Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

Cervical Anterior Fusion c3-c4 and I got hurt the day after the surgery when I came home.

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Hi Everyone.......I am 55 years old and a female. I have pernicious anemia and went to a rheumatologist for years who said I had fibromyalgia but I really never complained about the aches and pains. I had surgery Dec 3, 2013, and while in the hospital I wanted to ask to stay another night and I...

by happie_to_be_lucky over a year ago

Nerve Damage/Problems. Will they ever totally go away?

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Over 2 months ago i was blessed with buldging/ruptured discs that were causing stenosis on cervical spine and severe nerve pain. I was in continual pain for 2 months. Just today, i had my 1st epidural injection. 7 hours after injection i feel horrible. I have asked all 3 Drs. i have seen to this...

by Audball over a year ago

positive ana, low vit d, low glucose, low iron, arm discomfort, all over awkwardness...no pain??

Since i can remember i've had blackouts, i stand up, my eyes will be open but i cant see anything, my head spins, and i have to grab hold of my knees or a wall to keep from falling..the blackout never lasts more than 30 seconds. Since i was 14 i've had excruciating back pain (4 years, I am 18)....

by 2013bcarpenter320469 over a year ago

new neck pain

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i had c4-c7 spinal fusion in dec of 2013..my right arm and hand were always in pain and now its subsiding...its now may! but i woke up the other morning with what i thought was a stiff neck but its seems to be getting worse. it hurts when i touch the front of my neck where the incision is and...

by sued over a year ago

Best sleeping positions after ACDF

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I am on day five after my ACDF and am feeling better than I thought I would at this stage. However, I fell very unsure about best sleeping positions, does anyone know if there is an 'optimal' sleeping position to promote good healing/ fusion and correct posture? This seems important as it is the...

by Guest over a year ago

side effects of my scoliosis

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My name is Deborah Martin, i have been living with Scoliosis for 34 years. I fell when i was 6yrs old and twisted my spine and it was not taken care of properly. In the early years the pain was not so bad but now i feel pains every day of my life. I can't stand long or sit long, i can't go to the...

by LizMar319625 over a year ago

Any complications that I may have for an LP shunt and Dural patch

I underwent a surgery in 2013 for the removal of a spinal lipoma (c5/c6). within 14 days, due to a CSF leak, another procedure was performed for the dural closure using a self graft. Till date the CSF leak is ongoing and I am scheduled this week, for a LP shunt and at the same time; the Dural...

by oasis318989 over a year ago

neck fusion pain

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I recently (2 months) had c5-6, 6-7 fusion, out of brace but I do use a soft collar when I go outside. I have been doing great until today, went to the store and reached over my head to get something, I immediately felt something stretch and immediately pain into neck and thorasic scale of 8-9,...

by t3mama99318142 over a year ago

I have had cervical disc fusion at C6 and then a foraminotomy to the same area

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I have been diagnosed with trigemminal neuralgia, I have also had cervical disc fusion at C6 and then a furminaotomy to the same area. now i have had a hemilaminectomy 3 weeks ago. I have continued to have pain and now the Dr. says i may have a reherniationm. i have a history of degenerated disc...

by Guest over a year ago

bulging disk3-4-c5-c5-c6 neck pain, left arm pain and feels heavy, weak, pins and needles in left ha

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I have bulging disk3-4-c5-c5-c6 horribe neck pain, left arm pain and feels heavy, weak, pins and needles in left hand. just had surgury on c6-c7 with fusion and hadware 4 months ago. had some kind of surgury on the back of the neck 4 years ago. forget the name of it. three months later same thing...

by mag100314477 over a year ago