Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

Post ACDF C6/C7

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Help! I had ACDF surgery in June of 2007 and I am still out of work. My neck's mobility is very limited and full of pain and stiffness. My right shoulder throbs with pain and my neck "cracks" very loudly and grinds with the smallest of rotation. The cracking is so loud that people...

by jchez196570882 over a year ago

voice recovery following cervical fusion

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June 26, 2008 - I had diskectomy of C-4,5 - 5,6 and 6,7 with fusion and plating. So much swelling in throat had to have steroid shot. On May 21 had expanders placed following mastectomies in 2005 I feel as if it's all pushing on the front of my neck causing breathing problems, but the most...

by Guest over a year ago

Lower Back Pain

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I had scoliosis surgery 8 years ago, and had several rods fused to my spine. I have lower back pain frequently, especially after running, lifting furniture, or standing all day. Pilates has really helped me strengthened a lot of my muscles, which has helped a lot in preventing some of that back...

by Guest over a year ago

Sex after cervical fusion?

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How long should I wait to have sex after a 3 level cervical fusion? I am 2 weeks post operation, the pain is not bad but I do not want to mess up the bone fusing process. I am still in an aspen hard collar, it's not sexy but hubby does not mind.

by artlover over a year ago

L4 L5 S1

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I recently saw a neurosurgeon and was asked, "have you had any weight loss or weight gain that happened and you weren't aware of why?" I replied that my weight fluctuates by 3 to 4 pounds but nothing more extreme. I am female, weighing normally around 122 but recently hit 127 and really...

by Bird over a year ago

HEADACHE flashes on moving head!

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Over the last couple of weeks I've benn getting little flashes of pain around my temple/eye area. It normally happens when I move my head suddenly or change the place I'm looking at. It normally comes when I'm feeling heavy-headed - they only last about a second. It's been happeneing at least once...

by amoo79192 over a year ago

Cervical/Thor. Fusion Post Op Pain

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i hope i came to the right site. i had a c5-7 fusion five years ago which worked wonderfully. two months ago the disc just below ruptured and i had a an emergency c7-t1 fusion. the took the plate off vert. at c5 to 7 and put a new on on c7-t1. after losing all the strength in my right arm pre...

by pragwatt78365 over a year ago

Back pain after lifting something heavy

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I was lifting something heavy two days ago the day after my lower back started hurting more on the out side not on my spin kinda in the middle. Was just hurting a little bit but today i was pushing on a fridge and now i am having a hard time walking it is a sharp pain hurting in the same place.

by Bryant over a year ago

sharp pain in back when neck bends

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Whenever I bend my neck forward, I get a sharp tingling pain in my back. the pain is in my lower middle back, around where my bottom rib is. I don't know if it is related, but I get frequent headaches accompanied sometimes by dizziness and nausea. I'm on allegra, an allergy medicine, and daytrana,...

by sifumike1277120 over a year ago

Anterior Cervical Fusion

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I am due to go in for Anterior Cervical Fusion on August 6th 2008. I am kind of leary just due to the fact that the Doctor was very anxious to have me go for it. When I asked what were the other alternatives and he stated that there were none. I found that very unusual..... I am thinking of seeking...

by Phil_m77109 over a year ago