I went and picked up my MRI report from my PCP today. I needed it to send into Aflac to receive payment under my Sickness Plan. I was also curious to see what exactly they had found. I am hoping when I see the neurologist that I will get to see my films too. I figure if you are going to pay 10k for pictures of your brain, you should at least get to see them. Heck, I might frame them at that price!
According to the findings I have an 8mm lesion in the left corpus callosum. That part of the brain is the largest area of white matter in the brain. The white matter is effected by demyelination that occurs in MS. The corpus callosum divides the hemispheres of the brain and coordinates communication between the two sides.
I also have an 11mm lesion posterior to the left lateral ventricle in the left parieto-occipital region of my brain. The parietal lobe plays roles in integrating sensory information from multiple locations in the body (guess that explains all my tingling sensations), the manipulation of objects and the knowledge of numbers and their relations. That last part made me laugh. Math has never been my "thing". I am blaming my poor little demyelinated 'mathy' nerve endings! I have to find the humor in this situation where I can.
Finally, I have a 6mm lesion in the posterior cervical cord at the c2-3 disc space. The c2-3 is higher in the neck, below the brain stem at the base of the skull. There is also a small bulge in my c5-6 space, but it is causing no significant canal stenosis.
So there you have it. A bunch of medical mumbo jumbo to let me know that my body has decided to chew on parts of my brain for a light snack. I feel oddly better knowing which parts of my brain are being munched on!
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