Thank you for that note. I have good news. My MRI shows that although I do have the 2 curves in my cervical spine and my lumbar spine as I had known earlier, I do not have any nerve compression or disk protrusion. The pain of course comes from the curvature in itself, the doc said. I am relieved and will get on with the pain, I guess, with the pain medications.
I hope that you will also have some relief of your pain as well. Perhaps we can share some more. I hope you will keep in touch.
Metro
I too have scoliosis, lumbar area. I am 48 yrs old and have had mild low back discomfort all my adult life also. Fortunately, now they screen aggressively and most young girls can be fitted into a special brace to correct the curve or surgery can be done. I am pretty sure that surgery, quite horrendous, is reserved for the young, whose skeleton has not reached maturity or for those individuals with life threatening curves that encroach on the lungs, heart etc. There are many reasons for pain in the spine and the MRI is the gold standard to detect herniated discs, deterioration of the spine etc. I hope you get a good report and if something shows up, I hope you get an easy fix. Good luck in your diagnosis/treatment etc. :) Kim (grannykim)