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Anterior and posterior cervical fusion, no movement on right side of body, but can feel whole body

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My dad who is 67 years, after falling down 10 days back had broken neck which is now fixed by undergoing anterior and posterior cervical fusion surgery. But still on 2nd day also, no movement on the right portion of the body. But left leg seems to be good as normal. But very little movement on left...

by User avatar Muttu

Spine nerve damage

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My mother had a lumbar laminactamy of L2-L5 decompression surgery in 2006. She had a Thoracic fusion done in the U.S.A in 2007 A spinal cord stimulation implant in Sydney in 2009 and then a lumbar fusion done in June 2010 in Perth. The sciatica has passed but she is still on a walker. She continues...

by User avatar Mandymia184556

Disc Herniation L5-S5 and Disc Protrusion L4-5, do you think it's serious (MRI images applied)

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Hi guys! I'm 25, male! Yesterday after the MRI I found out that I had disc herniation and disc protrusion and I am really really worried!!!! My question to you is, according to these pictures, do you think it's big herniation or small herniation, how serious it is, (I mean, are there...

by User avatar gen6184473

natural cure back pain

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Hi, folks. For the last few years I have been experiencing problems with my back pain. I am 40 years old and I this really begins to make a problem for me. Is there any natural cure for my type of problem? I will really appreciate if you could tell me something more about this. Thank you in advance.

by User avatar bailey1970183980

Post ACDF Surgery C5-7 with hardware and allograph

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Procedure complete on January 18, 2010. Operation took 5 hours. I may have the cadaver bones treated with a special chemical rather than freeze-dried, as I took part in a study on this. After surgery, I felt great. My pain and numbness symptoms were gone, and I felt good under the pain meds....

by User avatar Guest

Having Surgery Anterior Cervical discetomy fusion

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hello my name is bruce i'm scheduled for this surgery on april 15th of this year. I have to admit I'm pretty nervous, heck i'm scared call it what it really is. I have not yet been able to talk to anyone who has had this surgery personally until i found this website. Im having my 4th...

by User avatar VerlaMcQueen183188

Climbing stairs after spinal fusion surgery

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I am in the initial stages of planning for recovery after a planned fusion of L3/L4, L4/l5, and L5/S1. I live in a 3rd floor walkup apartment, 20 stairs up. Will I be able to get home after surgery? What about all the trips to PT, doctor's appts, x-rays, etc? I am planning to stay home...

by User avatar Guest

Chronic Pain c6/c7 discogenic pathology neural foraminal stenosis

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Hi everyone. I am a 34 year old female involved in a car accident about 1 year ago. I have had 2 MRI's done, both of which do not show much - possible DDD, no stenosis, slight disc bulge. HOWEVER, my pain does not subside. I am confused because while my MRI's don't show much, many...

by User avatar dana

Second Back Surgery for pain in lower back after instrumented fusion lumbar laminenectimy ... L5 s1

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I was looking for other people who have had my similar surgery .. I am a 33 year old male and I had the instrumented Fusion one year ago I had severe sciatica pain in my leg shooting up my back I went in for surgery after doing shots and physical therapy on the nerve and no relief of pain I was...

by User avatar nj121

anteruior cervical discectomy with fusion

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I'm a 53 yr. Old healthy woman who had a car accident 2weeks ago and blew out my disc ai c45 c56, so far things are going as well as be expected, but my one and only problem is sleeping at night. Dose anyone have any suggestions on how I can get a good nights sleep. I wake up all through the...

by User avatar kimarzola