Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

spinal fusion

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Hi my name is Sandra and I am 42. I have had 2 discectomys in the past and now have to have a disc fusion of L3-5. I am experiencing excrusiating left leg pain. I have just had a CT guided epidural which after a week have had no lelief. I am a very out going person and work part time as a...

by sandra over a year ago

spinal fusion on c5-6 and c6-7

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i had spinal fusion surgery on level c5-6 and c6-7 on feb 28th of this year and im 100 times worse than before the surgery....ive been thru pt or all i could handle anyway...i have a bone growth stimulator which i use 30 min everyday...im on twice as many pain meds now...im suffering so bad from...

by kristi m over a year ago

Low back pain for 4 months, and now lower abdomen pain

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Hello everyone,I am a 20 year old male.I have had low back pain for about four months now, and now I am having lower abdomen pain.I have been to the doctor a few times (Urgent Care), but this upcoming Monday I will have an official appointment.The doctor I went to believes it is a Lumbar disk...

by ricksteer_p333228712 over a year ago

neck problem rib cage pain.

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I have problem with c4 c5. I have little bet of arm pains, terrible upper and mid back pain. and rib cage pain getting terrible. I am wondering any of you have rib cage problem along with neck disc issue. My physician says I might have fibromyalgia. I want to find out if all of this pains comes from...

by rose over a year ago

severe neck/shoulderpain a year after c-17c-2 fusion

Severe, debilitating pain after fusion, c-1&c-2 a year ago Jan. Xray shows screws are fusing although 1 screw went in wrong. Approx. 6 months ago, pain started getting worse with each day. Now cannot do anything but lay down. Am in tears and frightened. Trigger injections scheduled although I...

by Heidi Ober-Grant225501 over a year ago

serious back pain!

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hello, i am 15 years old i had a spinal fusions done about 6 months ago and sad to say but i have wors pain then i ever did and my legs just lately started giving out on me! can anyone tell how to go about this situation.

by Jessie Newfoundland over a year ago

L5 to S1 fusion surgery

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I am facing L5 to S1 bACK FUSION....I have heard so many stories of how after surgery most people have worse pain than ever.....i been off work for over year now and afraid if surgery done now it may have worse impact if the other vertebrae have adjusted to this injury now.....what is the long term...

by beertruckbandit222191 over a year ago

Soreness on Shoulder Blade.

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Hi there,I had been experiencing soreness on my right shoulder blade area since a few years ago especially after playing sport and etc... These soreness will not go off easily unless I lie down or sit in a good posture. As such, I went to see a specialist and did a MRI scan and concluded that i tore...

by jaydiablo over a year ago

loin/back pain right side

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I have had this pain in my lower back/loin-ish area for some days (read over a week). I read some other articles and found them confusing. I am a HEAVY drinker and have been for many years (for example I drink no less than 120 oz of 8% beer every day and some days more than 200 oz.) This has...

by Guest over a year ago

Pain/cold feeling upper spine...

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Since probably 6-7 years ago, I started getting this popping noise on bone between my chest when I straightened up, I didn't really give it much thought, but it did hurt when I was doing heavy bench presses.Since maybe 4-5 years ago, I started having problems in the same area, but the back. At...

by pood219913 over a year ago