Re: Hello and a question
Big'un wrote:
Hello everyone. I've been a lurker for a while and need to ask a question. I
have three herniated disks at C4-C5-C6, I've been through an MRI, physical
therapy and four blocks and my neurosurgeon tells me today that a piece of a
disk has broken off and is pressing on my spinal cord and I need surgery to
fix it. He says that they go in through the front of the neck, remove the
disk, fuse bone from a bone bank with a metal plate. He says it is a one day
surgery with an 85% success rate and I will have a sore throat for a couple
of days with full recovery in 4 to 6 weeks. Just really wanted to see if
anyone else had experienced this to kind of see what I'm in for if and when
I have the surgery. Thanks for listening.
expect more down time and more pain than they let on.
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(alt.support.chronic-pain) - Re: Hey Back People-something new!!!
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(alt.support.chronic-pain) - Re: Hey Back People-something new!!!
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(alt.support.chronic-pain) - Re: Hey Back People-something new!!!
... It was a 30 second blurb at most. ... They basically go in the side and remove the bad disk a little bit at a ... after surgery that land us in walkers and wheelchairs. ... something can be done to ease the pain and reduce the pain meds. ...
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... "quadriceps tendon surgery" into google...and even as a nurse,,I was pretty ... micro surgery which leaves a scar about a 1.5" long. ... They basically go in the side and remove the bad disk a little bit at a ... worth looking in to before they freeze 3 or 4 disk levels in place, ...
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