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Should i have surgery or not? the pain management gave me the choice of steroid shots or surgery for stenosis at c5. the pain has subsided even before the 2 steroid shots but is still there. numbness in my arm/hand when raised?

Q: should i have surgery or not? the pain management gave me the choice of steroid shots or surgery for stenosis at c5. the pain has subsided even before the 2 steroid shots but is still there. numbness in my arm/hand when raised?

: You need to trust your surgeon and pain doctor for advise

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You need to trust your surgeon and pain doctor for advise

Answered 8/5/2021

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Perhaps seek a second opinion. Arm elevation provoking symptoms is not usual if a nerve is pinched in the neck, and is more of a sign of a problem within the brachial plexus. An EMG/NCS can differentiate. Get this more fully evaluated.

Answered 8/12/2021

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A member asked:

Should i have surgery or not? the pain management gave me the choice of steroid shots or surgery for stenosis at c5. the pain has subsided even before the 2 steroid shots but is still there. numbness in my arm/hand when raised?

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