@candrgonzalez You owe in to yourself to get an evaluation from a spine specialist and MRI imaging that shows the current condition of your spine. Doubt can be a very loud voice inside your head and fear is right there with it, but don't let them decide your future because they don't know what they are doing. I was pretty scared when I saw the first spine surgeon and saw my imaging and I knew then that I would need surgery at some point even though he said it didn't look that bad. I also knew how my symptoms related to this because I paid attention as it all developed over a few years and it continued to get worse until I had surgery. It can be shocking to get this kind of news and a spine problem can sneak up on you. With stenosis, if another injury like a whiplash were to happen, you are at a greater risk for injury and paralysis. The pain I had all over my body from spinal cord compression is called funicular pain. There is no diagnostic test or proof that can be done prior to decompression surgery for it, but the evidence is that spinal decompression cured all that pain for me. I knew that would be true for me and it was. A surgeon can't give you a guarantee that their procedure will relieve pain, and the goal is to prevent further damage. I was a patient who was scared of major surgery, but I knew I didn't want a wheelchair in my future along with problems with bowel or bladder control. If that starts to happen, it becomes an emergency situation to try to save your spinal cord function. Your neck is the connection of everything in your body and all that can be damaged from cord compression. Spine surgery did not hurt as much as I though it would, and I chose not to take pain medicine and I could manage just fine. I was careful and rested a lot and was in a neck brace for 3 months by my own choice because I didn't want hardware and foreign materials attached to my spine and it was done with just a bone graft. A lot of surgeons may not offer that choice, but my Mayo surgeon did that for me and I healed beautifully. I did everything I could to prepare myself health wise and emotionally and it all worked and I conquered my fears and changed my life. You will need to advocate for yourself and make educated choices. It is best to take control of this now while you have time to be evaluated and can find out about what your options are, and to chose the doctor you trust instead of who ever is assigned if this becomes an emergency situation. I think your pain management doctor's opinion about your legs is correct.

Here is some literature about another case that talks about leg pain and muscle loss in the arms and shoulders.
http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3836946