My old doctor, that I liked, moved away. He walked with a marked limp and was often late coming in for the morning appointments. Turns out he has a very bad lumbar back. He apologized to me when he broke the news that I HAD to have neck surgery. He put it mildly " if you don't have the procedure done you will be paralyzed and you could die from it, stop being an *** and go get it done." He took the liberty of calling an ambulance to have me transported for the surgery said it was too dangerous for me to even drive and here I was working the whole time lol......I am not post surgery x2 on my neck. Didn't have a choice with either of them!

My low back is also a wreck! It will have to be fused from L2-S1, if I ever get it done! I have central stenosis at several spots. I have neural foraminal narrowing both sides at all spots. I have severe facet changes at all spots.... its nasty and it hurts constantly. I feel like at times I want to take and amputate my own legs with a butter knife.....that being said I WILL NOT have surgery until I literally defecate on my own shoes! I am sorry I feel this way at times, but I have NEVER talked to one single person who has had lower back surgery that has said they were better post surgery. I have talked to many whom have said I am worse! Just my opinion about it.

There was someone who posted an MRI on here and the stenosis was so severe, I would have had the surgery if I were them. Mine is close to that but not quite critical. Preservation of the cord should be the ONLY reason to have a lumbar surgery. Expecting pain relief from it should not factor in as your pain can actually be worse coming out!