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Mild Mass Effect

I WAS BASICALLY WONDERING IF YOU COULD TELL ME WHAT THIS MEANS...
BROAD-BASED DISC BULGE AT C5-6 WITH MODERATE CANAL NARROWING AND MILD MASS EFFECT ON THE ANTERIOR CORD.
I CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND THE MEANING OF MASS EFFECT. DOES THAT MEAN ACTING AS A MASS OR THERE IS A MASS GROWING? SYMPTOMS HAVE INCREASED TERRIBLE SINCE JULY AND WAS WONDERING IF THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED AGAIN. THANK YOU.
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THANL YOU FOR YOUR RESPONE I HAVE AN APPT TO FOLLOW UP NEXT WEEK.
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It sounds like you had a bulge that herniated towards the nerves in your spinal cord. It also sounds like it was pinching the nerves in that area not 100% but a great deal.  If you have more pain and symptoms, yes it deserves to be checked again for changes.
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