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I was diagnosed with severe cervical stenosis and I’m afraid to do anything. I’m waiting for my doctor to review the CD from my MRI but she told me that I will probably need spine surgery. My balance is pretty bad. Has anyone else dealt with this? Are there things that you stopped doing until surgery? Anything you can tell me about your experience would be appreciated.
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@jasmine1949 I have had two fusions on my neck most recently in January 20 26 . I have a diagnosis of residual cervical Myleopathy . As a result, my gait is extremely impaired, I have numbness in my hands fingers, and until the recent surgery, extreme pain in my neck. I probably waited too long before I got surgery which is why I may have this permanent damage but I would encourage you to act as quickly as possible of course based on recommendations from your doctors. Hopefully they can alleviate some of your symptoms and any pain you might have. Good luck to you I wish you all the best.
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Hi, @jasmine1949. I wanted to let you know I moved your post to an existing discussion where others are talking about topics similar to what you posted:
- Cervical Stenosis https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/cervical-stenosis-6
I'm glad you have a diagnosis now, but I'm sorry to hear you are feeling afraid to do anything with the severe cervical stenosis. Hoping others in this discussion such as @livininthestix @wil24 @bajjerfan and others will have some thoughts for you on any similar fears they may have had after diagnosis. They also may identify with having balance challenges and may have some tips on what they did or did not do prior to surgery.
When do you expect to hear back from your doctor? Do you anticipate you will hear for sure from him or her about the need for surgery?