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Fatigue following Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy

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I had my CPF this past April. My neurosurgeon said I would be an unhappy camper for a couple weeks. The post surgical pain was over within 2 weeks. However, 3 months later I still suffer from severe fatigue in the shoulders and have resorted to using a soft cervical collar to provide some, but very...

by User avatar Jmahonch359984

Post op 11 years c6 c7 fusion

I had c6 c7 neck fusion 11 years ago. I just started severe headaches, ringing in my ears and neck pain. Can't sleep. My head wants to tilt forward chin almost touch chest hard keeping it back when sleeping. Just stared not being able to sleep or sit up for long times

by User avatar Guest

e-coli in the spine?

Hi, I have e-coli in the spine. How should I treat it in the fastest possible time?

by User avatar Guest

Pain or light sensation 4 months after lumbar puncture/spinal tap.

Hello ,my wife underwent a lumbar puncture( LP) 3 to 4 months ago. After the LP she experienced some pain and headache for a while. She also had some swelling on the nerves of her eyes. Its been 4 months now. The swelling of the nerves on the left eye is good, but the right eye still has a minor...

by User avatar krisdcosta359922

flash headaches problem

For years now I've been getting what I call "flash headaches". Mostly they occur when I change position (sitting up to laying down, rolling over, occasionally standing to sitting, and when I move my head quickly). It is intense pain starting from the back of my head and quickly radiates to...

by User avatar Jen82979538

Post-Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy

I just got back from the doctor’s and he said I will probably need a posterior cervical foraminotomy. He said my disc is herniated laterally to the right, and he thinks he can resolve my numbness and weakness with this procedure. He said he will cut a hole in the bone that will give the pinched...

by User avatar Guest

Neck Screw out, after 3 mths of healing

I had 11 fused in all, anterior and posterior in my neck and 2 thoracics fused just 3 mths ago. Yesterday I seen the xray, 3 out of 5 are crooked. One screw is completely out of the bone. What now? I was told after surgery a collar was not needed. Yesterday, he wrote a script for a soft collar, but...

by User avatar PDR

nerve pain from "percieved" herniated spinal discs.

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Dear Folks on Steadyhealth, I saw so many entries about spinal problems I thought I would set a "bunch of people straight" with one note. First of all I was a general practitioner for three decades and was taught that herniated discs cause low back/buttock pain, shoulder/cervical pain...

by User avatar Norsk1095099

my medical records are showing that I'm having sclerosis noted lateral aspects both lower SI

Could you tell me what Sl jts are please I have been reading some of my medical records and it says Sclerosis noted lateral aspects both lower Sl jts. Thankyou

by User avatar Tattie

Have you been Diagnosed with Tarlov Cysts or any other spine disorder?

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Hi, My name is Sherri and I live in Brampton, ON, Canada. I was diagnosed in March 2010 with a rare spine disease called Tarlov Cyst Disease. I have three cervical cysts and (Had) one large Sacral Meningeal Cyst. I had Surgery July, 2011 in Cyprus through AIMIS Spine, a Doctors Without Borders...

by User avatar Guest