I have been diagnosed with discitis . I had a Gallium scan and it showed the inflammation coming from the area between T12 and L1. I also had a need biopsy of the disc area and of the bone. I am ... View answer

I have been diagnosed with discitis and chronic osteomyelitis . The infection is in the T12, L1 ... does show infection. I have been started on two antibiotics, cubicin daily (intravenously) and... View answer

my L4 and L5 showed swelling, discitis , and thickening of the derum (spelling?). They did a bone ...A month and a half ago I had my 17th lumbar puncture . My lower back started hurting right after. I ... View answer

lower back pain . I was diagnosed with discitis , a biopset was taken from an area of infection, and ... daily until two weeks later I was rushed back into hospital with an infection in my Hickman... View answer

what treatment do you recommend for pain from lumbar spinal stenosis . ... View answer

an appointment with a Neuro doctor next week. I just want to know what the treatment is...is it ...... Ive been in the hospital and the nursing home for about 6 months on antibiotics. The infection is gone ... View answer

adjacent interverterbral disc, possibility of low grade infection- infective spondylo- discitis appears ... is MRI report so pls advise me for which treatment is usefull ... View answer

level needs to be further evaluated with contrast-enhanced MRI as discitis cannot be excluded and ... the lumbar spine ... View answer

I had a lumbar discetomy of L4-L5 11/12 and still have major back pain. My MRI suggest discitis so ... yet to receive a diagnosis because the results are always negative for infection but still no... View answer

My MRI recently showed surrounding soft tissue edema, there is some suspicion for discitis between L4-L5. Dr said 2nd MRI showed in layman s term an abscess and had to be removed, along with other ... View answer