Hi ive got OA in my right hip and left shoulder ac joint and last year I had surgery on my arm to release a compressed ulnar nerve. As the op didnt solve my nerve problems ive had a neck MRI done which says that at c5 and c6 I have moderate left foraminal stenosis but no evidence of nerve route compression. Im guessjng that this means that my spinal cord isnt compressed but I dont really know what this means.
Does anyone know if stenosis is another way of saying that I have OA in my neck and if not what does stenosis mean? If anyone has cervical stenosis can you let me know what symptoms you have please? Its taken a long time to finally get a diagnosis but nobody is explaining to me in simple terms what these results mean.
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Sit and talk with at least your GP in laymans terms and take his advice.
Good luck.
here is a link to what stenosis means for you to read https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/lumbar-decompression-surgery/why-its-done/#spinal-stenosis and compression does mean pressing on. I hope this helps but as airwave suggests it is best to go and have a chat with your GP and ask them to explain it to you so that you really understand what is going on, I am sure he will also be able to tell you what the symptoms might be. I also think we do have some members on here who will be able to share their experiences with you
Best wishes
Sharon
It's always worth reminding docs that we, as mere patients, are not fluent in that difficult foreign language called Medic. It does them no harm to speak our language, does it? DD