@lilyteddy33
Your cervical spinal cord compression disrupts sensory and motor signals from brain to body/body to brain at the level of compression. Compression equals spinal cord injury and myelopathy when you have symptoms caused by the cord compression. This injury and resulting symptoms can become permanent. That may be the main reason surgery is recommended.

Here is a link of a Mayo Connect discussion about cervical stenosis/cord compression/balance issues. It has some helpful information to consider. I also added additional links.

1 https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/cervical-stenosis-and-leg-weaknesd/

2 https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/feeling-off-balance-a-nerve-condition-may-be-to-blame

3 https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17499-spinal-stenosis

4 https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21966-myelopathy

5 https://www.verywellhealth.com/spinal-cord-compression-4706467

We are both animal lovers and I do miss fostering pregnant mama cats and delivering kittens and caring for them. I also fostered mama dogs and their puppies. My pain, weakness, low energy and depression makes daily tasks difficult for me. I also have a lot to manage for my son, 2 rescue dogs and 8 cats either adopted from shelters or “foster failure” kittens I fell in love with due to bottle feeding and taking care of them after they were rescued/found very sick.
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