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Sallywally1 Sun 18-May-25 07:26:23

Claims he was told by a doctor that his “lower spine” is crumbling. He has no pain. I find this difficult to understand as the pain in my arthritic shoulder is agonising. He won’t accept any treatment, but mentions it when I cry out in pay about my shoulder!

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M0nica Sun 18-May-25 07:41:32

My upper spine is suffering from wear and tear, usual symptoms, I understand are pain in the neck - I have no neck pain at all. The only symptom I have is numbness in a couple of my fingers, which I mistook as being part of my carpal tunnel syndrome.

Two people with exactly the same structural problem will have completely different symptoms, one will have pain and one will not.

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Luckygirl3 Sun 18-May-25 08:25:02

It all depends whether a nerve is being tweaked by the spinal degeneration. If it isn't he is less likely to be in pain - lucky man!

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Samsara1 Sun 18-May-25 10:58:33

I'm glad to hear your husband is not currently in pain. As person with spinal stenosis I would encourage your husband to do some exercises to try to avoid any trapped nerves. A physio can help him work out which ones to do and how much.

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