Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

My Husband's recent surgery

My husband had neck surgery due to an auto accident and they had to rebreak his neck and work on C2 through C4. He feels fairly well except the spasms in his right shoulder are unbearable and his pain medications does nothing. He is unable to barely get from the bed to the Den. Anyone experience...

by Guest over a year ago

I have had know 4 spinal fluid leaks since a surgery in Nov and 5 surgeries since andnot fixed yet

Hello my name is TAO and I am 37 year old women in good health.. I am athelic and in shape.. I have 5 children and never ever had a problem with any epidual or for that matter no problems in birthing any of my boys I had a l4 l5 disectomy on Nov 10 and 6 weeks later had my first spinal fluid leak...

by TAO181070 over a year ago

should i get a fusion surgery done?

I'm a 22 year old female who has had back pain my whole life. Past 2 years my pain is worse to point I can not walk or stand over 30min. I recently been getting numbness in right leg and pinch nerve feeling. I was diagnosed with spondylolsis in L5 S1 my par bones are broke through on both sides....

by kayla over a year ago

cervical fusion complications

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my friend just had 2 vertebrae in the neck fused. was released next day doing well, just slow swallowing. at 2:00am they had to Life Flight her to larger hos for treatment due to not being able to get her breath or swallow, The EMT's inserted a trach for the flight. Three days later she is...

by Matamoras1968290824 over a year ago

I was born with a birth defect-C-1 was fused to my skull and I had no symptoms until I was 26-now 57

I am a 57 year old female with multiple health problems. Most of all, born with a birth defect that occurs 1 in 1 milllion. At birth, C-1 was fused to my skull. I have never met another person with my bd. I had my 1st surgery in Denver in 83, they drilled 4 holes-2 in C-1 on my skull and 2 holes in...

by kjbe155477 over a year ago

DDD with stenosis problems

hi, i was recently diagnosed with Degenerative disc disease with stenosis. in the past months, i have also been experiencing weakness in my muscles throughout my body. i was wondering if these things could interrelated? or could i also have nerve problems caused by any of this. thank you.

by emoclew21826 over a year ago

c1 c2 bone fusion

i had c1 c2 fused due to c1 c2 instability related to os odontoideum. i had a wire first . . .wire let loose and bone graft slipped out. sept 09 2008 i had c1 c2 fused with rods, screws and wire. post op 3 week xray showed (from sept 25) good alignment of cervical spine. i am now hearing some...

by roxy54321 over a year ago

lump on back of neck near spine

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I got a painful lump on the back of my neck, near the spine. I am wondering what it can be, though I am guessing myself that it must be an inflamed muscle, probably due to yoga which I have been practising. Is there anything I can do to make it go away, and in which cases should one see a doctor for...

by odele1017179561 over a year ago

Tomorrow am having posterior surgery

I am having surgery done tomorrow. This is the second time. It was done in the front of my neck C3 through C7. It did not work. Tomorrow they are doing it in the back of my neck. C3 through T1. How long will it take for recovery and how long is the surgery takes.

by betsy over a year ago

My back and ribs hurt!

This happened just earlier today and it is almost unbearable. I can not go see a doctor for anther couple of months because my insurance will not go into affect until then. I was laying on my side playing a game with my son. We were on my bed. When we were done I rolled over and thought about...

by egcarroll130739 over a year ago