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Spinal cord flattening

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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.

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@amysterytou I’m sorry this doctor doesn’t want to help you. I have been through that too and it’s discouraging. I do think you should find a good specialist elsewhere and start fresh. Cervical cord flattening can affect the entire body and can cause difficulty walking. If a surgeon doesn’t know that , look elsewhere. If you Google “funicular pain” you can find medical literature on this. 5 surgeons missed that in me. Clearly you need help as your condition will likely get worse, so don’t let that difficult experience stop you. You need to take charge of finding a good specialist. It is worth traveling for a good surgeon.