Foot neuropathy due to cord compression

I've have Foot peripheral neuropathy for 10 years, before the severe stenosis diagnosis. PN IS NOT always caused by diabetes or alcoholism, I have neither. I believe it has always been related to my spine issues and started as the "first" indication of coming spine issues.

I have lumbar foraminal stenosis after having minimally invasive surgery at lumbar 3 -4. I think that's lumbar anyway I had severe stenosis for 7 years before I had the surgery because I didn't want to do fusion and I finally found a surgeon who only did laminotomy. I felt great only for about three and a half months after the surgery then I started getting my symptoms back plus neuropathy and my left foot. Now I have nerve damage they say. I'm scheduled to meet with a surgeon at Brigham women's hospital in Boston which is supposed to be one of the best spine centers. Good luck to all of us suffering with this horrible condition and if anyone has any suggestions about doing minimally invasive versus larger surgeries I'd like to hear about it. I'm very wary about having fusion because I have severe osteoporosis.

I too had spondylosis and stenosis L4 L5 . 2 doctors just wanted to fuse it. 3rd,and 4th said they could not fuse due to my Osteoporosis. So i had laminectomy. Nearly pain free(8months) some numbness in toes).
From what I have learned from extensive doctor visits and reading, you don't want to be fused if you have poor bones it just compounds your problems and pain.
I am now on Forteo trying to build bone so I can have surgery if needed. I never want to have to live that pain agsin because they can't do surgery.
Best regards.

I too have very similar back issues with burning pain from legs to feet (both). I've done two sessions of PT with traction. A bit of help but not enough of course. PT head therapist did not recommend surgery until I have more debilitating issues. He's seen few with any good results. Im doing nerve supplements that are helpful.

I have known about the vertebrae issue since 1989, But I didn’t need therapy until about 2016. I had pt exercises also the traction. I also bought an inversion table. I got by with occasional pain pills.. About 2018 I started getting the steroid injections. I was ok until Covid then I gotten lax about exercising. The neuropathy in feet started with my toes feeling funny occasionally if I changed my shoes it would stop. I had a hip replacement in sept 2023 after I had burning and tingling from my knee to my hip. We decided to move April this year and lifting boxes, etc I had to do something to my back. Within weeks my feet and legs were burning and in pain. It started in the right leg and then my left.
I am doing much better and started working out adding weights and that seems to help. I take b12, d3 and I try to avoid processed foods.
What vitamins are you taking.

Where did you have the surgery if you don't mind me asking? I mean the laminectomy. Yeah I don't want to have fusion.