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Discuss topics related to spinal cord injury, spinal discs, back and neck pain, osteoporosis, sciatica, scoliosis, spondylosis, stenosis, and whiplash on this forum.

5 level cervical fusion, C3 - C7

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I am 51 yr old female, and was told be 2 different surgeons that I would have to get 5 level cervical fusion, C3 - C7, both back and through the front, It is not a matter of if - it's just a matter of when I decide. After reading some of these chats it didn't seem like the operations did...

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3 level ACDF, still have problems

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Hello, I am 11 months post-op, I am fused with plate and screws from C4-C7 wore hard collar for 12 weeks, still having headaches, arm pain with pins and needles numbness down to my hands, newest MRI show mild to moderate narrowing due to vertebral ostoephyte at C4/5, moderate foraminal narrowing...

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Neck Fusions C4-5-6

Hi in 1998 i had a fusion of C4-5-6 i had to take 6 weeks off and did feel better but then the muscles around the incision hurt real bad and the NS wanted me to walk up to 1/2 mile a day then i could go back to work , but still was hurting so they had me get a neck massage twice a week very soft...

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I am having ACDF tomorrow on C5/C6

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HI, I am having ACDF tomorrow on C5/C6 and I keep reading about the lump in throat or "frog in throat" feeling, even after months of healing. I already have a small throat, so this would drive me crazy. I am really not worried about anything else, but that frog in throat feeling. Is this something...

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6 weeks post discectomy and fusion. started to have very bad stiff neck pain

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i am 6 weeks post discectomy and fusion. started to have very bad stiff neck pain at week 4. still on pain meds. anyone else had this pain? hurts very bad in mornng  

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Cervical Disc Fusion C2-C7 Issues and Recovery?

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I am a 65 year old retired male in good health (otherwise) faced with a degenerating cervical disc area. In Sept, 2012 started suffering significant pain in scapula area, right shoulder, arm and muscle spasms in mid-back. After MRI discovered need for C5-C6 and 6 and 7 fusion, had surgery in Oct,...

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Posterior Cervical Disectomy and Fusion

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Hello All, I had the surgery done on January 7, of this year. The surgery went  well, as all my back, shoulder, and neck are all gone. However, after all this time I am still having bad muscle spasms and for the past two weeks my upper right arm is hurting. The pain is more severe in my arm-pit....

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Who has had a spinal fusion L5 to S1 at age 39

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I need advise from someone at age 39 who has had an Spinal Fuson for Level L5 to S1 I am having one in two weeks and need to know what to expect and my limitations will be after

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L5/L6 surgery in late may

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I have sciatica in my right leg.  In 2011 I had it in my left leg and had surgery, because of nerve compression toward my lower spine.  I had an MRI yesterday because of intense pins-and-needles pain in my right leg.  I saw my PCP today.  He said that there was compression near L5/L6.  I'm...

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anterior cervical disectomy fusion/ACDF

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Hi my name is Annette. I had neck fusion surgery on 7/23/2010 and am feeling very sore in my throat and pain into my right shoulder. Before my surgery, which was recommended following a rear-end car crash, I went through a regimen of PT, epidural injections, traction et al. I had limited and...

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