Complete MRI results

I finally found my whole MRI results from one year ago. can someone tell me what the future may hold in store for me? My symptoms have just been getting worse, having problems finding a nuero surgeon right now, going to see ortho dr on monday
PLEASE
let me know what ya think
sandy

Had a MRI last week due to my arms and hands going numb and headaches all the time, Im wondering what everyone thinks of them and what you think the dr might say?
Here is what the report says...
there is loss of normal intervertebral disc space height and signal along with mild endplate ostephyte formation at the c6 and c7 level, There is a focal disc buldge or very broad based posterior disc protrusion at the c6-c7 level which causes moderate to severe central stenoisis and mild flatteing of the anterior cord surface There is also probable minmal left neural foraminal narrowing due to uncovertbral joint hypertrophy
At c5 c6 level there is a small right paracentral disc protrusion causing mild centra stenosis and mild flatteing anterir cord.
The rest of the cervical levels are remarkable

Impression
Degenerative disc disease c6 c7 level with focal disc buld or broad based posterior disc there is also minimal left neural foraminal narrowing due to uncovertebral joint hypertrophy

[fairylady77]

disc bulge and protrusion means that the discs are slightly and moderately out of place.

Degenerative disc disease....everyone gets that as we age...its known as "old age disease"..but dont let the word "disease" scare you...its JUST a medical term. it just means that the discs are wearing out from age. some people dont ever have any symptoms or problems with it. stenosis basically means narrowing of a normally larger opening. Once there is loss of disc hydration, disc height loss occurs. if you will do a search on degenerative disc disease....it will explain things alot better.


this is about all that i can help you with. hopefully someone else will respond and be able to interpret things i couldnt cover.

[sandya1967]

Thanks for your help!  Going to the Dr's on Monday So we shall see what he says
sandy

[alicia2]

I am a 54 year old womam,I having leg pain for four years no doctor has every told me about my dics. It's alway to them I had sprain back (for four years)? I told them all about an accident, when I was about 11 a young man hit me squar in the with his bike ,ouy of angror. Ever sense then I have been in constance pain. They that that isn't the cause of it.I think it dose.I'm 54 and now have two her. disics.Could have that cause it or it old age? My back is in excusating pain conconstance pain and the legs go numb, so do my toes.If I take pain meds they only work for awildI am on thirth doc.  he did a mri and see two her.dics l5and l3I up to taking 3viciodan aday. One dr. had me on morphan,Istarted to loss my hair,and loss weight. I finally took my self off by my self.I'am finally with a new pain dr. that gave me a compete physical, from head to toe did aMRI and said he found two her-dics.what should I do