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Originally Posted by paul 1967
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I had my c6/c7 op in july 2007 and 3 years on i am no better' the pain in my arms hands legs and feet are excruiciating,i ahve been off work a lot since my op' and hanging on till i can get finished up on medical grounds,i wake up everyday and it feels like my skin is too tight for the rest of my body,the nerve pain that shoots up and down my arms and legs is as bad now as it was 'way back then,i do hope yours get better and you feel better,soory for being the bearer of bad news,but it might only be me who feels this way
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OMG, that is awful. And speaking to the new member...I'm also brand new here....I've never experienced the numbness. I did, however, have a fusion six years ago. It was an anterior and posterior four level fusion. I won't even go into what the recovery was like. I can't say I'm worse then I was. I am better in that I don't have terrible pain if I'm not doing things. I do get relief with pain medications. I didn't have that before. The pain was constant and nothing helped. I could take handfuls of vicoden and had no relief. But I developed foot drop, then the neuropathy in my foot. It's six years now and I can barely walk a block without being in agony. I don't know what to do. I'd love to have my foot amputated. Has anyone gotten any relief? Oh, I do take Lyrica which helps but has added almost 30 lbs to my body.
I have so many questions...am so interested in hearing others situations, solutions, etc. I'm glad I found you all.
Betsy