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Considering Laminectomy for Spinal Stenosis to relieve neuropathy pain
I've recently determined with help from a Nurse Practitioner that I likely have neuropathy in both feet due to Spinal Stenosis. 12 years ago I sought treatment separately for both conditions. The Orthopedic Surgeon simply said too bad your back pain is stenosis and you have no surgical options, lose weight (20 lbs overweight) and follow his stretching plan. I did both religiously for 19 years with no relief. I did begin facet injections 5 years ago and that helps immensely for a few months. Duloxetine and Lyrica mask about 30% of the problem with my feet. The NP tied these two timelines together and offered an Epidural Injection test to see if the Lidocaine offered immediate relief of foot neuropathy (yes for about 3 hours). It addresses pain, tingling, fire, pins but not numbness and I think that is what it is supposed to do. I'm on day three after that injection. The neuropathy is back and I'll report her feedback after my April 25 2025 appointment.
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Hello. My husband had the M.I.L.D. Procedure done last month for his spinal stenosis. He had been in horrible pain. Now he feels great. Simple procedure, no stitches needed either.
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1 Reaction10-12 years ago when these symptoms manifested, I saw an Orthopedic Surgeon. It was his diagnosis that I had inoperable spinal stenosis. I didn't see any red flags at that time he was well respected and a mature surgeon. The only odd thing I took from his visit was that he spent very little time with me. During my office visit his nurse brought me an Ipad with a lengthy "generic diagnosis discussion made by the surgeon". I just assumed that my diagnosis was very common. He maybe spoke to me for 5 minutes just clarifying that I had something akin to arthritis and that losing weight and stretching would be my only treatment option and that my activity would be limited and pain was expected. If you couple that diagnosis with the results from the nerve biopsy and my trip to Mayo I think we might all conclude that there was nothing I could do. This current evaluation and test (still pain free 4 days later) is eye opening and bordering miraculous for me. Keep in mind I went on disability 10 years ago and the neuropathy pain was the main factor. If this continues down a positive path it is life changing for me. I'll update more as I continue this path. But WOW this looks great!
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3 ReactionsI also have hypercortilism with growths on both adrenal glands. Doctor doesn’t remove adrenal glands because they both have growths and he do think it would help. Have they suggested medication for high cortisol levels. They have suggested korlym and recorlev but I’m not taking them because I’m scared of side effects. I’m undecided what to do. It’s worrisome.
I assume your adrenal growths are both producing cortisol. I would suggest that you see an endocrinologist. They can help you sort it out. The standard treatment is adrenalectomy or removal of an adrenal gland and growth. For me the one on the right AG was larger than the one on the left AG. Last summer I needed a partial nephrectomy to remove a cancerous growth from my left kidney. The surgeon took out the left adrenal gland at the same time. I still produce about 30% too much cortisol. Currently I'm involved in a drug research study at Mayo to help normalize it. The worst side effect of Recorlev is its cost; Holy Shmoly!