Question: I had spinal surgery in 2015 for STENOSIS at L3/L4, and HERNIATION at L5/S1, that left me with weak and funny feeling feeling legs. The L5/S1 was not completed and I am still wondering what in the world that a surgeon that was voted to be one of New York City best had been thinking and doing. My last MRI with CONTRAS showed that the STENOSIS is back at L3/L4, and HERNIATION with the disk listing to the right and on the nerve at L5/S1. Whenever I get a signal for a bowel movement the legs will begin to act up with that funny feeling, and if it's one of those movements that you get the signal and it's a long way from coming, it's a long process of leg weakness with funny feeling. Once surgeon recommend decompression at L5/S1without effusion from posteriorly, while four others want to do fusion going from the front, which I am scared of, and another said that there is nothing that canbe done and that I should get a STIMULATOR INSTALLED. Another New York City big wig that had me returning to his office after uttering from my first visit that he had to take care of L5/S1 was dragging his feet, and only when a Neurologist call him to find out what plans he had, he too said that I should go get a STIMULATOR. In the cervical a number of the disc from C@ to C6 shows STENOSIS and I do have funny feeling running down my arms. Some of the same doctors said FUSION, while the one who said decompression of L5/S1 said EPIDURAL first to see what happens. I must state that I had developed ARACHNOIDITIS, AND WAS TOLD THAT NOT ALL PEOPLE WITH THAT DOES HAVE PROBLEMS. What's your take as to why I am having that funny leg feeling with weakness especially prior to a bowel movement, and what surgery is best between decompression and fusion. I also read where in Amsterdam people are having surgery for ARACHNOIDITIS WITH SUCCESS, BUT HERE IN nEW yORK cITY IT'S A NO , NO THAT THE SURGEONS ARE STATING.