I agree... i definitely would get a second opinion on that. Get some imaging done to see if its actually going on. There are a lot of people that have a straight cervical spine. If he is saying pinched nerve and all of that other stuff, i agree I would DEFINITELY get imaging done sooner than later to help your worries. But make sure you get a second opinion before you get treatment for it. Just in case his diagnosis was incorrect. You can tell by MRI for degenerative disc disease. That just seems like alot of diagnosis's with no data and only seeing you twice. I would be scared if someone told me all that stuff to, so your feelings are normal. Take a deep breath, get imaging and get a second opinion. When you get your MRI the radiologist at the center reads the MRI... say a prayer and keep us updated.