[Pwalla]

I've been in bad pain for 2 1/2 months now. Been going to acupuncture 3x's a week, so far 9 sessions and about 12 sessions of PT. My PT has been doing manual traction. What do you think of this MRI? I can't see a neurosurgeon for 2 months, so meanwhile just laying around:
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C5-6: There is disc degeneration with loss of disc height,* *
endplate degenerative changes and marginal spurs.* There is a* *
small posterior disc osteophyte complex.* There is mild* *
ligamentum flavum hypertrophy.* There is moderate spinal canal* *
stenosis measuring 7 mm in AP diameter with near complete* *
effacement of the cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the cord* *
without cord compression or edema.* There is bilateral facet* *
hypertrophy.* There is a 5 mm perineural cyst in the right* *
neuroforamen.* There is moderate left neuroforaminal narrowing.* *
There is mild right neuroforaminal narrowing.* *
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C6-7: There is disc degeneration with endplate degenerative* *
changes and small marginal spurs.* There is a small posterior* *
disc osteophyte complex and bilateral facet hypertrophy.* There* *
is mild spinal canal narrowing measuring 9 mm in AP diameter* *
without cord compression.* There is a bilobed 7 mm perineural* *
cyst in the right neuroforamen.* There is no neuroforaminal* *
narrowing.* *
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C7-T1: There is no disc bulge or protrusion.* There is disc* *
degeneration with uncovering of the disc.* There is an 8 mm* *
perineural cyst in the right neuroforamen.* There is no spinal* *
canal or neuroforaminal narrowing.* *
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IMPRESSION: * *
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Moderate C5-6 spondylosis and mild ligamentum flavum hypertrophy* *
causing moderate spinal canal stenosis without cord compression* *
or edema.* Moderate left and mild right C5-6 neuroforaminal* *
narrowing.* *
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Mild C6-7 spondylosis with mild spinal canal stenosis.* *
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[njmama09]

Why can't you see a neurosurgeon for 2 months?
Those results and the face that you are in pain should warrant you a quicker visit. Have you tried getting in to see just a spinal specialist instead of a neurosurgeon? They can usually see you faster. My back surgeries were both done by a spinal specialist. You should check your local listings for orthopedic spinal specialists, you shouldn't have to be in pain for 2 months before you can see someone.