I have cervical stenosis causing bulging discs/pinched nerves, and DDD which, given my age (55) is to be expected but it has caused several discs to slip over each other. My C7/T1 is the area most affected and the Orthopedic Surgeon has suggested surgery since we have ran out of non-surgical treatments. I am very nervous about surgery.

I have constant pain in my neck that radiates down both my shoulders and into my right arm/hand with pins and needles with electrical zings as well. I have spasms all over the place. My upper back and neck are in constant spasm. Right between my scapula and my spine up high on my back is a real bugger. I have muscle wastage and clumsy fingers in my right hand. I stumble a lot and do spontaneous gravity checks (While walking I just find myself on my butt without apparent reason] several times a month.

My doctor would like to do an ACDF [if I am remembering correctly] but since I have a lot of stenosis going on he may need to go in through the back of neck as well. To add to this I also have an aberrant R subclavian artery so we need to find the exact location of that prior to surgery.

Anyone else dealing with cervical stenosis? Anyone had surgery for it? Any information or just general support to offer would be wonderful. Been feeling a bit a lone in all of this since no one I know can relate to what I am dealing with. Don't get me wrong, my husband has been and is wonderful still I am scared and feeling lost.

Katie