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Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

Discuss topics related to spinal cord injury, spinal discs, back and neck pain, osteoporosis, sciatica, scoliosis, spondylosis, stenosis, and whiplash on this forum.

Disc C5-C6-C7, I had successful surgery.

I had extreme pain in my neck and the MRI revealed that discs C5-C6 and C6-C7 were putting pressure on my spinal colunm. The only way to get releif was surgery. I found a specalist and my fusion of C5-C6-C7 was successful. The new treatment is to go in through the front of your neck. I have a...

by User avatar Guest

Allergy to alloy used in Titanium implants

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In March of 2013, I had a cervical spinal fusing done on the C-5. C-6 and C-7 bones.  Since then I  have been having allergic symptoms to the metals used.  The doctor was told that I had a problem with metal allergies but went ahead with the operation and put a Titanium plate as well as screws in...

by User avatar Betsy

Cervical MRI results

Hello, for the last three weeks ive been suufering from excruciating neck, shoulder, chest and arm pain. ive been to my nuerologist and he ordered a cervival mri. it reads Sagttal STIR images show the cord to be well visualized without evident focal signal abnormality. Vertebrae show normal...

by User avatar pali

herniated disk

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I seem to be having herniated disc condition –that is at least what I was told back there by my physical therapist and he prescribed me some meds –pain relievers and have also advised me to try with some non surgical herniated disc treatment such as cold or heat therapy. Can anybody...

by User avatar Guest

DISC HERNIATION T6-7 T7-8

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Ive been in a car accident and ever since Ive been experiencing pain in my chest and abdomen. After I was checked following the accident everything was fine but I got really scared when this pain started appearing. My doc ordered MRI and found that I have disc herniation at T6-7 T7-8. What I wanted...

by User avatar dickie41331

Hand pain after cervical epidural steroid injection

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So 24 hours ago I had a cervical epidural steroid injection for herniated c6 disc. As soon as I came to in the recovery room I noticed bad pain in my entire left hand...all fingers. Where as before the procedure I only had some tingling and numbness in my thumb and pointer fingers. But now after and...

by User avatar ShannonB

Post Cervical disk surgery

Diagnosed with herniated disk; cervical disk fusion surgery on Sept 21st, 2006. My question is after surgery continue to have pain in both arms, upper back and sort of a numbness, tingling feeling on top of my head. Is this normal? and if so when should I expect this to end? Note: I think...

by User avatar weickenand

Spinal Cord Stimulator Input

My chronic neuropathic pain didn’t respond on to a progressive plan of pain management, so I was recommended to try with spinal cord stimulation. I need some input in it. And please tell me, is spinal cord stimulation a treatment option for my chronic pain condition?

by User avatar millin2643

Birth Defect in neck-C-1 fused to skull from birth. My post is under disorders because it is so rare

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Could you please post my entry under cervical fusions as well as disorders. I am desperate to find someone that might know about this or actually someone of the 350 people that might have been born with this could read it under that forum. If there is a panel of doctors, maybe they know of someone...

by User avatar kjbe155477

Cervical Laminectomy Recovery

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I had a Cervical Laminectomy 4 weeks ago and still have much weakness in my left arm and hand. I have a lot of numbness in my left thumb and forefinger. I am right handed and my right arm and hand has significantly improved, although I still have some weakness. I was told by both surgeons that it...

by User avatar paddycakes141185