Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

Cervical discectomy with fusion C-5/C-6 surgery in two weeks

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My name is Alana, and I am scheduled to undergo a cervical discectomy with fusion, C-5, in two weeks on March 7, 2012. I am extremely frightened, given what I have read on some of these forums. Here is my story: I am a 33 year old female. The pain began in my neck, shoulder, face, and right...

by AlanaThomas01 over a year ago

acdf surgery c4-5-6-7 titanium fusion, bad shoulder pain

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im 15 days removed from a 4 disc titanium fusions c4-5-6-7 im in need of advice on sleeping, type pillowsand if massage therepy will help?? what kind muscle medcation??relaxers or what!!! ibufroen in effective even oxycodene not working help help help

by danitrott218578 over a year ago

Pain After L5-S1 disectomy/lemectomy

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Hello everyone! well, I guess I am just dissapointed. I started out with a few buldging disks L4,L5,S1 after working a bit too hard spring cleaning in April 2011. It was then that I experianced siatica for the first time. I of course went and did what I needed to do to make it better. I did the...

by djordan391214153 over a year ago

L5-S1 Disc gone..

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Hi everyone, I would love to get some information. I'm 17 years old and was diagnosed with servere degenerative disc disease and spinal steneois. I do not know much about these conditions since i'm rather young and have not paid attention to these. My L5-S1 disc is completely gone. How did I get DDD...

by Hero9 over a year ago

disc herniation at c-3 c-4 with nerve root displacement

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I received my mri resukts wit c3 c4 herniated and c5 c6 budging wit an evident annular tear. I cant get intoa neurosurgen for a while. I am in extreme pain.. Can this be corrected without surgery or an I lookinag at surgery.. If surget is the answer what is the recovery time and will tis correct...

by lucylou over a year ago

Having anterior cervical discetomy and fusion with posterior cervical foraminotomy and fusion

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I have disc degenerative disease and have 3 bulging discs, c4-c5, c5-c6 and c6-c7 with severe spinal cord compression at c5-c6 and c6-c7, due to osteophytes. I have seen 4 surgeons, each with totally different opinions. The 1st surgeon wanted to do 2 disc replacements, 2nd only wanted to do...

by guitarwife over a year ago

I am 9wks post op for L3-5 lumbar decompression surgery

I am 9wks post op for L3-5 lumbar decompression surgery an just in the past few days stared having random sharp pains in the right side of my back..it comes and goes......Does anyone know if this is normal? Ever since surgery all i do is worry if i'm moving te wrong way or should I not be doing this...

by lizly9999 over a year ago

Whole neck cervical fusion

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Hi,Has anyone out there had their whole neck fused (C1-C6)? I have been having trouble deciding on having the surgery, and now am finally ready. I am interested in hearing stories about this and recovery time, problems, positive feedback, etc. I have heard you have to wear a neck brace for a...

by Cheryl327 over a year ago

Suffering from Sciatica

I had suffered from severe sciatica for over two years and about a year ago my GP recommended me to an orthopedic surgeon. He made me get an MRI and when he looked at the scan he said that I needed a triple laminectomy on L3/L4/L5/S1 with bracing, costing me to the order of $40 000. I could not get...

by esprit138520 over a year ago

Thinking of having "ACDF SURGERY"

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Hi,My name is Dave and I am thinking of having ACDF surgery. I have been dealing with this pain and numbness in my arms and neck for about 7 years now. I was not in any kind of accident or anything like that. I was told that it is just what it is. Over the years I have had three steroid injections...

by dblommel204332 over a year ago