mri interpertration and help

[Guest guest]

Hello so sorry your feeling roughed up today. Wanted you an everyone to know

that from EVERYTHING I have read on those its rarely harmful, mine is the

size of a whole tennisball, its so visible on MRI it takes up a huge area Ive

had it for years and years and it can go up and down in size it can be

painful or I donate think about it.

You would not have had the risk for Infection from that unless it had been

opened to be drained thaws the only way, its significance is usually nothing

it is kind of its own entity from what other NSGs have told me and Ive read,

that's why it just sits there on the ooutside on the cervical (usually upper

or base of neck), sometimes they are drained but much more often left alone,

thats! when you have a risk of infections such as Meningitis or Staph.

Hope tomorrow is better for you, I know its frustrating when they don't you

all these things, just remember SOME of the things may be harmless and not

worth even getting upset about when you already have a lot to think about

medicaly.

Just make sure you bring it up with the NSG so they make note that you are

aware what is there.

Peace

Dali Dawn in CO

[Guest guest]

Hi,

It has been a beautiful day in my little corner of Gods country. The sun

was out and it was warm enough that I did not have to put wood on the wood

stove.

I went a picked up the MRI's I have had over the last year. They will be

going with me to my new nsg in Rodchester NY on Monday. When going over the

reports I was shocked to find out that I had, had a large pseudomeningocele

after my decompression surgery in April last year. It was noted on the MRI I had

in June. It was also noted at that time that there was a possible dural defect.

The pseudomeningocele was at the base of the occiput extending into the upper

cervical region C2-3 level.

In September it was noted that there was a resolution of the suboccipital

pseudomeningocele. On the MRI's done Feb 7 this year the pseudomeningocele is

seen again. It is 1 cm in size.

Not once in this entire year of dealing with this chiari monster has this

been mentioned to me. I had the shunt placed in the syrnix in July.

The reports also mention that there is mild diffuse disc bulges at C3- C6

levels and a small central disc herniation at C7

There is adhesions noted at the craniectomy and laminectomy sites which is not

supprising.

The MRI I had in February also stated there is an enhancement around the

syrnix cavity catheter. This happened before and my nsg treated it as an

inflammtion and possible shunt regection. I had to take steroids to correct it.

Now it is back and has gone untreated by him.

I have to wonder if the pseudomeningocele is the source of the staph

infection I had a cuple weeks ago,

Can a pseudomeningocele of this size cause all the problems I have been

having? Is it safe to let this thing be setting in there?

I was not able to find much information on this. Can someone please help me on

this.

I wish I could show you folks the whole group of MRI reports There is a

series of eight in all. This has certainly been an eye opener. I feel kind of

stupid. Here I am a year out from diagnoisis and have had a lot done and am just

finding this information out.

Hugs

Colleen in NY

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