@cbntmn
I have what you have. Cervical and lumbar stenosis, degenerative disc disease, myelopathy and neurogenic claudication.

Symptoms included daily headaches, neck/shoulder pain, arm/hand and leg/foot pain/numbness/weakness, lower back/hip/buttock pain/weakness/numbness and balance issues. I also had a change in bladder control, handwriting, hand dexterity, ability to walk fast, etc.

I had ACDF surgery on c5-c6 in 2022 and need to have c6-c7 done soon. I had lumbar decompression/fusion surgery on l3-l5 in 2024.

Have you had an updated MRI of your lumbar spine to see if you have new compression/pinched nerves?

If your spinal cord is compressed, it is important to get it decompressed as soon as possible because compression injury over a long period can cause permanent injury/damage to nerve and vascular cells in your spinal cord. The surgery and recovery was not too bad. My lumbar surgery was extremely painful in comparison.