If it were me, I'd get an appt with a Neurosurgeon...Reg Doctors don't have the training for this sort of thing, and make sure they are fellowship trained. I think you'd feel a lot better if you did.

There is wisdom in that. They are "spine fellowship-trained" in either neurosurgery or orthopedic surgery. I would opt for that over a general ortho or neuro surgeon, who happens to also do spine surgery. Depending on your presentation, either inter-laminar or trans-foraminal epidurals would be considered, if the likelihood was significant that there is nerve root irritation (for a variety of reasons).

I am going to my family doctor on Monday who said he wanted another mri focusing on my upper and mid back. Maybe that's where the problem are occurring. Pain differs from day to day. Some days it's a 3 some days it's a 7.. Always there even tho dull at times most days I can live with.. What's harder to live with is the numbness. I have had tons of falls during training.. Nothing that sticks out in my mind. I was in a bad accident in 96 where I fractured my jaw knocked out 2 teeth and buy a hole completely thru my tongue. 3 months later I was in another accident where my head busted out windshield. I was left with a concussion after that one. But had no pain or any problems after healing from those injuries till a month almost 2 months ago. I don't know what would have been better then not finding anything or them not finding anything I am also more scared to have this second mri done in fear that they still don't find anything and you can't find fix something that can't be found. Does that make sense. And Mri's are very pricy for me and insurance :-(