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[jcarr6]

diagnosed with c2 w/ mod 3thru5 involvement .  stressing out in general and wanted to know if stress affects ms affects stenosis affects ms.      maybe spinal cord swells when stessed making stenosis worst

[jcarr6]

thanks guys sorry about repeats and  SPELLING, thanks for the help

[jcarr6]

Thanks for the reply. its become a big mess. I have cerv sten  in upper 3-5 and received 3 steroid shots. Really  terrible headackes temporal and sporatic areas through out. a great concerntration is at the base rear at the opening of the skull( almost feels like theres to much fluid or something). on alot of neuronton and baclafen. which may contribute to the shakes and fitigue involved in steps and showers.

[kwarendorf]

Are you saying that you have signs of stenosis at C3-C5?

Stress is absolutely an MS trigger. I do not think that it is a stenosis trigger, as stenosis is mechanical. I also don't think that stenosis effects MS.

Prior to being diagnosed w/MS, I had lumbar stenosis. The condition was surgically remedied and I have had no further stenosis related issues. I had no MS related issued just prior to or just after the surgery,

Kyle

[SarahL2491]

I don't know about anyone else, but stress really aggrevates my MS.
Your spine problems, I ont' know anything about and as immisceo says, perhaps you can give us more information.  We are just MS patients helping each other.

[immisceo]

Hi there. I notice this is your first post. If you provide more detail, we may be able to give more feedback. You use quite a few abbreviations that are a bit Greek to me!

Do you refer to the second cervical spine vertebrae or the second cervical spinal nerve? (or none of the above?). And what has been diagnosed? MS? A vertebrae (bone) issue?

I do understand, I think, that 'mod 3thru5 involvement' means moderate involvement of the 3-5 cervical spinal vertebrae. We're not doctors here, so being as unambiguous as possible will oftentimes garner the most responses.

Stress can certainly increase ones perception of symptom severity, but as to whether stress can cause physiological changes that bring about an actual worsening of signs and symptoms, I'm afraid that's above my pay grade to say!

Perhaps if you fill in some of the blanks, some of the more knowledgable folks around here can give you some fedback. Welcome to the forum!