Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

post op ACDF of C5/6 & 6/7

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I underwent what was what I understood to be emergency surgery. I had endured an injury 10 days prior, went to my MD, was given pain medications and muscle relaxers with lifting restrictions. After the 10 days, my pain got worse, I stretched then heard a pop, that is when my disks hernitated....

by Guest over a year ago

Surgery for removal of herniated disc and calcificated disc

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Hi, I have a herniated disc and a calcification part of the disc. I want to know the experience and result of the surgery,if anyone has experienced it. I want to know if there were any complications?

by tanu over a year ago

Surgery o not surgery in Bertolotti Syndrom

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I´m 35 years old. I have been sufering cronic pain for 2 years, the doctor diagnostic Bertolotti Syndrom, i had twice Cronic sacroilitis once in 1999 y the second in 2004. I need to loose 12 k to the surgery, but I´m not sure about, the Dr, says to remove the segment. Iwould to like how had been...

by dretana20420 over a year ago

pain in right arm muscle and numbness in right rist

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I have a constent pain in my right arm muscle, I have numbness in my right rist. I always had numbness in my right thumb from an operation on an tendent that was cut 5 years ago. Now the numbness goes from my thumb and in my rist. The pain in my muscle feels like a pulled muscle (constant) Could it...

by Guest over a year ago

lower back pain

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Today i started to feel pain in my lower back, mainly in the lower right region, and was wondering what could cause pain to hit so suddenly. i havnt been injured or hurt physically in any way but did do a little but of drinking the other night(new years eve). i was wondering if this could be the...

by Guest over a year ago

upper back pain

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I am miserable with upper back pain. This is the second time in 4 months that I've had this pain. It starts high in the middle - It feels like a pinched nerve. IT's usually worse in the morning, but the pain lessens throughout the day - with movement. But today that is not happening. I am...

by Guest over a year ago

Cervical discectomy, endoscopic or otherwise

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I am trying to see an orthopedist/neurosurgeon for confirmation, but am having difficulty. Either my insurance is not acceptable or they're too busy for appt. I have had a cervical herniation for about 6 years, never confirmed mind you, but I have had lumbar ones so I know the symptoms. Lately, I...

by A.J. over a year ago

lower back pain

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I had back surgery 4 weeks ago. I was having pain on my left side and down my left leg. The mri report showed spinal stenosis and the s1 nerve was pinched and I also had a fragment floating in the space. My doctor told me that the nerve was pressed flat when he did the surgery and that he had to...

by kbrown over a year ago

Chronic back pain may be all in the mind

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Recent researches done by the American psychologists showed that bad back could be mostly in the mind and that those suffering from backaches could benefit the most from psychological therapies. It has been found that talking therapies like counseling and cognitive behavioural therapy were...

by DennisD. over a year ago

thorasic disk bulging/herniated

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I have a disk in my mid back, right between my shoulder blades that is herniated. Even typing like this for over 5-10 minutes really gets it hurting. Just about any arm movement where my forearms have to go above waist level get it started. But sometmes it feels like my back is wet, like someone...

by Guest over a year ago