What does bulging near the spinal cord mean? What will be done to resolve this?

Question:

I have been experiencing numbness and tingling for the past month in my limbs. My MRI's showed that I have "bulging" in both my cervical spine and my lumbar.

Does this mean surgery will be required? I am still waiting to hear more information from the dr.

Answers:
My discs are bulging which means they are swollen. Spinal injections with cortisone temporarily reduce the swelling, but ultimately, surgery will be required.

Other Answers:
Two of my patients have got spinal surgery in India.One was treated for spondylolistheis by spinal fusion and the other for disc replacement.Both of them are very happy with the results.Their pain and other symptoms due to nerve compression have totally gone.

Spinal Surgery is very cheap in India.There is one company that is very famous in India that arranges spine surgery for foreigners in India.They are called the Forerunners Healthcare.I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories.I have also read that they arrange financing for american and canadian patients as spine surgery is not covered by insurance.They also have photos pasted of their International patients.You can checkout their website.

The cost savings are incredible.As a doctor i personally believe that your spine surgery can be easily handled in India as the quality of healthcare available here is simply best in the world.The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.both my patients had gone to India through the forerunners healthcare company.hope this helps.

http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com

Try a couple of $20 magnets taped onto the bulging disks. http://www.yourwellnesshome.net/kenkomagneticpromopads.html. They could help reduce the inflammation. It's better to have people think your weird for doing it and get relief then doing something as drastic as surgery. Surgery should be a last, last resort.

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What does bulging near the spinal cord mean? What will be done to resolve this?

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