Originally Posted by thinkitdoit7

I just had my first neurosurgeon visit and was told that my foot drop and other leg issues were from my cervical (neck) not my lumbar (lower) spine issues.

I have all the stuff you listed in your MRI - lumbar severe canal stenosis, severe endplate degenerative changes, bone spurs and fused vertebraes etc.

I was surprised that the neurosurgeon was greatly concerned about the neck issues because for years I had MRIs of only the lumbar spine - never the cervical spine until last year. It showed cervical myelopathy and severe canal stenosis and much more.

The neurosurgeon said the spinal cord goes from your neck down to about T12-L1 and that spascity and numbness and foot drop usually is from issues above L1-L2, usually the neck.

Did you ever have MRIs of your neck? Might be what is causing your foot drop.

I was so sure that my leg and foot problems were from my lumbar spine never even thought about my neck.

So you might want to ask your doctor about whether or not your neck could be causing problems. I don't have any neck pain but I am glad my doctor ordered the MRI....

Keep us posted on your progress.

Kelli