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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.

burning for the last 3 weeks

I have been on microbid and now ciproflox and they are not working. At first they were starting to work at bit then it started again. I had a urine test done and it shows nothing.  i am still going to the bathroom alot and i am drinking lots of water.  Any suggestions?

by User avatar Guest

how does muscle loss occur?

Hi. My best friend was diagnosed with muscle loss. He was always at good health, moving around… I would like to know how does muscle loss occur? What could be the cause of his problem?

by User avatar morreale2310

lump on lumbar spine

I'm dealing with a little mystery here and I am hoping you can help me solve it. My husband has a lump on his lump on lumbar spine. He has been for x-rays, and they found nothing wrong with him. So what is this lump? I am very sure it is there because I feel it every day. So what could this be?

by User avatar caressa1658156015

Triple laminectomy recovery period

I am soon to have a triple laminectomy on the discs between L3, L4, L5 and S1 and I am wondering how long the recovery period is. What I can and cannot do within the recovery period and after the operation must I sleep on my back, side or front.

by User avatar esprit138520

severe low back pain with nerve pain when skin is moved across the facsia

can anyone suggest treatment for nerve pain which is excruciating when I move my skin or put pressure on my skin which makes  fascia send extreme nerve pain throughout my body and mostly lowerback. severe weakness as if my back is gonna go out any minute. please note my skin itself does NOT hurt...

by User avatar Guest

Posterior fusion experience

Is anyone here who has experience with posterior fusion? I would like to know what I can expect after from someone who been through the procedure. It will mean a lot to me. Thank you in advance. I am scheduled for august 26, 2006.

by User avatar Guest

More pain AFTER cervical surgery

Had fusion at c6/7 eight days ago. Pain on left shoulder/arm unbearable before. That's gone now but RIGHT shoulder/arm pain incredibly intense, more so than what I felt on left prior. Doc says this is because nerve root was compressed and is "agitated" after being set free, and one...

by User avatar singlenow0026426

sternum higher on left side by nearly an inch

Answered by a doctor

hi there for the past few years i have noticed that my left side of my sternum is a little less than an inch higher than right. it makes the whole left side look abnormal. there is not a day were i dont think about it and it nearly impacts in all aspects of my life because i am always self...

by User avatar jackjohn88032

C6-7 with a titanium plate what should i know about this?

I will be haveing surgery sometime this fall for a C6-7 fusion. The doc said he was going to put a Titanium plate in my neck to hold it together. Since i am already fused at c4-5-6 , How will this plate help me? I have read some of the statements and they scare the heck out of me. Screws coming...

by User avatar mya2828

Discectomy

Hi - I am 13 days post-op and am doing great! I woke up one morning in March and had been in significant, unrelenting pain. I tried everything - oral steroids, muscle relaxers, narcotics, and epidural injections with no relief. The day of surgery I had immediate relief of pain and numbness and have...

by User avatar Guest