Originally Posted by gekkogecko

Ortho-dude showed me the pics from the MRI: severe compression to the point of displacement of my spinal cord; the type and degree of displacement is often seen in paralysis cases (not invariably, though: that is obvious). Basically, I get bounced over to a neurologist for a second opinion. Ortho-dude thinks it might take outpatient surgery to deal with the discs causing the displacement. If those are removed, then I'm looking at probable spinal fusion to deal with the consequences of removal. We'll see what the nerve-dude says, I got an appointment for Tuesday. Shoulder/arm/elbow/wrist hurts from the drive, of course.