One's diagnosis is only of use to the one making the diagnosis. It's to help them with trying to help you. In a sense, the diagnosis our doctors and therapists make are meaningless to us because we're not doctors or therapists. If your primary care physician told you you had "softening of the spinal cortex" yes, you could look that up online and get a vague idea what that meant but not a whole lot you could do toward treating it? But, your doctor knowing what it is is a different matter; s/he has a clue now what sort of treatment from her/him might help you.

You are always supposed to live your life, meet your goals, accomplish your things! If you are able to do that the way you wish and aren't pissing off yourself or other people, have at it. If you say, do, think, feel things you don't like or that you or others around you that have to deal with you don't like then, . . .