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@amysterytou Would you be able to share how you came to have this diagnosis of spinal cord flattening? What recommendation are you getting from your provider? I'm glad you are getting suggestions here. I had some spinal cord compression and had surgery early enough to have a full recovery. The danger is that when compression has gone on for a long time, the nerves within the spinal cord and nerve roots can die and disappear. Generally speaking, results are better when decompression addresses this before permanent damage. Without surgery, the deterioration continues that can led to permanent disability or paralysis.
Are you considering spine surgery? What are your thoughts?
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MRI’s of cervical and thoracic both state spinal cord flattening. I went back to Neurosurgeon who did C-spine surgery. Brought MRI’s with me. I also brought MRI of L spine. my question to him was “which one of these areas is affecting my ability to walk and causing weakness in my arms”? Got no answer he had X-ray tech take X-rays of my lower back. His nurse wanted to know why I didn’t go back to ortho??? Neuro told me to go back to pain management. My husband said “this man treated you so disrespectful, indifferent he doesn’t care if you die!” Btw the neuro surg is ghosting me he had my username on patient portal changed. I cannot change it back to what it was originally. Then he wrote he was “my second opinion on chart”. I’m in bad area of the country for healthcare. Most people here leave and go to Duke, Emory or Johns Hopkins.