My name is Eric and here is what's going on with my spine.

Multilevel cervical spondylosis with spinal stenosis and foraminal narrowing.

In plain English:

• “Multilevel” = It’s happening at several levels in your neck.

• Spondylosis = Age-related wear and tear (arthritis) in your neck spine.

• Spinal stenosis = Narrowing of the central spinal canal.

• Neuroforaminal narrowing = Narrowing of the openings where the nerves exit the spine (this can cause nerve pain).

What’s Happening Level by Level

C3–C4

• Mild spinal canal narrowing

• Mild right nerve narrowing

C4–C5

• Moderate spinal stenosis

• Severe narrowing on the left nerve

• Moderate narrowing on the right

This is one of the more significant levels.

C5–C6

• Mild spinal stenosis

• Severe right nerve narrowing

• Mild left narrowing

Another major problem level.

C6–C7

• Severe right nerve narrowing

• Mild left narrowing

C7–T1

• Severe right nerve narrowing

The pain is getting worse it's hard to walk and stand it hurts to straighten my back it's been really hard to keep a job I really hope surgery will help because it's making me miserable