Hi Agate, Thank you.

I wasn't that clear about my comment about wear and tear. Whereas in the past, at least when I worked in radiology, MRIs were more readily recommended and MRIs were treated, rather than patients. Then research showed that many people have findings but have no symptoms, or have findings that don't cause symptoms, so Imaging Wisely guidelines go against ordering MRIs. My PCP really had to fight to get my last MRI approved and it really should have been a c-spine and not t-spine. The symptoms I have now are completely different than the ones I had in the past which prompted the MRI in 2017. The neurologist doing the EMG test is the partner of my current neuro so I'm going to give her my history and see what she has to say. I'm going to share my concerns about this being early onset of MS. I saw her 10 years ago for something else and found her to be very thorough.