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I am 3 weeks out from an ACDF at C 4-5 & removal of hardware of previous ACDF of C 6-7. I went 10 years between surgeries.I had recently started to have arm & leg weakness and jerking in my writing hand and tremors. Went to neurologist who scared the begeezuz out of me. I flunked my neuro exam and had a rather intense clonus and hyperreflexia in my right leg and foot. Diagnosed with myelopathy. Neuro told me if he gave me an anti-spam med like Baclofen that I would most likely not be able to stand because the spasms were the only thing keeping standing. Talk about being freaked out!
I hightailed it to my neurosurgeon who treated me with steroids until surgery could be done. In my case, I waited to have surgery until I had symptoms, but think I pushed it a little too close. I am having a good recovery and guess I will find out in a few months how much function will be returned.
I understand being anxious, especially with your ankylosis diagnosis. Talk with your doctor about your concerns and make an informed decision.
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What do you mean by pushing it too close? What was your first and second surgeries?