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Post 6 months Cervical spine ACDF C 3-4 -C 4-5 All Graft..

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I'm 55 year old female in a auto accident on July 2015. Injuries whip lash and neck pain. Neck pain caused sharp shooting pain in both arms,hands shoulders,headache weakness in arms and hands a lot of pressure in my neck and the back of my head hurts. On November 18,2015 I had a...

by User avatar suz1catz

in most cases, the transverse process which goes along with the L6 vertebrae, is also aberrant

those of you who do not have one,  should keep your opinion to yourselves.  in most cases,  the transverse process which goes along with the L6 vertebrae,  is ALSO ABBERRANT.  It can and will become SPATULATED,  sitting on top of the sacrum (sacrilization)  causing...

by User avatar Guest

weak right arm, I had two discs replaced

after having two disc's replaced and a fusion on March 1 I have weakness in my right arm, no pain to speak of anywhere now just weakness can't pull my 45 lb bow back. This work was c4 through c7 and numbness in my right arm was my only problem before surgery. Start pt Monday any thoughts folks?...

by User avatar Bmattei

Sudden Onset of Arm Weakness, history of body pain

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18 year old male, Caucasian, 170 pounds, 6' 3". Lives in United States of America, Missouri.   I experience frequent body pains for varying durations and locations. There is no relation to any of the pains. They vary from a sharp pain in one of my toes that starts randomely, lasts from a minute or...

by User avatar SamPierce267009

cervical C 6-7 fusion recovery

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Hi, I recently had a cervical fusion on C6-7 on January 2, 2007. I am still in alot of pain. I am also experiencing shoulder and arm pain. My doctor told me that it was normal because the nreves are trying to heal. He prescribed a steroid pack for me and it seems to be helping a litlle. I find...

by User avatar mykelmarie20515

Can cervical spinal stenosis spondylolisthesis degenerative disc be caused by childhood encephalitis

My name is johnny I had encephalitis caused from cat scratch fever was in a coma for 48 hours  I was given a poisonous dose of dialantin wake me up or kill me well I woke up I kept having seizures until age 14  I started having problems with my feet neck went to several different doctors...

by User avatar Guest

Waking With Back Pain

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i keep waking up early hours in the morning with a pain in my back. it feels like a stich or a nerve but only comes on around 4am / 5am in the morning after a nights sleep. it wakes me and I cannot get comfortable or back to sleep. as soon as I am up and about there is no pain and I do not suffer at...

by User avatar Walla0903

ACDF for neck-shoulder pain but no pain radiating down arm

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I would like to know if anyone who has had anterior cervical discectomy with fusion has had it for pain primarily in the neck and shoulder, and not for pain radiating down the arm? I have a long history of shoulder and neck pain... starting back with a shoulder surgery (distal clavicle resection)...

by User avatar Guest

I had the Cervical rhizotomy done 12 days ago and am having worse pain now then before

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I had the  rhizotomy done 12 days ago and am having worse pain now then I've had before. I've been fused twice have had numerous epidurals as well as facette injections. I went back to pain dr he wants to do more epidurals. I'm scared now.  I have severe headaches now and shooting...

by User avatar Corinna

Getting Ready For Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion w/Instrumentation

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I have had back issues over the years and about 15 years ago suffered from a piece of my L4-5 disc that broke off and was pressing on my nerves. I had drop foot, intense pain that required hospitalization with morphine every 4 hours, until I found a neurosurgeon who knew what was wrong and operated...

by User avatar lenrap42896