hello people id like some info please are the foramina like a subway with plenty of access for the nerves to shoot thru or is it like say a sausedge roll pastry wrapped round the sausedgesnugly.I had the feeling of a cat brushing up and down my back and pain deep in the shoulder blade and elbow my right shoulder has dropped a good 2 inches.And ive developed bright red hands and feet espicially the toes and it looks like ive stepped in a inch of red paint.Allso i had a head jolt about 4 weeks ago and get ringing in my ears.I went to my docs for the results she said"your knecks pretty messed up but theres no nerve involvement its just wear and tear i was back a few days later and i got a copy of the report she said theres 2 a big one and a little she gave me the little 1................................................N ormal alighnment degen changes seen within the cervical spine Some disc bulging is seen at c45 56 level efacement of csf from around the cord is noted at at the c5/6.The cord bone marrow signal normal.The block axial sequences show widespread degen change .There is mild flattening of the cord at the c4/5 level and c5/6 levels.There is marked c6 exit foraminal narrowing bi laterally.The other exit foramina are relatively uninpeded There is some prominence of lymph nodes on the axial sequence............do ihave nerve involvement shes lied to me before my doctor i dont trust her at all thanks...............i had a mri 14 months before ive not seen it the report the rumotologist wrote me a report?letter for the dwp about my time at the hospital out patients said i have ddd from neck down to lumba osteophyes and bone spurs some mild overlaying imflamation nothing signifficant can i dteriate like that over 14 months allso the mri showed sacroilliitis shes not even mentioned it the report was **** poor half a 4 sheet 2 steroid jabs over the time i was there she never menioned any of my symptoms and said that i presented with double knee problems and that these settled with injections intothe joints.never happened i was refered for a knee problem witch id had 14 month or so chronic pain it came overnight and 2 weeks before i go the hospital i awake pain free in the knee but with neck and back pain a straight swap and after 2 yrs or so the knee problems back and my big toe on the side where the sacroilliitis is is pointing up curling up and the little toe has snuggled up just give up its like a spare part theres allso a bend in it at the joint claw like.My right shoulders dropped a couple of inches and my right hand dips downand the back of it is arching up feelsreally grisley theres swelling today between the thumb and forefinger
and allso my left ankle is feeling simallar to my hand my foot is at the 2 oclock position when legs are stretched out i have early onset o/a in my hip and minor sacroilliitis on that side can you get carpel tunnelin your feet thanks ian all i get off my doctor is you have wear and tear arthritis.thanks again

Welcome norty raskal.

Sounds more rheumatologic to me....?