Sclerosis

[Conolly20]

Hi today I had a nerve block injection in my l3/l4 disk.And the specialist said I have sclerosis?? Not overly sure what this is.plus we have a family history of padgets disease.Not helping with fibro the worry of this xx

[Hazel_Angelstar Administrator FMA UK Staff]

Have you possibly mixed up name ... Was it scoliosis which is curvature of the spine. I've only heard sclerosis associated with the liver previously.

[Conolly20 in reply to Hazel_Angelstar]

Maybe I was still having injection so not focussed

[Conolly20 in reply to Hazel_Angelstar]

Cerosis is liver xx

[Hazel_Angelstar Administrator FMA UK Staff in reply to Conolly20]

just googled sclerosis

1 : pathological hardening of tissue especially from overgrowth of fibrous tissue or increase in interstitial tissue also : a disease characterized by sclerosis.

[Canbedone]

Sclerosis: is the stiffening of a tissue or anatomical feature, usually caused by a replacement of the normal organ-specific tissue with connective tissue.

It is a general term so you need to ask further questions - it is a failure of tissue that can occur in many ways in the body. In this case it is likely referring to the condition of your spinal tissue but do ask your Doctor for more detail. Good luck