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Did any of this surgery help the weakness in your husband's legs? The reason I ask is that I just recently had a cervical MRI but have not met yet with the orthopedic doctor. My problem is mostly weakness in the legs. My arms are fine
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@hopeann I wanted to welcome you to Connect. I am a cervical spine surgery patient. I had pain all over my body just from cervical spinal cord compression including leg pain and an uneven gait. I had a C5/C6 fusion that resolved all the pain. I hope that can ease your mind. I hope you will share after you learn more.
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At the time of his surgery, he didn’t have much weakness in his legs. He was mainly having the pain in his arms - as he described it - like an electrical shock shooting down his arm. It really scared him while driving and turning and about lost control. He doesn’t drive now that it hasn’t gotten worse. He had a spacer put in his lower back about eight months ago as his legs hurt and his walking was so slow. The spacer seemed to help for 4-5 months at least we thought. He now says there are just times he feels his legs can’t support him. Not much help in answering your question. Sorry.