Cervical Stenosis

Welcome to the forum. You may be functioning well, for which I am glad, but most of us here share the experience of pain. Lots of it. Someone will likely recommend an operation in your future. What ever is said, know that results are a bit... unpredictable. Most people still have pain post-op but you may feel it in many other places. That is not actually funny, but unfortunately true. This forum and other sources on the internet are excellent for amplifying the information you have about your condition, as well as the fellowship and encouragement we get from communicating with other spinal cord injured people.

You are between a rock and the hard place and I'm very sorry you had to seek us out.

steelguy71, are you open to reading about alternative therapy? Parasites cause joint deterioration. For about $50, you can kill your parasites with herbs. I purchase these several time a year.
drclarkstore.com/dr-hulda-clark-parasite-cleanse.html

I had a C5-C7 stenosis diagnosis years before my SCI that resulted in C5 tetraplegia / ASIA-D / Brown Sequard.  The stenosis was due to being hit by a drunk driver while a pedestrian.  I had a laminectomy, and knew immediately upon waking from surgery that there was great improvement.  Prior to the laminectomy, it felt like I had a tennis ball stuck under my right arm pit and radiating pain down both arms (more prominent on the right).  These symptoms were absent after the laminectomy.

Side note:  Because of the extra space protecting the nerves at C5-C7, the SCI that resulted in C5 tetraplegia wasn't as bad as it would have been without the laminectomy.  In fact, the SCI specialist said that I would not have survived had the extra space not been there.  And this is the only instance that I can think of where being hit by a drunk driver may have done some good...

The laminectomy was well worth the risk.  I have a high pain tolerance, but was at a point that I didn't really care if I woke from the surgery.  Post surgery, no pain, was able to use off the shelf Tylonol (and no opioids), and went back to work after 4-days.  So glad that I had the surgery...

Good luck with the surgery.  I hope your outcome is as positive as mine was...

steelguy71, I take kratom for pain. But I hear that it’s also great for people who are quitting smoking. It’s legal in most US states and in most countries. I don’t know where you “are”.

This man’s blog says he used herbs to stop smoking with less stress.
blog.bearblend.com/how-to-quit-smoking-tobacco-with-organic-herbal-blends/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwlJfsBRDUARIsAIDHsWrSIMWAwZc6h97TGxhBlzjKZZoUL1zsLxzlohOTx5eadvrKDkefQTIaApP2EALw_wcB

Everybody, please check to be sure there’s no contra-indication with any meds you are taking.

Recently I have noticed what I can only describe as concentric radiating tingling chills that feel as though they are radiating from the spine outward down my body.
Feels like it starts around the c6-c7 and radiates down to the bottom of the ribcage before dissipating.

These symptoms seem to occur when I need to relieve myself. It is not what some of us call the "pee shivers" where the bladder is being re filled by kidneys as one empties their bladder, so I am curious as to what may be occurring...

Has anyone experienced these, or have any insight as to what may be occurring?

Thanks in advance
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