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Cervical stenosis: Wait or treat?

Posted by mincer @mincer, Aug 25, 2021

Good evening to everyone, this last year has been a roller coaster I seen my neurosurgeon last week and discussed ACDF Surgery he has suggested to see him in five months as I don’t have the symptoms that relate to my MRI but do I wait until I fall in a heap or what are other peoples opinions attached a copy of my MRI

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Jennifer, Volunteer Mentor | @jenniferhunter | Sep 22, 2021
In reply to @marilynnovak "I have had several MRIs because of having had one knee replacement. Other MRIs were done..." + (show)
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I have had several MRIs because of having had one knee replacement. Other MRIs were done as my doctors hunted for a reason for my "central buttock-to-central buttock" pain. However, I have never had a cervical MRI, and I am having one at 9 AM tomorrow; I am very excited to find out about my pain, and I hope I am a candidate for surgery, because when I get up in the AM the pain is really bad until I take a dose of Percocet generic.
Re: boiling the chicken neck--my husband & I love our recipes for chicken soup and other soups, so--to get the neck, I will have to ask the butchers because nowadays in our Smith's grocery store they do not enclose the neck and giblets anymore.
Thanks for your additional info. Now that I am older, I am witnessing my body deteriorating, and now that I understand more, thanks to you, I feel that I will continue to have my vertebral column continue to degrade. My uncles died quickly of heart attacks, but no, I will have to see this through!
Thanks, again, for your info.
You, too, Ray. I have the same imbalance that you do.
Marilyn

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@marilynnovak Hi Marilyn. Thank you. My spine surgeon told me the best way to prevent a need for further spine surgery is to maintain core strength. Riding my horse helps me do that because I need to compensate for his movements with my back, so I get a good workout just at a walk which is what I do. I also work with a physical therapist and she works on my neck and torso. I have thoracic outlet syndrome which is a tightness in the chest and shoulder/neck that pinches nerves that go to my arms, so I'm always working on something and I do home stretching too. Physical therapy can help maintain strength and with anything spine related, good posture is essential.

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marilynnovak | @marilynnovak | Sep 24, 2021
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@jenniferhunter

@marilynnovak Hi Marilyn. Thank you. My spine surgeon told me the best way to prevent a need for further spine surgery is to maintain core strength. Riding my horse helps me do that because I need to compensate for his movements with my back, so I get a good workout just at a walk which is what I do. I also work with a physical therapist and she works on my neck and torso. I have thoracic outlet syndrome which is a tightness in the chest and shoulder/neck that pinches nerves that go to my arms, so I'm always working on something and I do home stretching too. Physical therapy can help maintain strength and with anything spine related, good posture is essential.

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Thanks, Jennifer. My 2 MRI interpretations should be here any day now. It is difficult waiting! It is like a mystery story so far, but mysteries don't hurt.

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