I had an MRI of my lower back a week ago, and the results have come in this week. The MRI confirms that the left channel (fossae) in the L4-L5 vertebrae is compressed. This pretty much explains my sciatic nerve problems: the root cause, so to speak, of my sciatic pain is the degeneration of my lower lumbar spine.
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I returned to the Trail (Kootenay Boundary) hospital on Monday night for an MRI. This one was of my lower back, and traces to my original problem with sciatica / sciatic nerve disruption. The X-rays of that back region had shown bone degeneration, but the MRI should also show any nerve involvement.
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I have been diagnosed with hypomania. It is an interesting diagnosis, not easily achieved. I am impressed by the diagnostic work the medical professionals involved went through.
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