Eric Benjamin

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