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Severe Stenosis + synovial cyst
Neuropathy | Last Active: Aug 22 11:06am | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
@patriciaschulz1950 I fully understand your mental caution on this matter. Hopefully your specialist's consultations include the possible severe consequences of not properly alleviating that continuous aggravation of the spinal nerve due to your stenosis. My team of specialists strongly suggested that only physical surgery would accomplish this. Also, increasing pain is a tremendous motivator (it was to me anyway). That, along with the hope of actually addressing the problem thus getting relief plus the avoidance of future more awful problems convinced me to pursue the surgeries. I realize everyone is unique leading to different approaches-I do not judge, especially in this matter. Just sharing my thoughts and what I pray works for me.
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The back pain was not the issue - for over 10+ years dealing with chronic neuropathy with pain/ discomfort- I decided to change PCP last fall and decided to do a “reset” and start over. She is the one that said has anyone addressed the cyst ? Not one neurologist or pain management never suggested it could be the problem. Instead - you have idiopathic neuropathy- deal with it. So with help and guidance (although after all these years very educated on this problem) and wonderful sites such as this Mayo forum and Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy, my PCP says new MRI and Xray of spine and feet - see a spine surgeon, a neurosurgeon and neuromuscular specialist. Of course I will take these three opinions and determine next move. I cannot rely on physicians to communicate or discuss- we just don’t do that these days.
Sadly. At 76 - basically healthy - I am about to throw my hands up. I am grateful for all the years I have had. Pain is coming too much. Keep posting.