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Cervical disks and heaviness and numbness in legs
Spine Health | Last Active: Jul 22 6:53pm | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
I had c5c6 ACDF surgery due to cervical spondylitic myelopathy which is spinal cord compression/injury (also have DDD/spinal stenosis). You should see your orthopedic spine specialist asap and get an updated MRI to see if something has changed and is now compressing your spinal cord again (especially after fall and after PT). Myelopathy can cause permanent injury. The heaviness in your legs sounds like cervical spinal cord (can also cause weakness in arms/hands where you drop things or have difficulty writing). I also have lumbar spinal stenosis/DDD/sciatica and have pain, numbness, weakness in hips, buttocks, legs and feet plus balance issues. My stenosis is congenital since birth and desk job 30+ years hasn’t helped. I am considering lumbar surgery since I am having difficulty walking, using stairs, standing, sitting, etc.
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I do have weakness in arms and hands. I also have trigger thumb in both thumbs although right is extremely bad and extremely painful. This did not show up until the weakness and tingling showed up in both arms again right being the worst by far. I drop things even though I’m concentrating on holding on to them.
I also have lumbar disks that are compressed and 2 that are herniated and I also have sciatica in both legs along with pain in hips. Stenosis is all along lumbar region. I was also told I have two vertebrae that have turned a little which I never knew they could.
I have told my neurosurgeon that I can turn or tilt head and will have burning to very sharp pain going down legs and into my toes and toes are also numb. I have broke 4 toes from getting up in middle of night and hitting things and since I can’t feel them I don’t know how bad I hurt toes until they swell and turn colors - fixed this by putting shoes on every time I get up. She kind of played that off as back problems and not cervical.
Her opinion is full fusion of neck with disk replacements and as far as lumbar it is basically the same recommendation.
The Army was tough on my body and I carry the battle scars from it. But I am shocked my only options are tying my spine up so tight I can’t turn or bend down.
Sorry for long rant - sometimes it helps to rant.