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Surgery & c5/6 foraminal stenosis

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lori_54517
lori_54517

Hi all.

I'm new to all this so please bear with me.

I've recently been diagnosed with cervical stenosis with intermittant radiculopathy. I've seen a neurological surgeon who said if they operate it would deal with the tingling in my arm but not the pain in my neck, shoulder, arm and back. The pain is my main problem as its really affecting my life. He seemed to give very little solution to the pain. I'm on gabapentin, amiteiptaline, cocodamol etc but these are having little effe t. Does anyone know if surgery could cure the pain? If there is a cure I would rather look into it than continuing in pain and on pills that aren't working.

Any feedback would be hugely appreciated as I'm at a loss as what to do.next

Thanks Lori x

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  • mike09523
    mike09523 lori_54517

    Posted

    Hi,

    WATCH OUT ALL FELLOW SUFFERERS OF C/S,

    I went to the memory clinic last week as I am having troubling memory lapses and confusion.

    After a load of tests and an examination they concluded that I may have Vascular Dementia, got to have mri to confirm, possibly brought on by my cervical stenosis and spondylosis with myolepathy.

    Seems the bone spurs at C4, 5,6 and 7 are starving the brain of blood and oxygen.

    This on top of diagnosis of malignant melanoma skin cancer earlier this year.

    You wait for one thing to get you then three come along.

    Happy days,

    Mike.

    • wall1409
      wall1409 mike09523

      Posted

      Hi Mike

      im waiting to see a neuro psychologist about my short term memory loss after a subarachnoid haemorrhage but I too have had c/s since 2013 and its now a lot worse involving my thoracic and mid back! 

  • marnie42553
    marnie42553 lori_54517

    Posted

    I am in the NW as well. Can you please give me the name of the surgeon and hospital you had yours done at? I just found out today I need surgery 😢Thank you

  • philm45
    philm45 lori_54517

    Posted

    Hi Lori,

    Have you had an MRI and if so, what did that say ?

    I had teh same issue and then went for surgery. Surgery went brillianta nd am only sorry that I never did it sooner.

    Cheers,

    Phil

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