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Originally Posted by Keely
Hi Julie,
I second what everyone else is saying--do get that second opinion from a spine doctor.
I have mild scoliosis AND a small pinched nerve in my back, and guess what? After all the MRIs and everything else, the neuro and my other docs have confirmed that neither one of these is actually causing any problems for me at all! They confirmed that the problems I DO have are all caused by MS.
Scoliosis can exist and not cause problems. So can a small pinched nerve, even. I'm hoping for your sake that it IS the scoliosis that is causing your problems, of course--no one wants MS!-- but by the same token, I, like everyone else on this board, want to see you get the right DX.
So do follow up, sweetie, and keep us posted! 
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I ditto the 2nd opinion from a Medical Doctor who specializes in the spine and nerves.
I have some mild scoliosis too. Missed by all those scoliosis tests they used to do at school. (we'd go once or twice a year and have to stand in a room while the school nurse or one of the teachers would look at our spines to see if they were straight)
They found the scoliosis when I had my spinal MRI that I had a week or two before getting diagnosed with MS.