Re: Hyperreflexia

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Hi,

I too was diagnosed with spinal stenosis about a year ago. I have it in my cervical and lumbar region along with a perforated disc in my right lower back.

I've been offered pain meds and muscle relaxers for the most part. Doc is willing to talk surgery, but I am not. I guess I have a little different viewpoint than most. My elderly Dad had the surgery for this 2 1/2 year ago. I was with him for the surgery and his aftercare. He was 72 at the time. (a very healthy 72) He only had the cervical region.

It was a two part surgery and it sure looked messy and he sure seemed to be in a world of pain during aftercare for quite awhile. I'm too big a baby to put myself through that just yet so I keep dealing with the symptoms as best I can which are probably relatively mild at this point. The worst for me is my neck and shoulder pain.

I am determined to get a hot tub with the next income tax refund though because I know that would relieve a lot of the pain. Has anyone else tried it?

Another thing that has been recommended to me, although I haven't yet bought it is Move Free. Glucosamine and Chondroitin with MSM.

Just my 02cents,

Another Debbie

-- hyperreflexia

Hi everyone,

It was nice to find this group because no one I know really seems to

understand my misery. I have had multi-level (cervical, lumbar, and

thoracic) "mild" spinal stenosis for several years now. Due to

degerative arthritis. As time passes the symptoms become more

severe but except for offering me pain medications, the doctors I

have seen do little for me.

A big YES, to the leg cramps. Because of the cervical involvement I

also have cramping in my hands and forearms. I live daily with

pain, numbness, weakness and tingling in my back and both arms and

legs. It's getting harder and harder to do even the simplest things

like combing my hair...and the pain of climbing a set of stairs,

well, I avoid it as much as possible.

Does anyone else have hyperreflexia? I have it in all four

extremities and my jaw. Because of it I was sent to a neurologist

for fear of spinal cord damage or brain stem lessions. One small

lession was found and a "slight" deformity in my cerivcal spinal

cord. But it was determined that neither were serious enough to be

of concern.

Everything I read says that surgery should be done asap to prevent

permanent damage to the spinal cord, but doctors tell me it's not

serious enough yet to require surgery. So I wonder...how much more

serious does it have to get...how much more pain and misery to I

have to endure before it's considered bad enough to get help!

Well, now that I've gotten all that off my chest....thank you all

for being here. At least I know I'm not alone.

Deb

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The hyperflexia is not something that I live with {thank GOD}, at

least I don't think so . I only have stenosis in my lumbar

vertebrae L3, L4, & L5 I believe as well as Degenerative Disc

Disease in most of my lumbar spine and osteoarthritis in both hips

and knees.

I SO identify with what both Debs said. It's so frustrating. Just

HOW much pain and misery do you have to go through to get help?

I've had these symptoms since I was 29 years old...that's 22 years

of relentless pain. I tell you there have been many times I thought

that I couldn't take one more minute. Only having my son and

surviving for him has made a difference for me.

I'm so angry at Drs right now. When I first started living with

this pain and of course I went to the Dr. Nothing showed on the X-

rays so they thought I was just making it up. Told me to put a hot

pad on it and go back to work. They just didn't do MRI's routinely

back then. It wasn't until FOUR YEARS ago that I got a Dr. to

actually listen to me enough to order an MRI which said moderate to

severe Stenosis and showed really significant degneration on several

discs.

What I don't understand and maybe one of you know, what in the world

are we doing with stenosis at such at young age? All I've read says

that Spinal Stenosis is a disease of the aged and here I was at the

tender age of 29 bent over, stiff and in horrible pain. Anybody

know?

> Hi,

> I too was diagnosed with spinal stenosis about a year

ago. I have

> it in my cervical and lumbar region along with a perforated disc

in my right

> lower back.

> I've been offered pain meds and muscle relaxers for the

most part.

> Doc is willing to talk surgery, but I am not. I guess I have a

little

> different viewpoint than most. My elderly Dad had the surgery

for this 2

> 1/2 year ago. I was with him for the surgery and his aftercare.

He was 72

> at the time. (a very healthy 72) He only had the cervical region.

> It was a two part surgery and it sure looked messy and he

sure

> seemed to be in a world of pain during aftercare for quite

awhile. I'm too

> big a baby to put myself through that just yet so I keep dealing

with the

> symptoms as best I can which are probably relatively mild at this

point.

> The worst for me is my neck and shoulder pain.

> I am determined to get a hot tub with the next income tax

refund

> though because I know that would relieve a lot of the pain. Has

anyone else

> tried it?

> Another thing that has been recommended to me, although I

haven't

> yet bought it is Move Free. Glucosamine and Chondroitin with

MSM.

>

> Just my 02cents,

> Another Debbie

>

> -- hyperreflexia

>

> Hi everyone,

> It was nice to find this group because no one I know really seems

to

> understand my misery. I have had multi-level (cervical, lumbar, and

> thoracic) " mild " spinal stenosis for several years now. Due to

> degerative arthritis. As time passes the symptoms become more

> severe but except for offering me pain medications, the doctors I

> have seen do little for me.

>

> A big YES, to the leg cramps. Because of the cervical involvement I

> also have cramping in my hands and forearms. I live daily with

> pain, numbness, weakness and tingling in my back and both arms and

> legs. It's getting harder and harder to do even the simplest things

> like combing my hair...and the pain of climbing a set of stairs,

> well, I avoid it as much as possible.

>

> Does anyone else have hyperreflexia? I have it in all four

> extremities and my jaw. Because of it I was sent to a neurologist

> for fear of spinal cord damage or brain stem lessions. One small

> lession was found and a " slight " deformity in my cerivcal spinal

> cord. But it was determined that neither were serious enough to be

> of concern.

>

> Everything I read says that surgery should be done asap to prevent

> permanent damage to the spinal cord, but doctors tell me it's not

> serious enough yet to require surgery. So I wonder...how much more

> serious does it have to get...how much more pain and misery to I

> have to endure before it's considered bad enough to get help!

>

> Well, now that I've gotten all that off my chest....thank you all

> for being here. At least I know I'm not alone.

>

> Deb

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