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Originally Posted by susandiamond
Diana - Hi there!! Quick question from a girl in Ohio with the same neck condition. Exactly what kind of surgery was recommended for your bone spur condition? Thanks! Susan Diamond
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Susan, I was replying to Diana - I have the bone spur, not Diana.
Actually, I HAD the spur - it was removed via surgery on 12-2-08.
I had a spinal fusion of C5-C6, a plate, screws, cadaver bone, removal of the bone spur, and an "aggressive widening of the spinal canal."
It was the right choice. Although I still have issues with some numbness and tingling, the grip function is better, the pain is better, and I no longer have a potentially paralytic spur compressing the spinal cord.
The recuperation was hard - 9 weeks off work, and I still have weight and lifting limitations (until 6 mos post-surgery). The pain - not as bad as I feared.
Sandi