I had this Nuclear bone scan a long time ago 01/2010. I wonder if I could have got more help at the time than what I was getting, based on these results. I didn't get a DX of AS till well after a year and more damage shown on tests. Now over a year later I have breathing problems,nerve damage and the like.

Technetium 99m Methylene Diphosphonate

Flow and Blood pool appear unremarkable.

On the delayed Images, there is a mild increase in activity which is seen at the left L4-5 facet joint area, right L1-2 facet joint area and slight degree as well at L2-3 and L3-4 bilaterally. There is also a mild increase in uptake at the area of the facet joints in multiple levels of the mid to lower thoracic spine and left lateral intervertebral uptake seen at one level in the mid thoracic area at approximately T7-6 on the left. There is a mild right convex thoracic and slight left convex upper lumbar scoliosis.

There is a quite mild increase in activity which is seen over the inferior right and to a lesser degree left SI joint areas. Distribution throughout the remainder of the skeleton is otherwise normal.

IMPRESSION
Mild increased activity is seen involving multiple facet joints areas in the mid to lower thoracic spine and lumbar spine as described as well as inferior SI joints. There is mild intervertebral uptake noted on the left in the mid thoracic area near T6-7.
Mild diffuse active arthropathy of the facet joints of the thoracolumbar spine and lower SI joints could have this appearance.

My interpretation

Mild everywhere active disease of the facet joints of the thoracolumbar spine and lower SI joints could have this appearance.

Since the patient has felt like crap for 4 months he probably has a disease.

Ive had more conclusive tests since. I just wondered back then if the Doctor should have picked up that the technician was trying to tell him something if only in a vague way. The wording can be so nebulous, at least to me. I have way more pain than when this test was done and breathing is now getting bad.

I just wondered if back then they could have done more to help me.Im not looking for agreement just honest opinions. Thanks