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Old 08-10-2013, 11:41 AM
subarusti subarusti is offline
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Question Just had my MRI..Help Please xx

Hello Everyone

I have just joined this forum hoping that someone may be able to help me or send a bit of advice my way please.
Im 32 and for 6 years i have been struggling like crazy with symptoms like neck and thoratic spine,numbness in fingers and toes,headached,chestpain ect.
I had an xray a few years back that diagnosed me with Scheurmanns Disease and a Buldging disc in my neck which i was offered surgery for back then but didnt take the offer up as i was frightened and had 2 young children to take care of.
Things have got quite bad over the past 2 years which is why i payed for a private MRI scan on my neck and thoractic spine 3 months ago.

Here are a list of my MRI results below
1.Chronic endplate changes to the Thoracic region from T6-T9 consistent with old Scheurmanns disease.There is a slight depression of the superior enplate at T7,both endplates at T8 and lesser extent at T9.There is minor Kyphosis but no scoliosis.
2.The T7-T8 disc is degenerate with mino annular buldge and Minor change elsewhere but central and exit foramina are of good calibre.
3.There are chronic degenerative changes at C4-C5 with reduction of disc space height and normal hydration,also prominent neurocentral joint degenerative changes.There is Canal Stenosis with mild cord flattening and moderate bilateral osteophytic stenosis.There are right sided reactive marrow endplate changes.
4.Loss of normal lordosis but no significant alignment abnormality.Low signal involving odontoid peg but the the cortex is preserved.Thickening of the cruiate ligament complex.No evidence of active pathology and Normal atlantoaxial alignment.
Normal Marrow Signal and No Intrinsic cord lesion.

Conclusion
1.There is evidence of old Scheurmanns disease in the thoracic region with minor changes of degenerative disc disease but no active pathology.
2.Chronic degenerative change at C4-5 with mild cord flattening and moderate bilateral osteophytic foraminal stenosis.Chronic changes around the Odontoid peg.

Sorry for the full report as i dont really understand my results.
I was sent to a neurosurgeon last week who didnt seem interested and didnt even look at or discuss my mri results or disc.He just told me i didnt need surgery and to basically shut the door behind me on my way out.CAN I ADD THIS WAS THE SAME NEUROSURGEON WHO OFFERED ME SURGERY ON MY NECK A FEW YEARS BACK AS A PRIVATE PATIENT LOL !!

Should i be worried about any of my results or should i just carry on suffering with all these symtoms ?
Any advice would be fantastic please..thankyou xx
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