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Old 10-19-2008, 08:59 PM
nekie nekie is offline
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Originally Posted by flstsrider View Post
Hi everyone. I'm Guy, 66 yrs old and just had neck surgery, C4C5C6C7 ACDF. This because of constant neck & shoulder pain. Surgery supposedly successfull but have lost the ability to lift my left arm from the shoulder. Can bend up at elbow but difficult. have been told PT and 3-6 months. Anyone that can give me some hope. I'm afraid I've lost the use permanently and very depressed at the thought.
hi,
i had c4-c6 acdf and i also had arm and shoulder weakness. It took a few months of pt to get it back to normal. Have hope!
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