Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

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Recovery from C5, C6, and C7

This is my first time ever posting to a blog/website so please excuse my ignorance, but I wanted to get my story out there in case it can help others. My surgery was performed by Dr, Jeff Arle from the Lahey Medical Center in Burlington, MA (he was excellent). My goal is to give you the facts...

by Calzy1965132472 over a year ago

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Recovery symptoms fatigue post acdf

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Hello All, I had acdf c-5 to c-7, 7 weeks ago and am concerned about fatigue. How much should I push myself when I am exhuasted? I am a 54yr otherwise healty female and have made great progress, my throat did not bother me at all, I was 1 day in hospital and was eating normal food...

by ACDF3-20-2012 over a year ago

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side effects of lumbar puncture

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Are there forum members who have undergone a lumbar puncture? I am due to receive a lumbar puncture at the end of the month, and despite my doctor's assurances that everything will be fine, I am scared out of my mind about the side effects that can happen. If you have been through a lumbar puncture,...

by durant1892168593 over a year ago

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acdf c5-6-7 revision surgery

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Has anyone here ever had an acdf c5-6-7 revision surgery? Eight months ago I had an ACDF to fuse my neck at C5-6-7. The X-rays show movement at that segment so I need revision surgery. I am scheduled for this next month

by lorrin981 over a year ago

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C5 nerve palsy after ACDF surgery

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I'm male and 66 yrs old. 4 weeks after ACDF of C4C5C6C7, I have minimal pain but have limited use of left arm Cannot raise arm from shoulder and arm is weak. Can lift arm at elbow partially. Forearm movement & strength affected. Am doing PT & OCT but see little difference. Like this...

by flstsrider90369 over a year ago

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Numbness in arms, feet & face; lightheadedness & spatial distortion

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For about the past year, I've slowly developed debilitating symptoms in my hands, feet and face. I've seen 7 different doctors now (2 GPs, rheumatologist, neurologist, cardiologist, chiropractor, ENT) and have had a slew of tests performed, and I still haven't received any concrete diagnosis for my...

by miona69320 over a year ago

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Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion Poping, cracking, grinding sounds and pain

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I underwent anterior cervical spine sugery C-5, C-6, C-7 after breaking my neck from a fall; replacing C-6 with my own bone graft from my hip. It has been 18 months since the surgery and I get pain (an 8 from a 1-10 scale) between my shoulder blades in my upper back which feels like it is below...

by nicholaswaynick113282 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

sciatic surgery for cyst on spine causing pain in right leg and now left leg is also having pain

why does my left leg have pain after surgery for sciatic pain in right leg? I had a cyst removed over 6 months ago, leg still hurts sometimes, but now the other leg is doing the same thing, extremely painful, same pain as other leg before surgery. Told dr, He didnt seem to...

by Guest over a year ago

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what should I do about constant back pain? Can it be caused by an anxiety?

hi i am stefan and i am very much tired of back pain and i am only 25 and this is due to my sickness for unemployement and it is getting on my nerves and i do not know what i should do for it ...please guys help me any suggestions Stefan

by finest hexagon over a year ago

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