Hi, I had my acdf in April and it was successful in decompressing my spine and stopping further damage, but it made it obvious that the damage I already had in my hands and arms was permanent. Th...
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I had lumbar fusion L4 L5 S1 with cadaver bone bmp discectomy on wednesday November 19th this year. Recovery is going better than I had expected. I still spend alot of time on my back but am walki...
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Good Grief is there anything out there as far as surgery goes that actually eliminates pain from the L5-SI lumbar?
All the research I have done talks about pain after every surgery, repeat vis...
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The last time I visited these boards I had no diagnosis and I think I must have posted in the Arthritis section. Since then I have been diagnosed with spinal stenosis following an MRI scan. I saw...
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I have sciatic pain down both legs and into my feet, although it is worse on my left side. About 5 days ago I developed a new symptom, and I am wondering if that is part of the sciatic pain or so...
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I am asking for help in understanding the following MRI:
C5-6: There is a loss of disc space height. Anterior osteophytic spurring is seen. There is a 5mm AP cranially and caudily dissecting ...
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I went to the pain management clinic to get my first set of 3 epidural shots. The doctor laid me on a table, did not give me a pillow. laying on my stomach is agony. He rolled my pants down so so...
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Hey all,
So I was told by my orthopedist yesterday that if I am not feeling better by January, he wants to do a Electromyography . He mentioned needles being put along my arm and this just freaks...
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I went yesterday for my follow-up appointment. My surgeon said that everything is on track. I had some concerns with the muscle spasms and he never prescribed me anything for those. He prescrib...
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I had a MRI Scan done on 20/11/08 and
the diagnosis is
There is early discogenic degenerative disease at the C5/C6 and C6/C7
levels but the striking feature is that of focal disc prolapse ...
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I am 18 now, but at school at around 13, I got punched in the neck.
Now my neck never clicked before then, or at least I never noticed it.
Since the punch, it clicked when I turned to the...
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i had neck surgery 3 wks ago and where they made the incision, right above it when i press on that area it feels like numb. the cut is not infected and has never bothered me, i dont even know if i...
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I've been here a couple of times for help, and I'm back now at a very low point, and really appreciate more of your valuable help. I'm confused still and just really want to stop being i...
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Hi there!
Can someone let me know what this means please? I have lots of neck pain that goes down my entire right arm, sometimes tingling sometimes not. I also have lower back pain, he...
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Hello All,
I am coming back to this board with the hope I can get some advice. My history: I had an ACDF in 2001 levels 4-6 with a metal plate and my own bone. This fusion failed and in 200...
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Hello everyone,
Surgery is set to go Dec,26.
I was running late & could not get my list from you all at home. I did remember alot of the questions though & my husband ask afew of his o...
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How is it possible to have acdf surgery and herniate those same disks again?
I have a titanium plate there!!!!!!!!!!!
Here are my new MRI results and remember I had a 2 level fusion 2 yrs ago ...
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Hello all,
Tomorrow is the big day, I must admit I am more than a little nervous. I pray for positive results. I hope to be back to home by Friday. I will post back as soon as I can.
I pla...
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Every person in my family who has had a cortizone shot has become violently ill. So I am leary of that, but I have not heard anything good about spinal fusion either. Any suggestions?
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Well, I really was doing a good job I thought keeping my spirits up but this is getting frustrating. More than anything I need to vent and don't want my family to hear it.
My surgery was the ...
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hi everyone
Just wondering if anyone on this board hs been diagnosed with sub acute degeneration of the spinal chord and a low B12 deficiency.I have read that these two can be related.
I u...
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Hi
I have been diagnosed with spinal stenosis, myelopathy and OPLL (Ossification Posterior Longitudinal Ligaments. I have seen two surgeons who said that I have to have a posterior cervical deco...
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Hi everyone,
Have a question, at times I feel pressure very much like the kind you would get from constipation, but have it even when after bowel movement.
Does anyone know if that could be ca...
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Hi guys after reading your posts i have to ask do you regret having these surgeries? do you think things would have been better with out them.iam going to a surgeon on dec 4 but i dont think its s...
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