Guest guest Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Hello, I am kind of new to the group. I was a member several years ago but haven't kept up with the group for the past 4 or 5 years. In that time, I have been dealing with only mild symptoms, relatively speaking, and got divorced and remarried. Recently my symptoms have gotten worse, especially back and leg pain and increased numbness and weakness in my legs. I am starting to explore the possibility that I may need to have surgery and would like to know if there is anyone in the group in the metro detroit area who has had surgery and could recommend a doctor who has experience with TSC. My latest MRI showed a " diffuse disc bulge at L2-L3 " and a " disc protrusion at L4-L5 " with some " degenerative disc disease " thrown in with the tethered cord. I have lipomyelomeningocele and had surgery at age 5 on what they thought was just a lypoma back in 1968. Diagnosed 10 years ago with tethered cord. I am hoping that maybe they can just repair the disc bulge and not have to do the more complicated detethering, as my type of tether does not have great surgical outcomes. Any info would be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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