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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.

morton s neuroma and c5 nerve compression

Hello. I'm 26 year old female and I'm very worried for brother right now. Just recently he has experienced a very serious car accident and we all think that we are going to loose him. He was in coma for four days and we were petrified all that time. When he woke up from coma doctor determined that...

by User avatar monsen2067

Slight changes to facial expression after surgery

Hi all. Im glad to finally find a site I can read about other people & their experiences with similar surgery. Anyhow, less of the rambling. I was wondering if anyone has experiences anything like me after disc fusion surgery. I fractured my c3 in a car crash and had surgery a while later....

by User avatar gillespie93698

compression fracture spine with help of meds or wait

Hi,I am male 44yrs,while lifting a 21ft high,12ft wide 2x6 framed wall,it slipped then fell on me.Commpression fracture of spine and cracked sternum.I have 40 ml morphine every 12 hrs ,how much walking can i do to help this along or should i wait till i don't need the meds for pain?.

by User avatar Guest

My Husband's recent surgery

My husband had neck surgery due to an auto accident and they had to rebreak his neck and work on C2 through C4. He feels fairly well except the spasms in his right shoulder are unbearable and his pain medications does nothing. He is unable to barely get from the bed to the Den. Anyone experience...

by User avatar Guest

c6-c7 mild stenosis of neural foramina

Hi all. I hope someone here can help me. I am a 41 year old lady with an insidious onset of left upper back pain. I also feel hand and arm numbness. Few weeks ago I noticed a feeling of numbness and tingling in my left hand and arm and I think is the c7 nerve root. The problem occur in the index...

by User avatar Guest

I have had know 4 spinal fluid leaks since a surgery in Nov and 5 surgeries since andnot fixed yet

Hello my name is TAO and I am 37 year old women in good health.. I am athelic and in shape.. I have 5 children and never ever had a problem with any epidual or for that matter no problems in birthing any of my boys I had a l4 l5 disectomy on Nov 10 and 6 weeks later had my first spinal fluid leak...

by User avatar TAO181070

Feeling weak in the lower back

I'm feeling weak in my lower back 1 year ago i was in a very very bad car wreak and it brok L4 and L5 in my back i have 2 metal roles in my back along with 8 srewrs and to spares in my back i'm only 18! What could have could the weak feeling in my back

by User avatar Auburnkitty

Cauda Equina Syndrome..

My husband had severe car accident 2 weeks ago and he is kind of a partly paralyzed –his legs are affected and he is actually now kind of recommended to have an emergency surgery since he is actually diagnosed with Cauda Equina Syndrome. So I would appreciate if someone teels me how this Cauda...

by User avatar jody36433

should i get a fusion surgery done?

I'm a 22 year old female who has had back pain my whole life. Past 2 years my pain is worse to point I can not walk or stand over 30min. I recently been getting numbness in right leg and pinch nerve feeling. I was diagnosed with spondylolsis in L5 S1 my par bones are broke through on both sides....

by User avatar kayla

compression thorasic lumbar joints

Hi everybody. I am a 29 years old woman. For the past several years I have had numbness in my upper thighs. This only occurs when I am laying flat on my back (or my stomach) or simply standing in the same position too long. Also, few months ago I had severe pains in my back which doctors said was...

by User avatar deerdre423