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HEADACHE flashes on moving head!

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Over the last couple of weeks I've benn getting little flashes of pain around my temple/eye area. It normally happens when I move my head suddenly or change the place I'm looking at. It normally comes when I'm feeling heavy-headed - they only last about a second. It's been happeneing at least once...

by User avatar amoo79192

constipation caused by degenerative disc disease?

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I have chronic constipation which is getting worse despite buckets of fiber, colace type medications, I can not get much exercise due to chronic leg and hip (nothing wrong with my hip per MRI) pain which I know contributes to the problem. Can constipation be part of disc disease?

by User avatar Guest

ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCETOMY AND FUSION

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MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A BULGING DISC, HERNIATION AND SPINAL STENOSIS, HE HAS BEEN TOLD HE WILL NEED ACDF. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS HAD ANY RESULTS WITH ANY ALTERNATE TREATMENT? HAS ANYONE TRIED THE DRX9000?

by User avatar ELLIER20428

spinal fracture, L1 & L5 and problems with urionating and having a bowel movement

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Motorcycle accident, broken back L1 & L5, why does my boyfriend have to wear a catherater bag 2 months after release from hospital? Will he always have to wear this bag? What is causing him not to function normally? He is also constipated and has to h ave help going to the bathroom? Please...

by User avatar arual4r3d

Cervical/Thor. Fusion Post Op Pain

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i hope i came to the right site. i had a c5-7 fusion five years ago which worked wonderfully. two months ago the disc just below ruptured and i had a an emergency c7-t1 fusion. the took the plate off vert. at c5 to 7 and put a new on on c7-t1. after losing all the strength in my right arm pre...

by User avatar pragwatt78365

Back pain after lifting something heavy

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I was lifting something heavy two days ago the day after my lower back started hurting more on the out side not on my spin kinda in the middle. Was just hurting a little bit but today i was pushing on a fridge and now i am having a hard time walking it is a sharp pain hurting in the same place.

by User avatar Bryant

Please advise must have another cervical fusion.

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About 4 years ago I had a fusion at Levels C4-C5; C5-C6; C6-C7. It helped some but after 8 months the pain came back. I had a discogram yesterday and they are saying level C4 is completely ruptured and that I must have this level fused. Will they most likely fuse just this one level or will they...

by User avatar Guest

sharp pain in back when neck bends

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Whenever I bend my neck forward, I get a sharp tingling pain in my back. the pain is in my lower middle back, around where my bottom rib is. I don't know if it is related, but I get frequent headaches accompanied sometimes by dizziness and nausea. I'm on allegra, an allergy medicine, and daytrana,...

by User avatar sifumike1277120

Anterior Cervical Fusion

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I am due to go in for Anterior Cervical Fusion on August 6th 2008. I am kind of leary just due to the fact that the Doctor was very anxious to have me go for it. When I asked what were the other alternatives and he stated that there were none. I found that very unusual..... I am thinking of seeking...

by User avatar Phil_m77109

numbness itching right side uppere chest arm & hand

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I have 40 - 50% numbness in my upper right side chest, arm and hand with intense itching on upper chest. I had a massage(very hard) is it possible to get nerve dammage from a massage? I am very concerned; it has been over a week. Thanks for any information

by User avatar Badari 176935