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Has anyone dealt successfully with Cervical stenosis without surgery?

Spine Health | Last Active: Jun 2 9:25am | Replies (63)
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@pdray

I was diagnosed with stenosis (2 places) and herniated discs some years ago. I was in extreme pain. Surgical evaluation said 10% chance of success. Solution seemed to be many years of pain meds. I then went to Mayo and they referred me to one of the PTs who put me on an exercise and aqua therapy plan. That was 2 years ago and I have pain free since then. No meds, no surgery, no more numbness. There are alternative to meds and surgery. It worked for me. The only downside is that regular visits to gym are required.

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isabelle7 | @isabelle7 | May 29 1:44pm

@pdray

I’m quite new to Mayo Clinic Connect. Was previously here for issues my husband has. Now here for my own cervical Foraminal stenosis that showed up in recent X-rays with worsening since 2019.

I’d like to stop it from getting worse. My GP suggests an MRI (after I asked for a specialist). If you’re interested I can copy paste his response which left me not feeling great.

I’m interested in trying alternatives to surgery if possible. How do people get to go to Mayo Clinic docs? I’m in WA state. I think I might have coverage for OHSU. I’m with Kaiser.

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