Re: MRI results. Upper thoracic herniated disks and tumours. cervical herniated disks
Your MRI report is very vague. Hemangiomas are on something...bone, nerve tissue, the cord itself...and it doesn't say what the hemangioma is part of. If it's on the vertebral bone, most docs will leave them alone and just watch them as they usually stop growing and shrink back. If it's within the cord, then they may do something but in the absence of symptoms, you may not want surgery and it will most likely leave permanent damage.
Otherwise, you don't have severe nerve compression or cord compression so I don't know why they would operate unless again, something is missing from the report.
Cervical surgery is an easy place to get to and work as they can go in from either front or back but the thoracic is another matter. They can work from the back but from the front causes all sorts of major problems....your heart and lungs are in the way. Now, some work from the side. The disk is in the front of the spine and so that complicates everything.
I would get a minimum of 2 or 3 opinions from other spine surgeons before committing to anything at all. Know the facts about hemangiomas, where yours are and what might happen with surgery.....all possible outcomes. Don't trust the doctor to tell you everything...they rarely do. Ask a lot of questions.
There is a board for those with cervical problems down on the Spinal Cord Disorders board in the Brain and Nervous System section of the site. Might want to ask there too.