Dragging left foot,difficult walking spinal stenosis feet blue doctor says condition will leave me unable to walk need operation I am 84 in good health don t want to end in wheelchair having trouble deciding to go for Operation what are success rate
Hello Thank you for trusting Chat Doctor May be your suffering from compressive neuropathy you need laminectomy. Approximately 70% to 80% of patients will have significant improvement in their function (ability to perform normal daily activities) and a markedly reduced level of pain and discomfort associated with spinal stenosis.