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Originally Posted by mg neck prob
Hi fireman...i previously had neck fusion ---i was going great for 18 months ---then my shoulder and right arm started to become very painful..I actually thought I tore rotatar cuff...long story short had mri I also have severe stenosis but in the neck and c-5 the neural foreman is virtually blocked from it --the only fix would be to take out old hardware drill the foreman a large hole. However surgeon is against his because the risk of revison surgery and fusing a 2nd time on a muti level fusion drop significantly. So, long story short i went of 90days predisone treament and it didint help till that start of the third month....to feel any benefits. Still not 100% but improved symptoms 80 to 90% as long as I dont do anything to physcial. Wish you the best!!
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Thanks mg, the hardest part for me is just not knowing, as I said I'm only 27, an it kills me to not be able to get does an play with my kids and of course get back to work bc as of now I'm not getting disability or anything and work comp has been paying however I'm going to have to take them to court. So I'm glad to hear you did get some relief with 90 days of prednisone! Did you have any negative side effects being on them continuously? I know since July I've been on approximately 15 methylprednisone packs, 2 epidural steroid injections, an I just started my 2nd methylprednisone pick since Dec. 20th surgery. So all in all I've had 17 methglprednisone packs and the 2 epidurals. I've heard people say be careful with the side effects so I'm beginning to research this being as I've had so many in about 7 months. Thanks and I hope you get to feeling better!