Neck Pain: Cervical
Posted on: Sun, 10/19/2008 - 10:46
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11 months post acdf...still feeling weird normal??
hiya..today marks 11 months since my surgery...im still having weird twinges back there..is this ok?plus some tingling has returned in my left,and to a lesser extent,my right hand..either these things are part of healing or else ive screwed something up..whaddaya think??
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it takes a while for things to heal,the twinges may be from your nerves,from reading other posts the tingling in the hand others have as well,maybe it will cease,ask your dr about it.i'm 14 months out and still have some issues.i accept it as the new normal.good luck in healing. michelle
anterior cervical fusion 1999, revision surgery 2007 anterior and posterior cervical fusion c3 thru c7.-2 rods and 8 screws-- donor bone in front,rotator cuff&clavicle decompression 12/07, 04/07 ac joint problems,,chronic neck and upper back pain,, i was previously on this board user name was micklp. hello to all
Hi mike....
I'm now 1 1/2 years out from surgery and still have symptoms that seem to come and go. Like Michelle, I consider this my new normal. That's not to say that I don't worry that there's something wrong because I do worry and I will probably do that forever. However, its always good to follow-up with your doctor. He is the best person to tell you what's happening with you...we're all different.
Good Luck and take care!
Patricia
~~~ ACDF C4-5 April 2007 ~~~
"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motiviation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it."
i know for me i still have the problemthat u described plus a few others. mine i think are mostly due to damage to my spinal cord before surgery. i agree with patricia this is what i consider my new normal and hope it isnt a new problem requiring surgery. my ns has told me that after the one year post op, things are about as good as it gets. good luck and i will say a prayer for u.
GOD BLESS ALL, KC
On 08/2007, I had 10.5 hour surgery for Cervical Stenosis & Myeolpathy just 5 days after MRI. It included ACDF c3-c7, with Titanium Plate & Screws at c3-c7, c5 Corpectomy with Metal Cage. Post op care: 2 days ICU, +4 days NS ward. Wore hard collar 24/7 for 3 months & part time for 4th month. Physical therapy for 3 months (months 5,6,7). 1 yr post op still have numbness/ arms, hands, & fingers plus cold feeling in hands & fingers. Still have swallowing problems, very limited ROM, & chronic pain in neck. But everyday I wake up & thank GOD that I am alive & still walking! Thats my story and I am sticking to it.
thanks..got an appt next week..it feels worse today..that pulling,weird pinchy feeling down near my shoulder blade kinda..man i hope its nothing bad..or if it is a slipped disc that its moderate enough to treat with non surgical methods..