Hello--

I'm just joining this group in hopes of getting my problems in perspective as I guess they are pretty minor in the larger scheme of things. However they are really bugging me! I have spondylolisthesis which does NOT cause back pain (other than a few acute episodes); rather it is giving me increasing numbness and leg cramps and pain in my toes. The first doc I went to frightened me by acting mystified since I didn't have pain. However now I have one who seems willing to do surgery if my quality of life is severely affected. I can't be on my feet for more than 1/2 an hour and can only sleep on my left side, and lately the backs of my legs have been aching. And I can wear nothing but Birkenstocks. I think it's definitely getting worse. The doctor said he would only do a fusion if I had pain; but with the numbness, etc. laminectomy is a possibility since I also have stenosis.
I would be very grateful to hear from anyone with similar problems.--

Thanks very much, Constance