July 2010 --im happy with results but my one major problem is right shoulder --so bad i thought tore rotatr cuff they said no --went last yr for another mri of neck surgeon said c-5 neural foreman --its opened but very small where the nerve is being pinched ---the only fix is to redo the whole fusion c4 thru c7 take out hardware drill the hole bigger---he said the risk on a muti level fusion --re-fusing again really drops and doesnt feel it warrants the risk. I been on predisone alot since but now-- they dont want me talking it for 6 months---but it is the one thing that helps alot. Like i said yesterday I have good days and do projects --then this is what happens I never know how long the fare ups with last. I just wish there was another med that works as well as predisone without the risks.