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Originally Posted by ginnie
That is what happened to me first time around. I was origionally fused C6-7. I got worse instead of better, and wound up having the C3-7. I don't recommend it. In my case I reversed the curve of my spine, not just cord problems. It was awful surgery, it hurt!!!!! Yes old hardware taken out, whole thing done.
You are getting more trouble at C5-6? correct?. Does your mri say "SEVERE"?
Did your doc give a reason why the rest of them would have to be done to correct just that one giving you trouble? I would hate for you to have to go through all that, if they could just re-do the one. None of this is fun is it.....
I have good days, and not so good days. I sure wish you could be spared more pain. Have you gotten more than one opinion on it? ginnie  |
Yes did get 2 consutls --the problem is they both said as we get older we all have stenosis ---they both said something about how the bone grew around the hardware and because its 2 plates used they would have to do the whole area-- take out harware-- and if i remember right something about a protein bmp or something drops sigificantly on resvions which means much harder to acheive a solid fusion 2nd time around. That c5 will give me issues with right shoulder because the hole on right in the nueral foreman is so very small but it opened enough the nerve is passing-- but barley---they both said 2nd surgery could make my symptoms worse and it much more risky since Im not at any neurlogical risks of being paralyzed. Thanks --honetstly I can live with it-- not happy about it --like u said up so much better then pain before surgey was mind numbing. Thanks so much Ginnie!!