Glad you found this site. There are a lot of people here that have a wealth of knowledge and as you progress in your quest for an answer they will be here to help. I just joined in November also. I have yet to get a diagnosis.

Not surprised the doctor didn't actually look at your mri. I believe most rely on the radiologist to tell them what's there since that is their speciality. Possibly she didn't have program to open the disc. That is what happened when I gave my mri disc to the neurologist.

Stay strong you have wealth of knowledge to draw from here and lots of people to just talk with