Opinion ID: 2820422
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Heading: Degenerative Disc Disease

Text: On January 27, 2010, Hubbard underwent an MRI of the cervical spine, which revealed mild, multilevel degenerative disc disease of her cervical spine. On August 22, 2011, Hubbard presented at the MCCG with lumbar pain that had 6 Case: 14-14908 Date Filed: 07/27/2015 Page: 7 of 18 lasted for six days and had also radiated down her leg. Imaging revealed that Hubbard suffered from mild degenerative changes of the lumbar spine. In December 2011, Hubbard underwent an MRI of her lumbar spine, which showed mild bulging discs at the L3-L4, L4-L5, and L5-S1 levels, as well as a possible cyst at the S1 nerve rootlet. In April 2012, Hubbard had a lumbar CT scan, which found multilevel degenerative changes of the lumbar spine that were most prominent at the L3-L4, L4-L5, and L5-S1 levels. Hubbard elected to proceed with operative intervention for her back pain, and, on July 27, 2012, underwent an L5-S1 hemilaminectomy and discectomy. Treatment notes reflect that she tolerated the procedure well.