Multilevel degenerative spondylosis

meisha

I found the forum through searching on the internet to get an understanding regarding my new diagnosis of multilevel degenerative spondylosis, which is most severe at C4/C5 and C5/C6. I also have severe narrowing of the intervertebral foramina. I have been referred to a spinal surgeon and now await my appointment. 

It would be good to know of any posts on here I could read up on for other sufferers experience. Any help or advice would be very much appreciated. 

janer1967

Hi and welcome 

I am not familiar with your condition but I am sure you will find other who are 

Have a look through the different sections you might find others 

Look forward to seeing you around 

Tori_Scope

Hello and welcome to the community @meisha It's great to have you with us.

It could be worth using the search function to find any posts that relate to your question. I typed in 'multilevel degenerative spondylosis' and here are the results. You could try using other search terms if you're not finding what you want too. 

Did you have any specific questions? Or did you just want to find people who can relate to your experience? 

I hope that you get an appointment soon  

meisha

Hi and thank you for your search results. I have loads of questions but I think reading around it will help as a starting point. I’m just feeling very anxious at the moment as only received the letter in this morning’s post! Thank you ? 

chiarieds

Hi @meisha - & welcome to the community. As your spondylosis affects your neck, you could also try searching for 'cervical spondylosis,' which may likely turn up more results. There's also some info here:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cervical-spondylosis/

Some physio exercises to try from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy:

https://www.csp.org.uk/conditions/neck-pain/video-exercises-neck-pain

Tori_Scope

That's okay @meisha I hope that chiarieds' links have helped too. Feel free to ask any questions whenever you feel ready.

scooby15

Hi I too am in the same position with both cervical and lumbar my MRI suggests probable spinal stenosis but there is so much information around it’s making my head spin. I have a telephone consult with spinal surgeon this week ( it took 5 days from doc referral) so I am worried that I need surgery