1992 Dodge Dakota shock,spring problem

while removing the left shock, i had the lower control arm jacked up, (brake calipers, spindle, etc were removed for ball joint replacement), i loosened the top nut on the shock the the pressure when it came off caused the spring to come unseated a few inches on the bottom, then the shock was pulled down and is sitting sideways in the spring, the spring is sideways inside the shock..will i have to remove the lower control arm to get all this fixed right??.