Anyone had anything like this?

[Kethri]

Hi,

I had an mri on saturday. I made the mistake of getting a copy for myself. I know nothing about reading mri's. I see a round "thing" by the sixth vertebrae down. It has me worried. Has anyone had anything that looks like this? Is it anything I should be concerned about?

Thanks

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[samuridude]

Best guess, it looks like a piece of your spine. Are you experiencing SCT symptoms?

On my MRI with contrast and those others that I've seen on this forum, looks like a large white mass on the spinal cord.

-Good health

[jasonohio]

I quit looking at my MRIs a long time ago. I had a similar experience where I thought I had something terrible on my MRI and then the neurosurgeon said it looked "great." My advice: don't look and leave it to the professionals.

[Kethri]

Thanks for the reply. I am having pain just about where that thing is, then across my shoulder and down my arm. I have numbness in my thumb and index finger. I was thinking maybe it was cyst or something.

[landofconfusion]

Was the MRI done both with & without contrast? I'm not a medical professional, but I'm wondering if perhaps this could be a disc herniation? If you Google "Spinal disc herniation" you can see a sample MRI of one on the Wikipedia page. I'll try to post the link here> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_disc_herniation

Disc herniations can also cause neurological symptoms such as numbness and tingling. I would not assume that this is a spinal tumor. My advice is to be sure to get a copy of the radiologist's report when it's complete. Hopefully, that report along with your doctor's advice can give you the answers you're seeking.

[Kethri]

Thanks for the replies.

jasonohio:

I know what you mean. That's why I said it was a mistake. lol


landofconfusion:

It was done without contrast. I thought about disc herniation but it doesn't really look like anything I've seen on google. I should have the report within a couple days. I'm just anxious.

[Kethri]

Just thought I'd let you guys know it turns out I had a herniated disc.

[landofconfusion]

Thanks for checking back in & letting us know the results:) I hope you'll be feeling better soon!