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Meridian,ID,US

Member Since:

Mar 31, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's:

5K Beat Coach Pete Fun Run Boise, ID- 21:13(2009)

Meridan Barn Sour Days 10k, Meridian, ID- 41:32(2012)

Famous Potato Half Marathon, Boise, ID- 1:30:40 (2012)

Utah Valley Marathon, Provo, UT- 3:20:14 (2011)

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2014 Racing Schedule and Goals: 

-Get healthy

-St. George Marathon, October 4, 2014, St. George, UT

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run at least one marathon every year until I buy the farm.

Qualify for Boston Marathon.

Personal:

Started running in November 2007 to get fit. Now I'm back almost to square one after back surgery. I did it once and I'll do it again.

"In truth, runners don't race other runners. They race against themselves: to conquer their wills, to transcend their weaknesses, to beat back their nightmares. And while a runner can't actually beat himself, he can beat his time. Even years into running, he can get better."  Running for His Life by Michael Hall. 

 

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Got a call from my primary doc's nurse. They received the MRI results and referred me to a neurosurgeon, Dr. Thomas Manning. She said that the report found a "bulging" in the L3-L5. That sounds positive in that it's not a "herniation," but then again who knows what the surgeon will see and what sort of interpretation he'll come up with. She said I should receive a call from the neurosurgeon's office in the next couple of days to schedule a visit to review the MRI. 

Comments
From MarkP on Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:32:44 from 75.169.1.228

I hope it is a bulge, but that does not jive with all your leg pain. Its best if you get a copy of the CD and report. You can actually look at the MRI and determine how bad it is yourself. This video will help:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9LBdAwBVZg

Once you have the CD you should go ahead and set-up appointments with orthopedic and neurosurgeon on your health plan (you can always cancel). It can take weeks to see some of these surgeons and that is more time/likelihood of permanent nerve damage.

From Neil on Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 14:04:18 from 164.165.24.5

Thanks for the advice Mark. Picked up the report and CD at lunch today. Haven't looked at the CD yet but the written report's conclusion says: "L3-4 intraforaminal disk extrusion causing severe foraminal stenosis." Didn't know what any of that meant so I googled foraminal stenosis and I can't say that I'm all that optimistic. :(

From MarkP on Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 14:22:35 from 75.169.1.228

Disk extrusion sounds promising, but MRI will show the pressure on the nerve in the spinal canal.

My read: L4-L5 large left posterolateral inferiorly extruded disk herniation at this level causing compression of more than two thirds the cross-sectional area of the thecal sac and markedly displacing and compressing the left L5 and left S1 nerve root.

I hope its good news.

From Neil on Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 10:05:16 from 164.165.24.5

So I looked up the definition of disc extrusion and it turns out that its just another term for a herniated disc. A disc extrusion "occurs when the outer part of the spinal disc ruptures, allowing the inner, gelatinous part of the disc to squeeze out." At any event, I see my first surgeon tomorrow afternoon.

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