't mean you are not haveing nerve damage in those areas...There are things about our bodies we just don't know.

Hope all goes well at your visit.

I would be honest and say...I am confused do you know why my body is acting this way? Doc could tell you or say he doesn't know?
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Oh I so know what u r going throught. I am having bad muscle spasums in my back along each side of my spine. I 2 have had an MRI that shows no lesions in the spine. I was just at the doctors and he said their still might be small lesions that r just not showing up on the MRI, he suggests taking new MRI's this time at a magnified view. I don't think i want 2 take another set of MRI's seeing how I just had them done this past Jan. I am taking bacolfen and it does work 4 me. I am getiing PT twice a week and the third day the PT gives me a massage and 4 me think this is working....
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