Seems as though the stenosis is not in the tailbone, or sacrum, but above it going up to just above the waist. I thought this problem area had been just from disc and facet, but it is all of the above. He said what I was feeling in the sacrum and tailbone was all from the SI joints, it was referred pain, or in other words pain that radiates from the SI joints. The SI joint destruction from my Psoriatic Arthritis is my biggest problem of all, that is why it is so difficult for me to ride in a car, but that the stenosis would cause the pains down the legs, though it is not too bad.
The neck also has mild stenosis, the nerve roots of the spine are being pinched, and the hump is where all of the muscles connect, he is putting me on Xanaflex for that as most muscle relaxants have done nothing. He said this is a med stronger than the ones I have taken in the past, it is used by those who have MS, and if taken at night should help me to sleep.
Also changing my Enbrel 50 mg auto shot weekly, to a different form of Enbrel, one that has to be mixed, that I give through a regular needle every 3 days. He is trying to prevent the drag I am getting the day before my shot time.
He again told me that although I have had this a LONG TIME, he feels as though the progression is getting slowed down, and that I am getting better. He said that even though I had the collapse after over-doing and ending up on the floor and later in the ER is a sign I am getting better if I can even try to over do it to that extent!
My life the last 8 years has been nothing but the fight of almost getting there, and then continuously crashing, collapsing, but I'll push on, just like we all do!
He actually LOOKED at the MRIs of the neck and lumbar, rather than take the word of the Radiologist! That impressed me. For all I know, he saved it to his computer for comparison later, after the next ones.
I now have an even better understanding of what is going on with me, so in 2 weeks it's off to the GP, to relay all of this, and see what he thinks!