Have epidural lipomatosis. Should I fear the worst?!
Question: I have had constant back pain for the past five years. After going to many doctors I finally had an MRI done. The MRI turned out to say that I have epidural lipomatosis in the thoracic region of my back, where my back is constantly painful. My doctor did not tell me about any epidural lipomatosis though. It was on the MRI report and I only saw it when the document fell out of my MRI chart and I picked it up to read it. I did some research on epidural lipomatosis and discovered it to be rare and possibly dangerous, in that it might require surgery with a 22% morbidity rate. Should I be concerned with this disorder? Will it get worse? I am 23 and I feel like it will only get worse. Thank you for your help. I recently have started taking glucosamine thinking that it would help my flexibility, but I'm wondering if this would help the epidural lipomatosis.
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Lipomatosis is a condition marked by the excessive deposit of fat in a localized area. Epidural means located over or on the dura. Dura is a fibrous connective tissue membrane, the outermost of the meninges covering the spinal cord (dura mater spinalis) and brain (dura mater cerebri or dura mater encephali).
I do not have any more information on it, unforunately. Contact your doctor and ask him about the condition and why it was not mentioned to you during your visit. If you do not receive a satisfactory answer, then get a second oppinion.
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I am sorry I don't know any answeres for you but you need to discuss this with your doctor. Good Luck and God Bless
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