Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

Anterior Cervical Fusion - C5 -6-7 Issues

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I am 9 months post op. I was wondering if anyone out there has had a chronic cough as well as being light headed since having their Anterior Cervical Fusion and if yes, does it get better? I had my fusion in April 2012 and have had issues of pain in my neck and left arm as well as a swelling/tight...

by LaDonnaK277949 over a year ago

spinal nerve irritation 2 years post spinal fusion (adult sc

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I have had 2 bouts of Shingles recently and feel needle-like pricks at my spine. There is a thinning place in my pelvis left of the tailbone according to a recent bone scan. My pain and repairs were for left sided pain. I am wearing a 50mg/hr Fentanyl Patch. I seldom feel well enough to accomplish...

by RetireRN103975 over a year ago

ACDR recommended, need feedback!

I am 49 yo and was told this week by spine sx that i need the ACDF "soon" as it is compressing on my spinal column. I have had chronic neck pain for 3 months, had MRI on 4/7/10. MRI shows C5 and C6 bulging, degenerative disc disease and compression of spinal column. Here is the kicker;...

by islandtime148425 over a year ago

Burning behind the shoulders

The burning behind the shoulders started last spring during baseball season and has started again this spring. It usually starts due to the fact that I am out in the cold weather (during games) for hours at a time. Normally, when the games are over and I get into my car or bus, when playing...

by paul motta over a year ago

ACL Recstruction 6 weeks out Having extreme pain in toes.

I am 6 weeks out from having ACL Reconstruction using my own hamstring graph. This is my second reconstruction on the same knee (left). There was a trigger point to my big toe next to the insition that when pressure was applied it would create a tingling senstation into my big toe. This was all i...

by Guest over a year ago

lumbosacral plexus lesions with foot drop?

I had a on the job injury resulting in a diagnoses of lumbo sacral plexus lsions with severe nerve damage and continuing foot drop-This occured Nov. 2006 What is the likely hood of this getting better after a year?My condition has not improved and the back pain has significally increased.I have had...

by tgibbo41034 over a year ago

Cervial Discectomy Anxiety Post Op

I had a cervical discectomy on C6 - C7 which included a titanium plate, 4 screws, and a plastic spacer filled with the bone from my spur in October of 2012. My nerve pain went away the minute I came out of surgery, but I have had panic and anxiety attacks since. I am wondering if the anxiety could...

by Guest over a year ago

I have lumbar laminectomy 2++ weeks ago still .....

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do a L Shaped bend too much. How long does it take for me to do this... I feel extremely tired lately [am quite physically active] when working on yard. I have a pinched nerve/ sciatic nerve pain all of a sudden a month++ back and doctor mentioned I have a L4-5 herniation with stenosis. He...

by pectin232167562 over a year ago

pocket of blood( 5 oz. )near microdisectomy incision

Two weeks after the surgery I experienced severe pain in right hip down to ny calf. I went to the surgeon and he drained about 5 ounces of blood which relieved my pain for the most part. Will this happen again, and why did this happen again?

by Guest over a year ago

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Code: had anterior discectomy of c5-c6 in octerber 2009 got second doctor the other day and he said it had not fused yet just wondering what my next step is :( :( :?

by jdeming over a year ago