Let me show you something very similar. This is a compilation I made of my last 3 neck MRI's. Same slice 1 year apart. C3/4 in the middle, look close. I was diagnosed with cervical Myleopathy in Germany after comprehensive neurological tests and finally this (made in Germany) MRI 07 2 years ago. It was suggested then that this will get worse and not wait too long to have cervical surgery (I had lumbar first due to severe pain and to see what happened to the other problems. Just as predicted still there . USA radiological report on the second and 3rd MRI came back as unchanged over the previous one BOTH times. Doctors say oh not so bad the problems can't come from that. My symptoms have gotten worse so here I placed the 3 MRIs next to one another in one picture . To me so obvious that I don't understand why this is NOT noted on the report. On the the most recent one C3/4 had made it all the way through the epidural fat layer to the spinal chord!! This is with my lying in the MRI machine. Lying I have the LEAST symptoms. Flexing my neck causes more problems! This is called flexion myleopathy. I have several studies here, well documented and surgery recommened written by DR. at the Texas back institute. One can asume that this compression gets worse when I stand up. In fact when I stand up in the morning within 10 minutes my foot tries to fall off. Looks to me each year this has gotten worse just like my symptoms have. So why does neurology not compare well enough and understate the obvious. Worse is sometimes Drs. read this report and don't look at the MRI. I do know of a knee dr. close by who makes fun of radiology reports as he does not read them until he is all done and then lets see what "they" wrote (and laughs...). I wish he was an ADR or neck surgeon as he would have my business.
Now the European doctors have always noted this where the US ones have not. How come? I honestly feel better there except maybe the best US specialist who I can not affort and still have less experience in the ADR field.
Look, what da ja think?
oops kinda the wrong way, the right MRI is the oldest one, look from right to left.
