I had mri and the report says the following: "Exam performed: MR CERV SP W/O.History: Evaluate for herniated disc. Findings: Sagittal images show the aligment of cervical spine to be normal aligment.Evaluation of cervical spine vertebral bodies demonstrates endplates degenerative changes at the c4-5 and c5-6 levels.Evaluation of the intervertebral disks demonstrate loss of signal within the discs thoughout the bowel degenerative change.The visulized cervical spinal ccord demonstrates a questionable area of increased T2 signal at the c6 level on inversion recovery images only.This is not seen on any other image sequence and may reflect an artifact. A tiny area of abnormal T2 signal cannot absolutely excluded.Evaluation of the c2-3,c3-4,c4-5 levels demonstate a mild generalized disc bulges and osteophyte with small left paracentral disk protrusions.Findings efface the anterior thecal sac but do not impinge on the spinal cord.The neural foramina are open.Evaluation of c5-6 level demonstrates a generalized disc bulge and osteophyte with superimposed right paracentral disk protusion and ostephyte.Findings efface the anterior thecal sac and cause cord compression.There is moderate neuroforaminal narrowing secondary to uncovertbral joint hypertrophy.Evaluations of the c6-7,c7-T1 level demonstrates no focal abnormality." I saw a neurosurgeon because of the above findings and he said that I am not candidate for operation at this time evethough I have classic symptoms of numbness,weakness in my arms,hands,fingers,legs from knees town,bottom of feet and also pain at the back of neck(less now than before),heaviness at the back of neck most of time,twitching in arms,legs,abdomen etc. 1.What would "Evaluation of intervertebral disks demonstrates loss of signal within disks throughtout the bowel degenerative change" mean on MRI report and does "bowel degenerative change" suggest loss of bowel and bladder function?If no what does it mean? 2. What does "visualized cervical spinal cord demonstrates a questionable area of increased T2 signal at c6 level on inversion recovery images only.This is not seen on any other image sequence and may reflect an artifact" suggest if it is not artifact and in your opinion do I need another test or MRI because of this finding? 3.At c5-6 what does "Findings efface the anterior thecal sac and cause cord compression" means and does it look serious by the way it is written,because I heard that when there is cord compression operation is indicated immidiately(ER)? 4. About 6 months ago(prior to the above MRI) I had another MRI at the different hospital and on that report says"At the c5/6 level,there is mild posterior cord displacement secondary to circumferential disc bulging and spuring.There is also mild bilateral foraminal narrowing secondary to spuring." What does above mean and does it mean that there is a disk herniation at c5-6? 5. At c2-3,c3-4,c4-5 on last MRI do I have herniated disks and will this small disk protrusions became large in near future?6.Well I know operation is indicated when there is weakness,numbness,loss of bowel and bladder function,but what kind of weakness and numbness:total,partial,when I can't move arm or leg,1,2,5 pounds and does loss of bowel and bladder function means total numbness in the private areas and are there any warning signs?Thank you