After having a MRI done last week my GP called me today and is referring me to a neurosurgeon from what was seen on my MRI. I have no history of back trauma, but a long history of pain that I feel the Dr's didn't believe me about because of my age (I turned 33 in December). Hip has hurt since my teen years but appears fine in a xray, back stays "tight" 24/7 but mornings are the worse.

Takes hours for the pain, burning and stiffness to go down to where I can function better and wraps around my chest. Last September I was sent to the ER when I got to my regular Dr he told me they had nothing to help with my pain in the office that I needed to go to the ER. I could list a lot more, but lets get to the MRI that has me going nuts trying to read! LOL This is what it said::::

Findings:Thoracis spine alignment is normal without subluxation or fracture. There is no significant marrow signal abnormality or focal osseous lesion.The thoracic spinal cord and conus are normal in morphology and signal characteristics. No paravertebral soft tissue abnormality is identified. There is mild intervertebral disc desiccation through the upper and mid thoracic spine. Additional changes on a level by level basis are as follows:

T1-T2 Subtle annular bulging without significant spinal canal foramen stenosis.
T2-T3 Normal
T3-T4 Annular bulging partially effaces the ventral thecal sac without significant spinal canal or neural foramen stenosis.
T4-T5 and T5-T6 No significant abnormality
T6-T7 Annular bulging with superimposed broad-based right paracentral disc protrusion effaces the right paracentral ventral thecal sac and abuts the right ventral aspect of the thoratic cord which is not significantly displaced.
T7-T8 A small focal right paracentral disc protrusion measures approximately 2x3-4 mm without spinal canal or neural stenosis
T8-T9 A right paracentral disc protrusion similar to at the T6-T7 level nearly effaces the right paracentral ventral thecal sac with abutment of the right ventral thoracic cord at this level which is nondisplaced. No significant spinal canal or neural foramen stenosis.
T9-T10 through T-12 No significant abnormality.


Impression:: Mild discogenic degenerative disease of the upper through mid thoratic spine,worst at T6-T7 through T8-T9 as detailed above. No significant spinal canal or neural foramen stenosis.

Thanks in advance!,
Ash~