Hi Doctor, I have been diagnosed with stenosis/myelomalacia in the cervical spine between C3 to C6. The surgeon has recommended urgent spinal fusion using a cage and hardware.My question is, is this as serious as it sounds and is there any alternative to spinal surgery. Thank you for your time
My dear friend, there are too many restrictions in your query have no idea what your symptoms are (your investigational reports need to be correlated with your symptoms)I cannot see the film of radio imaging (the extent of damage can be made out by seeing the films only)Still, I think you should go with the doctors' advice. Spinal stenosis is a term for the reduced diameter of the vertebral canal. Vertebral canal is a small tube in which the spinal cord passes. This has become thinner. As per your record, it has started to affect the health of the spinal cord- myelomalacia. At C3-6, it is high enough to cause damage to all 4 limbs. So you may end up with qua Chat Doctor. I hope that explains to you the seriousness of the conditionals, I will suggest you decide fast. Neurological symptoms can improve only up to a certain time. After that the symptoms will not improve, they just won't progress. Besides, if certain symptoms develop like bowel and bladder involvement, the results are less likely to be goods think fast hope that helps. If you need more details, please upload the data asked best of luck