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Am I destined for surgery? Anyone manage this without?
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@jenniferhunter thank you so much for your lengthy reply.
I would like to hear more about your leg pain being tied in to your c5/6 as I too have something going on in my groin and sometimes all the way down to my foot. I’m afraid of thoracic or lumbar involvement.
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@melissa711 This is the medical literature that explains funicular pain. This pain seems to be random and can change location depending on body position or spine condition, bending, etc.
Eur Spine J. 2010 Oct 13;20(Suppl 2):217–221. doi: 10.1007/s00586-010-1585-5
"Cervical cord compression presenting with sciatica-like leg pain"
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3111492/
Unfortunately, a lot of surgeons seem to miss this connection. Decompressing my spinal cord resolved all of this pain I was getting all over my body. It probably could happen at any place the spinal cord is compressed by a ruptured disc or bone spurs.
The other possible condition that can mimic a spine issue has to do with pelvis dysfunction.
This web page has several articles that may be of interest for symptoms with low back and sciatic pain.
https://mskneurology.com/category/low-back-pelvis/
Have you had your entire spined imaged by MRI? That would let you know if there are structural issues that can relate to your symptoms. If it doesn't relate, it may be another non spine back issue. I asked for imaging for the total spine during my diagnosis.