New member seeking advice on chronic pain and dizziness

hello all. i am new here! in may this year I had a car accident and started suffering from back pain. in xrays, it was discovered that i have degenerative disc disease in the lumbar area and stenosis in the cervical area. for the past 2 years I have suffered from dizziness. consistently almost every day for hours a day. so much so that i feel unsafe driving and walking even. have any of you had any experience in this?

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30Years_Of_This

2y ago

Sadcupcake I have had cervical spine degeneration for over 30 years. My first symptom was severe vertigo with the spinning so bad I was unable to stay at work and unable to drive. I had surgery within a month or two to relieve pressure on my spinal cord. Over the years I’ve had periods of dizziness that last anywhere from 1 hr to three weeks. I’ve had many MRIs of the neck and the brain, and balance tests. Nothing conclusive except that my neck continues to deteriorate, a second surgery would be too dangerous because of the scar tissue from the first surgery. So I just try to treat the symptoms as they come.

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