Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

Sugita or Mayfield Head Holder in surgery

My spine surgeon did not inform me of the procedure for a cervical posterior foraminotomy. Woke up in post op holding my head from the pain. Didn't know why it would hurt, and nobody told me at that time. If you want information on your procedure, do check out the SUGITA or Mayfield head holder....

by cervical posterior surgery over a year ago

Question about my car acident.

Hello I suffered a car acident approx 18 months ago, as a result of this I have ended upwith a diagnosed essential tremor. My question is can this tremor have been brought on by the car accident or could there be another possible reason? my symptoms are: shaking hands left worse than the right, GP...

by naomi.culbert141446 over a year ago

Short term - post op c6-7 fusion, how much pain is normal

I had fusion of c6-7 on 8/11/08 so its been just 2 weeks since surgery. I'm hearing others say pain was gone immediately...mine certainly isn't. I was expecting to feel better than this by now. Taking about 6 hydrocodone per day and need every one of them. Just want to know its noraml, not sure...

by cdinvctrny83313 over a year ago

Surgery 4 Cervical Stenosis Have MG

I'm having Surgery next week on C4-5-6-7. 3 will be fused. I'm what they call a high risk because I have Myasthenia Gravis, A paralized right Diaphram, a partly collapsed lung and to top It off I have Ashma. I guess I'm sceared to have someone fooling around with my spinal cord. But there's no...

by Guest over a year ago

liver and gullbltter,effected,greatly

how long after a person gets their gullblatter removed, death comes about? femal,mid40's, healthy for most of her life,then,poisoned by dry murcary in 1996. how long? j need to know, j need to make plans. i'am not feeling i have alot of time left. 8-|

by linda christians82459 over a year ago

ARM PAIN 8 MONTHS POST OP

Hi my name is Tiffany and I am in need of some guidance. I had ACDF surgery 12/12/12 3 levels. After 3 months in a brace I thought all was good. I went back to work with really no pain, and then 2 months ago I started getting the arm/should pain back. Before surgery it was terrible, now I...

by twiedemann272715 over a year ago

cervical cure

in year 2005 i had a cervical compression on c4 c5 c6 c7 and my both legs and both hands paralysis i cured physiotherapy homeopathy and others due to this i started to walk on my feet but now a days i am feeling pain in my all body and my lower back area stiffed and there is lot of weakness in legs...

by Kaleem250383 over a year ago

Back surgery, spinal fusion

Answered by a doctor

Hello to anyone and everyone that has had any kind of back surgery and or back issues. I just returned to my very demanding job after being off for another year following my 2nd and 3rd spinal fusion. The pain just seems to be getting worse and worse. I want to work out, do yoga, etc but I am afraid...

by kwirta50150013 over a year ago

exercises for ddd with stenosis?

Hey, i was wondering if there are any exercises to target your abs when you have degernerative disc disease and stenosis? i'm not supposed to do strenuous exercises with my back being in such bad shape, but im a health nut, and im noticing that im gaining weight in the abdominal area. does anyone...

by emoclew21826 over a year ago

what is wrong with my friend?

My friend has random sores popping up on her, they are more like bumps tho but they are painful. They even popped up on her eyes and now her eyes are really red. she keeps getting headaches and she complains that her joints are aching. the other night, she her neck was really stiff and she went to...

by Jamario over a year ago