Back in 2021 when I was first diagnosed with hypercortisolism I also had issues with spinal stenosis and lower back pain. Unfortunately the 2 coincided with the result that I didn't know what was causing what. I ended up with right foot drop because of the nerve damage. By sometime in October I was having difficulty walking and gave up driving. By Christmastime I was finally able to get the lumbar surgery stuff out of the way. Seems like it was nearly 3 months till I could walk or drive again. I was decent for maybe a year and then it got increasingly difficult to do any adequate amount of walking. I still have lower back pain [more than one issue IMO] that may or may not be related to the original stenosis. I can do my exercise bike to help keep my lower legs useable. Not being able to walk well makes it difficult to get the exercise that everyone says that you need to get. Frankly, I don't look forward to the amount of walking that one needs to do during their visits to Mayo Clinic