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Pars Fracture, Degenerating Disc, Leg Pain, Stomach Pain, Frequent Bowel Movement. Tried Epidural Shots, Faucet Shots

HI, my name is Nikki I m a some what healthy 25 year old. I suffer from a pars fracture (that was never developed in Uterus ), degenerating disc in L5 S1, and severe leg pain down both legs, and a bulging disc L5. Someday s it gets so bad i urinate with stools 10 times in the morning and have green stool.... stomach pain through out the day as well with allot of bathroom trips. I m in so much pain i cant eat. I have tried epidural shots, faucet shots, now will start physical therapy . I m not living a life of happiness. I have seen 4 doctors. For some reason I think they are missing something!
Wed, 16 Apr 2014
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Dear Nikki,
First things first. You are having symptoms which point out to different systems involvement at one time. For starters your stomach pain, green stools and on and off diarrhoea point to a persistent infection in your colon (colitis). I suggest you undergo stool testing and meet a gastroenterologist for a proper diagnosis. You might require to take antibiotics for some days. As for your back it is a congenital problem but now that it is giving you problem I suggest you meet a spine surgeon. The most probable diagnosis according to your history would be spondylolysthesis due to a pars interarticularis defect. You might require different xrays to check for the alignment and also probably an MRI to rule out nerve impingement. If that is found you might require a surgery to stabilise and decompress your spine .
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Pars Fracture, Degenerating Disc, Leg Pain, Stomach Pain, Frequent Bowel Movement. Tried Epidural Shots, Faucet Shots

Dear Nikki, First things first. You are having symptoms which point out to different systems involvement at one time. For starters your stomach pain, green stools and on and off diarrhoea point to a persistent infection in your colon (colitis). I suggest you undergo stool testing and meet a gastroenterologist for a proper diagnosis. You might require to take antibiotics for some days. As for your back it is a congenital problem but now that it is giving you problem I suggest you meet a spine surgeon. The most probable diagnosis according to your history would be spondylolysthesis due to a pars interarticularis defect. You might require different xrays to check for the alignment and also probably an MRI to rule out nerve impingement. If that is found you might require a surgery to stabilise and decompress your spine .