Hi, I Am A 44yr Old Female 5'2" Wt. 132lb.

Hi, I am a 44yr old female 5'2" wt. 132lb. I had an mri of the cspine last week for neck, shoulder and arm pain with headaches. I met with the doc today. He said basically that I had multilevel degenerative disc disease. No cord compression but he noted white spots which he said were fluid areas and wanted to get the radiologist to take a closer look at this. What could this be