My Mom has had stenosis for at least 20 years. She has some discomfort upon waking in the morning and uses walking aids throughout day. She has experienced “flares” about twice a year, with it she has extreme pain for approximately 7-10 days. The last flare was torture-very little relief with twice daily hydrocodone. The most recent CT scan revealed severe multi-level lumbar degenerative disc disease/malalignment and mild lumbar dextroscoliosis, most pronounced at L4-L5 indicating severe central spine stenosis. L3-L4 right central disc extrusion and progression of L2-L3 degenerative disc disease. Severe chronic bilateral sacroilititis.