Thanks so much for your response! Can I ask what you mean by negative or positive just for clarification? My MRI shows so much damage to my spine... I am 52 and have been searching for the answers to my health problems for so many years and finally had an MRI done in October. I am still waiting on my appt with a Rheumatologist to confirm the diagnosis, but we are pretty sure I have advanced axial Spondyloarthropathy. I was diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease when I was 23. I've had numerous illnesses over the years but no one made any connections. Fast forward to the October when I had the MRI, which also showed osteophytes, loss of disc space from L2 right to L5-S1, also have Neural Foraminal Stenosis, the list goes on and on. Three MRIs and a lumbar spine xray show Spondyloarthropathy. For me it answers questions I've had for over 20 years when I saw that term (I never heard of it mind you, but I have read as much as I can get my hands on). I'm assuming if a radiologist puts that on a report that it means it is most likely the diagnosis, but I need confirmation from Rheumatologist before being placed on medication. I was on IV steroids and then prednisone in November during a hospitalization and responded fairly well.

I'm not a Dr. but does it say negative or positive. Negative is what you pray for.