Symptoms of Cervical Stenosis | Jeffrey Cantor, MD

This is what I am experiencing right now.

This is horrible but waiting for help and not having a lot of money is even worse! I'm currently waiting for an appointment with a neurosurgeon!

This pain is so bad i cant think of anything but pain. Im freaking out ao bad. I dont know what to do.

Im 59, 60 in the summer. I am a C6-7 incomplete quad. I have many things wrong with my spine and vertebral column. My VA dr doesnt seem worried about bc I already have issues. I'm want these issues addressed. He sent me to a spinal specialist paindr. He prescribed Diladed. I dont want to spend the next 30 yrs HIGH!! I WANT to garden, fish, text on my phone even stand up with out pain!!!!😢😢😢
Please can you help me?????❤

Am dying of pains
Pls is there any medication for it

I’m 23 and I was haveijg left arm pain and numbness I thought it was my heart and that was going on for about 2 years so I went and seen a heart doctor he done a cta Conary one me wasn’t my heart I started having pain in my neck had a cat done found out I have a slipped disc c6 c7 first it started with just my left arm numb and now it’s effecting both my arms and legs my left arm constant hurts burning stinking numb pins and needle sensation and now it’s like that with not my arms and my arm feels like jellow like I’m struggling to even pick up a glass of milk and my legs they fell real heavy and my feet burn and my feet like tingle and idk what to do I was having trouble breathing so I started getting iron infusions and that when the legs and both arms started getting real bad and my chest pains got worse and my left arm won’t stop hurting

I have cervical stenosis and tingling pain in arms and hands, but what about tingling in head?

would you recommend a near surgeon or an orthopedic spine surgeon?

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Mobiles are taking away your cervical spine

Thanks for giving us all important insights. I am learning a lot. I am dealing with pretty bad back / neck pains and got a laminectomy done 2 weeks ago. In recovery mode.

Only a heart attack is a worse pain. Trust me, I have had a heart attack and I am suffering from spinal stenosis and other arthritic conditions of my spine.

Yeah

Yed

Can this cause muscle wasting elsewhere?

Sorry to hear that
And I hope you feel better God bless you

I have stenosis in all
Of my lumbar spine joints and in most of my neck. I have problems with bladder control, migraines, hands not working properly, SEVERE muscle spasms…the list goes on and on. My pain specialist has referred me to a neurosurgeon. I’m at a point that I would consider surgery. I want my life back. I’m sorry to all of you who suffer this condition.

is it possible that i have cervical stenosis even though I'm just 18? I'm experiencing all of the symptoms mentioned in your video.

I am 24 yrs i hit my head back very hard on wall again and again nxt day doctors says straightening in cervical spine likely due to muscle spasm exercises can cured my cervical spine pls reply

I have this situation and my life is going very bad
I try everything except for a surgery does someone have this situation and tell me what you do

Are the images sent back if mailed out to your clinic??

What are the Long term rates of myelopathy recurring or continuing post surgery? I would assume depends on the surgery but multiple levels of cord compression
And foraminal stenosis in cervical sign with mid-stage symptoms?

I was diagnosed with Cervical Stenosis a week ago. I also have most of the symptoms Dr. Cantor talked about. I'm considering having surgery sometime in December.

I have numbness like that except my pain is in t7 which is terrible. People are saying to me I must have a neck problem too. Can t7 make your hands numb?

I was just diagnosed with this today.

Hello I had a head injury about a year ago and now I’m having tingling and electric shock feelings in both my hands and feet all day long…. Could a pinched spinal cord in my neck cause that ?

Damn I might have that!

I hope this helps anyone, i suffered horrible neck pain, i prayed and God told me to take bioflex or glucosamine chondroitin with msm like from dollar general same thing. It stopped the symptoms. I take everyday and always will.

To save you the trouble of having to give the same answer repetitively, therefore I won’t list a full panel of my symptoms & just as a CYA, I am NOT asking for medical advice, or a diagnosis, but rather a broad general textbook explanation for how clinicians would typically treat C5-C6, C6-C7 moderate right lateral canal narrowing and cord deformity with moderate right foraminal narrowing, in the beginning stages when the discs become painful and limb & finger pain becomes apparent? Do patients in their early 40’s typically have degenerative issues of this nature?

I have both issues the numbness is in the left fingers pain in the thumb and forefinger.

I'm a Scoliosis+ Cervical Spine C1-C4 fusion patient . And I'm from Nepal. Do you treat patients from outside of your country ? I'm currently at Nepal and I don't even have a valid visa.

Sir I have spine stenosis on cervical C6 with in border line ..is it to do need any surgery?

24 years on for me. Car wreck, spine damaged from C5 to T4. Pain in the hands and some fingers on the left one do not work. Open wound at C6 with torn blood vessel. Been wished "good luck".

I was in a car accident January 6, 2021 and have been having burning in my cervical and aching down my arms. I also get pinching in between my shoulder blades. It makes me MISERABLE! I have a appointment with my pain doctor coming up. I need another epidural.

Suffered from mild cevical stenosis for decades, before it cost me my job , control of my fingers in right hand and i could not hold my head up without extreme pain in the shoulder . An operation on C6 C5 C4 alleviated the condition . Im left with numbness in right hand and the entire upper right side of my body has shrunk slightly when compared to the left . If any one suffers from this condition the sooner you get it sorted the better

I have a c5c6 herniated disc it's pressing on my spinal cord no nerve issues really maybe a tingle here and there but I can feel the pressure on what's called the thecal sac I can't do hardly anything this pain is very bad if I go for a car ride or try to exercise it gets worse like a flair up I'm hoping I'm a surgical candidate because my life is essentially over I've done nerve blocks c3-c6 both sides of the neck and I could still feel the spinal cord pressure/compression/indention on the ride home 😢😞

Im going through this

My mother has been diagnosed with this and the doc wants to do surgery. Interesting thing is my mom doesn’t have neck pain, no tingling. Just her balance is off. If she walks any distance she’ll get nauseated, vomit, and have diarrhea. Is this common?

The pain can fully eliminate sleep. Brutal.

What is the best non-invasive treatment for stenosis? Electrotherapy? Is adjustment the only treatment for C1 misalignment? Thank you,Dr.

Is cervical stenosis ultrasonic surgery an outpatient surgery? And, will out of state insurance pay for it?

I had an mri done last year results were c56 moderate stenosis. To the left.Cervical spondylosis and l5 disc degenerated. Diagnoses early DDD.
Been going to physio bit not seeing enough results yet.
I feel lopsided generally and when I walk.
I have a problem with knee inflammation particularly the right knee.
Could tmd cause any of the above.
I am female 56 yrs and this all started around 2 years ago.
Although had a small short lasting period re my neck in my early 40s but seemed to resolve.
Your video was fantastic

Hi I currently have ddd and spinal stenosis that ive been living with for 19 years im now 57 and i was told eventually i was told ill have cervical ddd and right now i get migraines and my neck burns so so far ive been living on pain meds and I've managed to keep working for 24 years so far

sir i am suffering since 4 yeara neck pain and upper ear, headache pains sir.done MRI c2,c3,c4 disc bulge show plz suggest how to treat this problem.

If you can please tell me what type of imaging is behind you? X-ray , mri image?

if person suffer from multilevel endplate spondylosis does that person need surgery? what is treatment? how long does it take to treat it ?

I was told my low back Stenosis is mild. I've have pain, stiffness for decades but about a year ago started having some weird balance issues when walking, mostly changing direction, like my brain isn't communicating with well with my feet. I have knee buckling intermittently that doesn't feel structural in nature. I thought the balance thing was due to Tinnitus so I didn't make the connection until watching this video. I've had facet L4-L5 injections for a few years. They last about 2 weeks. I had rf ablation, same facets, about a year ago with the right side completely failing-only thing that happened was incredible burning pain in right hip and buttocks for a few months. I'm limited in the PT exercises because I have a poorly healed compression fracture of T12 and a herniated lumbar disc that responds poorly to some bending/twisting exercises. Because the diagnosis is "mild" Stenosis it doesn't seem like I have any options for lasting pain relief or better mobility. My last MRI was a year ago.

I was rear ended a few years ago. I was waiting to turn off the highway into my drive and a car driving 60mph hit me. The girl did not brake, full force impact. Today I have sever pain and pressure in my neck as well as my lumbar. Pressure becomes too intense that I can't sit, stand, or lay down. Nothing works. Neck pressure makes my vision blurry. I am searching professionals to help me. It will be a long process and hopefully I will feel better than I do. Thank you and God Bless

This is so me. Can I come see you please? My thoracic is also taking the brunt of this. I'M 67 and been stuck is WC California and they all want to prove I'm faking it. I'm living in a system of much needed help. I settled a few months ago just to use the income for second oppenion. HELP ME TO HELP CA TO FIND COMPLETE TRUTH AND STOP FOLLOWING ME!