help with cervical mri results

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I recently started having trouble with both arms going nurab and "extremely asleep" best way to describe. I've had pain in my rt arm and between my shouders excruiating at times. Recently had cervical MRI and would like help with what all it says. I am scheduled for a c5-6 acdf soon, but the rest of the results are using the same terminology so don't understand.
c2-3 through c6-7 mild disc dissection with reversal of normal cervical
lordosis.
c2-3 mild uncal hypertrophy with mild to moderate neural foraminal stenosis
bilaterally.
c3-4 mild uncal hypertrophy without significant canal or neural foraminal
stenosis.
c4-5 a right paracentral disc protrusion abutting the cord. also moderate left
neural foraminal narrowing and mild right neural foraminal narrowing.
c5-6 a left paracentral disc protrusion with mass cord effect. This
contributes to moderate to large left neural foraminal narrowing and
mild right neural froaminal narrowing.
c6-7 a small posterior disc osteophyte complex without significant canal
stenosis, there is left neural foraminal narrowing.

No convincing signal abnormality is seen with in the cord.

I had this in august and am scheduled for the acdf this month. I know that at c5-6 I have a disc almost completing narrowing the left neural forminal and then the right is also being narrowed, and that it is going into the spinal cord, and that all of this is causing the nurabness. But too be honest the rest of the mri doesn't seem great to me or am I just being a hypo. After 4 years of complaining of pain believe me drs have a way of making you feel crazy. My surgeon has been great though.
 
You might want to repost this on the Spinal Cord disorders board. That's where all the cervical experts are. Some might see it on this board, but you will get more who have experience on there. I'm not that conversant with MRI reading, so sorry I can't help.
 
>>>>>>Hi. No, I don't think you are being a hypochondriac about it. You do have problems in the other areas., especially C2-3. Have you not been able to sit down and discuss this with your surgeon? I'm not terribly familiar with the cervical region even tho I had a 2 level fusion there, but I would not go into surgery without discussing the complete MRI and getting your doctors thoughts. Could be he is going after the worst one first and then wants to see how you do. Let us know what he says, will you?

Carol
 
to everyone sorry if i am replying wrong, i am not sure exactly what im doing yet with posting and all. But i would like to say thanks for taking the time to read ond offer suggestions/help. this has all been very confusing difficult and to be honest as sad as this sounRAB. I'm just glad that after 4 to 5 yrs I finally have confirmation i'm not totally crazy. For yrs. I complained of shouder and arm pain and coldness between my shoulders. shoulder xrays were negative, and i was told I had HYPERMOBILE JOINTS. ???
 
carol you are exactly right. he did say we'd do 5-6 and see how i do. thank you for taking the time to read and reply
 
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