I've the blood work results as well as the results from my MRI. In short (or long):
CERVICAL SPINE FINDINGS: Study is motion degraded. However there are faint
patchy areas of abnormal hyperintense T2 signal in the cervical cord at C2 and
C4. After the administration of IV contrast, there is no abnormal cord
enhancement.
The alignment is normal. There is straightening of the normal lordosis. There is
no significant marrow replacing lesion or evidence of an acute fracture. The
visualized posterior fossa is unremarkable. There is partial visualization of
mucosal thickening in the right posterior nasal cavity extending into the
posterior nasopharynx. Significant degenerative changes are detailed below.
At C5-C6, there is a new, moderately-sized central disc protrusion which effaces
the ventral subarachnoid space and results in mild canal stenosis and flattening
of the ventral cord. There is no significant foraminal narrowing.
At C6-7, there is a posterior disc bulge eccentric to the right with mild
subarticular recess stenosis and mild right neural foraminal narrowing.
THORACIC SPINE FINDINGS: The alignment is normal. There is slight S-shaped
scoliosis of the thoracic spine. There is no significant marrow replacing lesion
or evidence of an acute fracture. There is no abnormal cord signal.
There are mild scattered degenerative changes. However there is moderate left
neural foraminal narrowing at T11-12 with facet arthropathy and ligamentum
flavum hypertrophy. There is also mild spinal canal stenosis identified. After
the administration of IV contrast, there is no abnormal enhancement.
Subcentimeter T2 hyperintensity noted in the liver likely represents a small
cyst. Small approximately 3.5 cm likely lipoma noted in the subcutaneous soft
tissues at the T9-10 level in the left paramidline region.
IMPRESSION:
Limited motion degraded exam demonstrates faint abnormal T2 signal in the
cervical cord at C2 and C4 without associated enhancement.
No abnormal cord signal in the thoracic spine.
Degenerative changes especially at C5-6 and T11-12, as described.
