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So you have bone spurs and the space around your spinal cord is narrowed. Interesting that you don't have tingling, hand or foot pain. Is it one arm? My left side is much worse.
Often my left arm is a lot shorter than the right. I push a spot in my shoulder blade and it releases.
I do get tingling if I make a mistake and cannot bend my head back at all. I have a note from my neuro that says I cannot extend my neck. I gave it to breast surgeons and to dentist.
I do not go near yoga, or chiropractors. For massage, only sitting and only with someone who knows what they are doing!
There was a time when I could not shake hands or step off a curb. It has improved. I take tai chi classes that help stretch my neck and align my body.
The neuro NP did a lidocaine shot in my occipital nerve (botton of left side of scalp, top of neck) and I had extreme pain and tightness down neck, shoulder, left side of back and around to ribs. Neuro tested strength and I could not push his hand at all. He was alarmed and wanted imaging and thought surgery was needed. I asked to wait a bit and it went away in a week or two.
Like your husband, you and I cannot make mistakes! I have the cervical and lumbar stenosis but not as bad as yours. And 7 spinal fractures- none since 2021 and none on Tymlos!
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Very fortunately I don't have any of those symptoms. I do move a lot so I'm not sure if that helps or not. My physical therapist told me to look down to the ground and hold it there for 2 minutes a few times a day to help release pressure. I've been doing that and it seems OK.
Do you think I should go through with the MRI or just keep plugging along trying to keep the pain under control? I broke down and took the first of five 20 mg prednisone as prescribed by my doctor. We'll see if that helps anything.
Do you think it's safe for me to wait it out given what you've seen in my results? And I agree no more chiropractic. I did do acupuncture yesterday and it felt like I got some relief. I have to lie on my stomach to do that with my face in one of those rounded things. They put a pillow under the lower part of my legs which helped so I didn't have any back pain or issues when I got up. I did have a moment of lightheadedness but he said that many people get that after a treatment. It went away very quickly and I was fine.
So glad you haven't had any more fractures since 2021 and since Tymlos!!!!! Keep it up!!!
I can say aging is no fun but then again several of the people who commented on the cervical stenosis page were in their early 30s so I guess it can hit anyone at any time.
I'm 68 and want to be active for years to come. If it means I have to have surgery to make that happen then I will but it would be my very last choice and only if there was a risk I could have permanent nerve damage from this. I need to get a specialist to talk to. What kind of doctor is best for this? Would an endocrinologist be good? I love the one who is treating my husband. Or do I need an orthopedic doctor? I asked for an orthopedic surgeon (meaning to ask for a doctor, not surgeon) and my doc said we're not near that stage.