melanie dawn

Hey 12+,
I would need a little more info, but you could have a herniated or bulging disc that does not cause any pain. There are many people who have these on films but complain of no symptoms. It would depend on whether
there was any nerves being compressed .
As for the disc to cause a disruption in the CSF flow, this would be dependant on the width of your spinal canal and the amount that the dics intrudes into the canal. Also if there is room on the opposite side of the cord for fluid flow. If the disc compresses the cord, and the cord has no room around it, you could have altered and or obstructed CSF flow.
I hope this gives you a little more info. More important than the actual pictures of the disc and spine,are the symptoms. Our bodies have the ability to adapt to changes, so what causes one person multi symptoms, may not cause any symptoms to another person, depending on the bodies ability to adapt and compensate.
Welcome aboard, you have found a great site filled with supportive people. Between everyone's different experiences and diagnosis there is a wealth of information available.
Make yourself at home, I hope you find the board to be as wonderful a place as I have. Mel

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Congenital Cervical Stenosis,complicated by:
Paracentral Disc herniations ,bone spurs C4/5,C5/6,C6/7
loss of lordotic curve
Advanced myelopathy inc. walking difficulty, loss of gag reflex with swallowing problems, neurogenic bladder, occipital neuralgia, spacticity

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Congenital Cervical Stenosis,complicated by:
Paracentral Disc herniations ,bone spurs C4/5,C5/6,C6/7
loss of lordotic curve
Advanced myelopathy inc. walking difficulty, loss of gag reflex with swallowing problems, neurogenic bladder, occipital neuralgia, spacticity