Sorry.I've had my C spine fused in the C 5,6 and 7. Doing great now. Have the sciatic nerve problem, not much they can do for that but give you anti-inflamatory meds for that. Lower back pain here too, but, it's just my Osteo..and Arthritis. Not much they can do for that either. Thank goodness I can still get out to the coop! I try and keep up and about. When my neck was bad before surgery, I didn't do much, so I know what you mean about the herniated disk thing..that was awful! I had to walk around with my arm up over my head to relieve the pain until I got my surgery. Here is a nice photo for you. It worked though! Still a bit of numbness in my left hand..at times, but I'm walking with my arm down~! Ha ha..you can see the gum in my mouth. Hope this doesn't creep anyone out too bad. :/
I now have another blown disc above where the surgery site is, was having pain, had the MRI, it showed where, but I am not going in for more surgery unless I have to..like a lot of pain going on.
There is a new surgery that has just come out of human trials about 2 years ago. It is a Disc Replacement surgery. The disk is removed and a plastic disc in two C-shaped pieces are pinned to each other around he spinal cord. It is said to restore 95+% of mobility and use.
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