I am going to have surgery soon for Spinal Stenosis. The type that I have includes bulging, herniated discs (Spondylolisthesis), which is the slipping of one of your vertebra onto another. When the slippage occurs it leads to compression.

I have researched Spinal Stenosis and read everything I can find on the surgery.

My health care provider gave my name to a couple of wonderful ladies here on Vancouver Island, so that I could follow their progress. So far they are doing great.

Marilyn is one of the ladies; she had been completely bedridden for six weeks and had undergone a stay in the hospital before her surgery. Two weeks later I meet her for coffee, at a little shop in the village, she looked wonderful and was full of life.

For those of you that haven’t a clue of what Spinal Stenosis is I will give you a small explanation.

Some patients are born with this narrowing, but most often spinal stenosis is seen in patients over the age of 50. In these patients, stenosis is the gradual result of aging and “wear and tear” on the spine during everyday activities. There most likely is a genetic predisposition to this since only a minority of individuals develops advanced symptomatic changes.

I would like to hear from those of you that have been diagnosed with this problem.

To find more information click here Spinal Stenosis.