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Cervical myelopathy mistaken for neuropathy
Neuropathy | Last Active: Apr 30, 2023 | Replies (21)Comment receiving replies
@yojimbob Kudos for your neurologist for doing the MRI. A neurologist is supposed to diagnose where a nerve problem is coming from. It shouldn't have taken 10 years to find this out. I had a conversation with you about Drop Foot and told you I had that from cervical spinal cord compression back in September. You may want to go back and respond to your post now that you know the real cause of your symptoms.
Here was the link to your post:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/753339/
I also had trouble getting a correct diagnosis, and I did get to where I had electric shocks down my body if I bent my neck. Spine surgery to decompress my spinal cord resolved all of that.
Your post brings up a very good point to ask questions and keep asking questions. A doctor needs to pinpoint where the pain is coming from and not just treat it with pain killers. With all that being said now, have you been referred to a spine surgeon? I would suggest getting several opinions. I had a one level fusion at C5/C6 with no hardware. I only had spinal cord compression, and none at the nerve roots. Do you have any questions you would like to ask?
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Hey! I am wondering if I have that. I have crazy ithing a stabbing all through out my legs. I am really wondering if it is myelopathy now. My neuro thinks it is SFN though. But my biopsy is negative and the I just was diagnosed with congenital cervical spinal stenosis and have a herniated disc there! But neither neuro nor spinal surgeon have mentioned myelopathy. Can you tell me more about the symptoms in your legs?? Thank you!
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I already posted that I had a 360 spinal fusion L4,5 and S1 with hardware. When I came out of surgery my right foot looked like a flipper all toes clumped together no strength on left side of my right foot. The toes are now separated but the big toe won’t move very limp. My surgeon said my MRI looked perfect and doesn’t understand whats going on but mentioned he might have been too aggressive in motor? Area.
Now he wants me to get s cervical MRI but I feel he is looking for a scapegoat Do u think cervical MRI will be beneficial?
Does anyone know about nerve grafting? My neurologist looked st my lumbar MRI a d said there was scarring at S1 level. My spine surgeon never mentioned it. I did not have neuropathy for over 11 months. My surgery
Was 7/13/2021.