Back troubles/spinal stenosis

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I need some help here if anyone can help please reply to this message.I have

been having trouble for the last 3 weeks. If I try to walk without holding onto

something the pain gets so bad I can hardly stand it. Also if I try to walk very

far my body bends forward and the more I push myself the worse the pain gets and

I bend over more and more. I have learned that if I dont' have a buggy to hold

onto I have to stay in the car and let mom do the shopping. Does anyone else

have this? The doctor said it is called spinal stenosis. I know what the words

mean but I would like to talk to others who this same thing has happened to. He

told me it may be time to think about an electric chair to get around in since

this is part of the progression of Arachnoiditis and it could get much worse. I

have just yesterday put a shower chair in the bathroom as I can't stand long

enough to take a shower. This is pretty depressing.

Janice