Originally Posted by knights3254

Hi,

I am Daryl 48 from Georgia. I am having Posterior Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion on this upcoming Thursday June 12th, 2014. I had an MRI in April 2014 which found 3 protruding discs in my neck two of which pressing on my spinal cord. Referred to neurosurgeon who had a CT scan done that showed lots of bone spurs in neck and thoracic spine. Plan is to do C2 to T2 PCLF. I have a narrower than normal spinal canal from birth discovered on MRI results. I have aggravating lower neck upper back pain and occasional right arm pain and burning tingling in arm and shoulder. I am very nervous about the surgery but I was told by the neurosurgeon without surgery I would be paralyzed if I fell again. I would like to hear from other people who have had this same procedure. I know I will be in hospital for 4 days after surgery per neurosurgeon. He said that they are going to do Laminectomy to open c3-c7 to give spinal cord some space. I will have rods and screws. Dr. Said he could not guarantee me this would resolve all my pain but said it would definitely help the arm pain and upper neck pain. My case was reviewed by the 5 doctors in the practice and they agreed this was the best plan for me. They can't do the ACDF surgery due to the bone spurs. My Dr is head of Neurosurgeons at the Hospital and has great reputation in his field graduated from Harvard and Baylor Medical School. Any help you guys can give me would be greatly appreciated!