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Originally Posted by sumlvr
hI, just wondering if anyone has the above or I also have severe deg. disc disease all in my cspine, straightning of the cspine with some reversal of ot the normal lordosis. disc herniations, at c4-c5 c5-c6 At the c6 c7 level posterior osteophytes and disc extrusion. mild central cana stenosis and moderate to severe bilateral neural foranimal stenois which is worse on the left. I went to see a neurologis 6 months ago who told me to go to a pain clinic to get epidural injections. I am wondering if anyone who has had the above findings had surgery. I never was able to get the injections because I have no insurance. I now am found disabled and should be getting Medicaid soon. I would like to know if anyone has any experience getting treated for this condition Thank you for any replys.
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Hi! I have severe bilateral stenosis at C5/6 and moderate at C3/4. I haven't had surgery yet as the doctors don't think it's severe enough to warrant surgery. Since you don't have insurance, I'd suggest trying acupuncture. I've done the epidural injections, too. Both acupuncture and the shots helped me when it was really bad. The epidural broke the severe pain/spasms (anti-inflammatory) and then I followed with acupuncture. This was 3 years ago. Now, I just go to the acupuncturists periodically for a "tune-up". I will eventually need surgery because of the stenosis but I will put it off as long as possible.