Severe narrowing of all the intervertebral disc spaces and this is associated with subchondral sclerosis and marginal osteophyte formations. There is moderate scoliosis convex to the left side. The facet joints are somewhat narrowed and sclerotic. The findings are compatible with diffuse moderately advanced degenerative disc disease and degenerative spondylosis deformans. You have multiple level age-related degeneration of your spine.
Many people have similar problems and can be treated with physical therapy and anti-inflammatories.
Surgery is only necessary for those patients who fail conservative therapy, and are dysfunctional from their symptoms. Although your disease is not life-threatening and will not reverse with conservative therapy, your symptoms may adequately be controlled with exercise and certain types of medications. I have spinal stenosis and it is very painful. I have had cortisone injections with not much success. I am told I have these two and disc degeneration in my lumbar spine.