Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Posts: 17 Location: ruston, la
Cervical Fusion/pain In the Neck... Help Posted: 07-04-04 10:34am
I am 29 and had a fusion on disks c-5 and
c-6 three years ago. I found out 4 days
ago that I have 3 more herniated disks and
that where my fusion is, it is narrowing
on my spine. I knew something as wrong
because I have been in constant pain since
march 28, 2001, 3 months after my fusion.
Now when my neck pops, it sends this
feeling down both arms like touching my
tongue to a battery and my hands become
useless for 30 seconds or so. My doctor
is sending me to a nother doctor, but he
wouldnt tell me exactly what the dangers
are accociated with the narrowing of my
vertebrea. He did tell me that the
numbness is either a nerve the narrowing
is effecting my spinal cord. Please help
if you have been through this, or know
anything that might give me some insite
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 07-04-04 14:50pm
Be careful with neck fusion surgeries! I
have had c5/6 and c6/7 done one leads to
another and another as it makes the rest
of them weak and don't use your own bone
plug, your hip will hurt more than your
neck! My sugeon was going to do c4 and
c5 and then he decided against it! Yes,
you do have to live with pain and
numbness, I still drop things but I don't
want to end up paralyzed or unable to move
my neck! Try to avoid any surgery at all
costs unless it is a hysterectomy(lol)!
Of course, this is the way I feel!
Sincerely,
sandy
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Ruby of the Water
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 43 Location: Michigan
Necks Posted: 08-14-04 21:59pm
I had a c4 and c5 neck surgery in 2002.
I checked this out with others who had had
hyerniated discs on a harvard medical
school web-site I read the information
and became aware of the risks.
One of my friends did not chose
surgery...One of my friends had bone from
her hip used to fuse the discs... And I
got the titanium plate to keep the discs
apart.
I am pain free at this time. We have
superb neuro-surgeons here in michigan
that have trained under Dr. Sheilds.
Dr. Sheild trains surgeons all over the
country, he is with the sheilds clinic of
saginaw michigan chosing a doctor who
knew what to do was easy for me. ,
the chioce for me was...Be paralyzed or
get the surgery. I chose surgery.
Let me know if you need further
resources.
