cervical stenosis

[Stoned53]

I have cervical stenosis myelopathy c3 to c7 which seems to have stayed the same for a number of years, has anyone else had this, although the weakness in my right arm isn’t pleasant and the heavy pins and needles are awful I don’t feel that the risk in surgery is worth it.

[Blue-52]

Thank you for posting this, I have 4 nerve damage in my neck and spine, I wasn’t able to have surgery because I’m so claustrophobic I can’t do the MRI scan, so now you have said it makes no difference, and you still have pain and pins and needles, I may think twice about it??. Sorry it hasn’t worked for you.

[Dizzytwo Moderator in reply to Blue-52]

Hi Blue, I may have read the post wrong. But I got the impression the poster was saying. Even though they have the problems. They did not feel going down the surgery route was for them. Not that they have had the surgery?

Apologies if I've read that wrong. Not sure if the poster was maybe replying to another post has it was not fibro related xx

Momo

[Blue-52 in reply to Dizzytwo]

yep, you are right, doesn’t take much for me to read thing’s wrong 😑. Thanks hun, for pointing that out.😉

[Dizzytwo Moderator in reply to Blue-52]

Aww just didnt want you to feel put off if you ever need to go down that route 😘

[Blue-52 in reply to Dizzytwo]

bless, thank you 😘.

[Stoned53 in reply to Blue-52]

sorry you mis-read my post, I haven’t had the operation that they say is needed and hope that I don’t need to. The mri is not the best experience,I failed my first one , but had one on April 1st and still waiting for results, hopefully it will show no deterioration.

[Blue-52 in reply to Stoned53]

Thank you, Momo put me right lol.

Fingers crossed, you don’t have to have the op. Well done for MRI.

[Luckylady1978]

I have cervical spinal stenosis have had since the pandemic not much the docs can do apart from injections and they can operate but they told me only if I started getting numbness so I still manage it with conservative treatments like warm showers and painkillers