i have neck pain and stiff neck,also trouble swallowing food on right side..sharp pains in neck and just off left shoulder blade..pain radiating into biceps to elbo in right arm...pain radiating all the way down my left arm and into pinkie and ring finger.also have tingling at times and numbness..granted its not all the time but at least 3-4 days a week its terrible....my last mri was in july and these are the results..acdf with artifact vertebral body screws and anterior plate fusing c5-c7..c2-c3 central disc bulge without mass-effect..c3-c4 chronic osteophyte complex eccentric to the right..bilateral foraminal narrowing to uncinate spurring and facet arthrosis..disc osteophyte causing severe right foraminal narrowing..c4-c5 broad based moderate sized central disc herniation with cental canal stenosis and flattening of the cord..it says my previous fusion looks good with some mild stenosis..i know the c4-c5 is causing my right arm problems....but what`s causing the left?
2007-01-25 05:10:38 · 10 answers · asked by robert h 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
thanksto all for the answers.i`m 46 always been a working man,not a typist so apologize for that..i`ve also had a l4-l5 fusion..i posted here because i`ve been in pain...i have an appointment with a nerousurgeon on feb.2..thanks to you all!
2007-01-25 08:28:45 · update #1
we cant really tell.....go to ur doctor and get an xray..it may be something serious...askin questions here will not help u get better
2007-01-25 05:13:27 · answer #1 · answered by YAHOO! Answers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where you have the narrowing at C4-C5 right, the opposite side is affected. Will you need another surgery? I have the same as you do, I have 3 levels fused together. It was two surgeries, the second failed, the fusion part is what failed, so the opening isn't a circle anymore,it's half a cirlcle with the metal plate holding the two together. I currently am disabled and have not worked since 02 because of the pain this causes. I was told that very often when more than one surgery is done, the following will likely fail. My surgeon did not tell me the second failed, I found that out when I was fighting for disability rights. So NO, I don't think I would do it again, the second was so much harder, more pain, hip pain was out of this world! Good luck with your journey, you're going to learn alot along the way.
2007-01-25 13:50:53 · answer #2 · answered by fisherwoman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was rearended while stopped at a light. I had to have a disc replaced as well surgery was about 2 years ago. I hurt very badly now, as I have another herniated disc CAUSED BY THE SURGERY. My neurologist said that. The doctor who did the surgery won't admit it. What caused the other one to herniated is different motion in that area after the surgery. Isn't that lovely. I also have nerve damage by c5c6. I tryed pain pills, no help, epidural is okay, but is only temporary and costs a fortune. If you get an answer, I'D BE SO HAPPY TO FEEL BETTER!
2007-01-25 14:26:25 · answer #3 · answered by c h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And you can type? How old are you? What type of work did you do, and for heavens sake, you know well, you are walking on egg shells. You had better review all of your ADL's. (Activities of Daily Living). I can't imagine you would consider even going under the scalpel again. Are you a vet that tangled with a roadside bomb?
Whats left for you pal, is everything you learned, and are still learning in Physical Therapy, and follow every guideline in place for you. PT, and Nutrition, and Ergonomics are what you can lean on now. I worked post surgery in a PT clinic, and never heard of some of the thing you are stating. You had better back off the pain meds., and get with nature. I know pain is slowly sucking the life out of you, but don't let it drain your brain. Waking up every day is a miracle, and start with one tiny positive thought, and take it from there.
Love, Marilyn
P.S. Sleeping on your right side will cause compression on nerves etc. Hows your mattress?
2007-01-25 13:28:49 · answer #4 · answered by gypsyworks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go to the doctor and see what the doctor says about this problem. And if he says that you need surgery then ask him what kind and get to know what the side effects are and whats going to happen in the long run.
2007-01-25 13:14:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you on any meds for your pains you couldn't just jump right into surey. They could make you go to class or something surey are not the answers always.
2007-01-25 13:18:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thi sis quite involved and complex - you should go and discuss this with your specialist.Good Luck
2007-01-25 13:14:49 · answer #7 · answered by rose_merrick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why ask here? See your doc.
2007-01-25 13:16:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-01-25 13:13:55 · answer #9 · answered by w00t 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
have you tried a chiropractor? that helped me
2007-01-25 13:18:58 · answer #10 · answered by SUNSHINE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋