Hi. I recently had cervical spine surgery--6 months ago. While I healed from that, I was still in significant pain in both my right and left legs. An MRI revealed I have severe stenosis in lower lumbar region. I went back to the surgeon who did my cervical spine, and he said that surgery for this issue would only have a 50 percent success rate and could cause further pain, and possibly more problems. At the same time, I could be damaging my nerves. This is a no-win situation. When I asked my surgeon what he would do if he were me, he said he would shoot himself in the head. Are there no options for me?
Hi, treatment for severe lumbar canal stenosis is only surgery. Results are good and you should go for decompressive laminectomy. Thanks