Hi Ray -
My decompression and fusion of L2 to pelvis was in early 2021 after 3 years of epidural injections which worked for a few days and became less and less effective over time. I had very bad stenosis (along with arthritis and spondelosisthesis ) and already had neuropathy in my feet for about 20 years. The result of the spinal surgery (done at the U of Iowa Hospitals) was amazing, as far as the stenosis and other spinal issues were concerned. But there has been no improvement to my imbalance and gait issues, which have become worse, likely at least in part because I fell and had to have a partial hip replacement in Apr.-May of the same year. You can identify your stenosis, right? For me, prior to surgery, the pain during standing/walking was severe, and the minute I sat down it disappeared completely. I had only to give it a few minutes' rest and could get up and resume, only to have the pain return and have to sit down. If I had to do it over, I would definitely get that spinal surgery done with the same surgeon (or at Mayo if I had a way to get there) but I would not fall again and break my hip!!🙄
Hope you have a great weekend!