From: "Rudy" 
To: doctorsearch@yahoo.com 
Subject: CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME SYMPTOMS 

HI, 
I FOUND YOU ON THE INTERNET AND WOULD LIKE YOUR ADVISE ON MY "MRI" RESULTS. 

THE CONCLUSION WAS: 
1. L2-3 LEVEL: degenerative disc disease plus a moderately large broad-based extrusion of the disc (6 mm) plus hypertrophy of the facet joints resulting in moderately severe stenosis, as well as encroachment upon the mouth of the right and left foramina. 
2. L4-5 LEVEL: mild to moderate bulge of the disc resulting in encroachment upon the thecal sac, 
I AM A 62 YEAR OLD MALE WITH NON-SPECIFIC PAIN IN THE BACK OF BOTH LEGS AND THIGHS. I HAVE NUMBNESS IN THE CROTCH AREA AND A WEAKNESS IN ANAL SPHINCTORS (FROM UROLOGICAL EXAM). 
I'M TAKING FLOMAX TO EMPTY BLADDER. I ALSO AM UNABLE TO STOP URINATION AT TIMES WHICH IS EMBARASSING. LEGS FEEL HEAVY AND WEAK AND I HAVE A SLIGHT WARMTH/BURNING ON THE SOLES OF BOTH FEET.

I HAVE BEEN TO A NEUROSURGEON WHO WILL PROBABLY DO A DECOMPRESSIVE LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY AFTER MY NEXT VISIT WITH HIM IN TWO WEEKS. WHAT IS YOUR ADVISE? 

RUDY