No stenosis, impingement or enthesopathy.

I have partial sacralization of L6 on the left. Yes I have an extra lumbar vertebra.

Multilevel mid thoracic spondylosis with disc degeneration at T6-7 and T5-6 and a small dorsal midline disc bulge at T6-7

Mild spondylosis at L5-6 with no herniation

Moderate bilateral facet arthropathy at L6=S1 and L5-6 with no spondylolisthesis

Degenerative changes within the anterior sacroiliac joints may represent the chonic residua of a bilateral sacroiliitis.

No enthesopathy and no active sacroiliitis.

So I have osteoarthritis as well as AS in my spine. If I have no impingement why am I feeling numbness and pain in my legs? Could the MRI not show the impingement because I was lying down for it? What issues should I address with my rheumy and should I be adding another specialist to my list?

I realize a lot of these questions can't be answered with certainty, but I am interested in opinions if you have them. The 20mg a day of prednisone have me feeling pretty good. Pain is usually under 5. I don't know what a pain free day feels like. I'm not walking as much because I got a car, so my feet have felt better. But now I feel guilty for not exercising more. floor

Micki
Mom to 9
Dx'ed Ocular Herpes, Sept. '08
Dx'ed AS May '09, suffering on and off since 1979
Dx'ed Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma May '08, relapse Oct '11