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Unfortunately we do not. He has had two EMT and they say tell us there are no pinched nerves causing the weakness in his arms. Really frustrated.
A disc in contact with the cord and "severe" stenosis sounds serious. Does he have a good neurologist?
The radiologist doesn't use the word severe lightly. The cord is being compressed. Find someone else asap. I too am tired of doctors, but this is not something he should fool around with.
He has not went to a neurologist. Has only doctored with an orthopedic doctor as he was doctoring with his lower back and then had arm pain so they did the CT of his neck to see if he had a pinched nerve and discovered the degenerative disks. I’m my opinion, the doc who did his neck surgery was only concerned about the hardware he put in and blew off anything else this scan indicated - very unhappy with a few choice names for him.
Hello @dmp19651989 - I combined your discussion with another recent discussion titled "Cervical Stenosis" - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/cervical-stenosis-3/.
I did this so you could meet other recent members posting about their experiences with cervical stenosis as well, like @otavares and @johnnoregon.
@dmp19651989 Hello and welcome to Connect. I am a cervical spine surgery patient. There is a significant list of issues on your husband's report and problems listed as severe. I can understand your husband's frustration with doctors and it doesn't sound like his doctor wants to help address the issues causing pain and nerve compression. I think it would be worth it to see a different surgeon for an opinion. I would suggest a doctor in a different medical facility because if he sees a doctor who knows his surgeon, they wouldn't want to interfere with their patent.
Do you have another good surgeon in mind?
Jennifer