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medical advice
Category: Health > Conditions and Diseases Asked by: jason225-ga List Price: $50.00 |
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13 Aug 2004 08:11 PDT
Expires: 12 Sep 2004 08:11 PDT Question ID: 387377 |
I suffer from migraines and I also developed a tumor in the right side of my neck that has grown on my nerves so it cannot be removed without great risk to my nerve recently I have started getting migraines on my left side on a daily basis I was prescribed propranoral, maxalt, hydromorphone but they don't seem to work and I also have been blacking out when getting these pains in my head my right arm also becomes numb. My doctor sent me for a mri and I got the results before the doctor did and I don't know how to interpret the results and that is where I need your help the report reads as follows: There has been no change in the scattered tiny foci of increased T2 and FLAIR signal in the frontal and parietal lobes bilaterally. There is membrane thickening of the right maxillary sinus. The left transverse sinus is hypoplastic. The left sigmoid sunus is not visualized. There are collateral vessels in this same region on the left. There is an absence of a tiny portion of the right transverse sinus. The jugular veins are not well visualized on the study. The impression reads: Unchanged bilateral foci of increased T2 and FLAIR signal in the frontal and parietal lobes and this is a nonspecific finding. Unchanged hypoplastic left transverse sinus absent left sigmoid sinus. Unchanged collateral vessels on the left consistent with congenital abnormality |
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Re: medical advice
From: kateri-ga on 13 Aug 2004 09:00 PDT |
As a nurse who has worked in neurosurgery - You need to discuss the MRI results with your doctor. He or she will know much more about your medical history (i.e. the congenital abnormality mentioned) and should be able to interpret and explain the results to you. The information you posted would have been written by a radiologist (a doctor specializing in x-rays, MRI, etc.) and is intended for medical personnel familiar with the anatomy and physiology of the area being studied. Is your doctor a neurologist/neurosurgeon, or a GP? If you are only seeing a GP at the moment, it may be a good idea to ask for a referral to a neurologist. Again, it is crucial that you discuss these findings with your doctor so that you can work together to resolve this problem. Best of luck. Kateri |
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Re: medical advice
From: 1anton1-ga on 13 Aug 2004 14:10 PDT |
Do what kateri has suggested. That is good advice. I hope all goes well ! Good luck. |
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Re: medical advice
From: mdpa173-ga on 13 Aug 2004 18:20 PDT |
mri - fairly typical report which in layman's terms looks like no tumor, some sinus inflammation (very common), and some unusual findings which are most likely very stable and noncontributory. headaches - best to see a neurologist tumor in neck - immediately to ear nose and throat, or plastic surgeon, |
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