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Is neuropathy a sign my stenosis is getting worse?
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Susan, I have both PN, spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis.
My initial orthopedic visit and X-rays made the doc think I was 'clearly' not candidate for surgery. The problem for me is that every day I wake up my PN feels much better. Then throughout the day my actions begin to take there toll on may back and the numbness in my feet and lower legs gets multiplied by a lot. Did you have this experience? I'm trying to separate out which of my symptoms seems to be PN and which is back problems. I feel a little as though I'm in no ones wheelhouse.
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@darrenp I often notice the same thing. When I first wake up in the morning, the neuropathy seems to be less. As I go through the day, it worsens in my feet. I assume (perhaps not correctly) that my spine is compressing a bit throughout the day as I walk and move around... thus causing the nerves to be more compromised.... and making the pn symptoms a bit worse. I had a lumbar laminectomy L2 - S1 in 2022 because I had gotten to where I could not walk. The surgery gave me the walking back, but it was then that I noticed the neuropathy. I've pretty much accepted the fact this is it for the remainder of my life. I'm 73. Best wishes! Mike