Just over a year ago I had an MRI of the thoracic area. It showed three compressed discs and a lesion between the t8 and t9. I can't run, or walk right, stand for more then a few minutes at a time. I have pain 24/7 that burns from back to front, like someone stabbed a hot poker through my body. My left leg is hyper-sensitive and I can't feel heat on my right leg, no hot water, no hot air, not even direct heat. After reading these forums it seems that I may have had a herniated disc, but there is nothing in my spinal chord area, except a lesion. The doctor said I should be ok in 2 to 3 months, but it has been over a year and I am becoming real discouraged and feeling that I may be paralyzed like this for the rest of my life. I am a 41 year old male with a new daughter and a 5 year old son that I can't chase after. Help please, I have to be fixed or I'm not real sure that I want to continue living this way. I have tried inverting to relieve the pressure on the vertebrate, but it don't work. Is there a machine or treatment that will relieve the pressure and maybe free any nerves that may be pinched, if that's even the case. Please help.