My sister has DISH. She was diagnosed when she stayed with me for a year. That was in 2011. She was 54 that year. I took her to an orthopedic Dr. who I knew was very good because of her neck issues. He asked if he could take an X-ray of her neck and she said yes. I was sitting in the room when he said,"I know what your problem is." You have DISH. The other term is Forestier disease. He said that all the discs in her neck but one was fused. Because her neck is fused she is not able to be put under anesthesia. Before 2011 I noticed the way she held her head and she had what I would call a turtle neck look. She told me recently how stiff she is.