Thread: Cervical stenosis, etal
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Old 01-08-2013, 05:57 AM
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Have you been OFFERED surgery? Cause from what I can see I'm not sure a surgeon would do surgery EXCEPT for the C5-6 level with the moderate to severe foraminal narrowing and severe canal stenosis.

I've seen other cases go "unoperated" on very similar to this and referred to pain management or therapy. So just curious if you've been advised to have surgery or not.

Remember that surgery will NOT take your pain away. Surgery is ONLY for mechanical problems. After surgery, you will most likely be left with the same pain or worse. Also be aware of the "domino effect" where the levels above and below the surgery site will likely fail, due to having to take on more of the load.

Whatever you decide, I wish you the best. I'm sure others will chime in with more information and recovery times, etc. God bless. Hugs, Lee
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