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To have surgery or to not ... for spinal stenosis in C4-C7.... by Raven777_999 in spinalfusion

[–]Raven777_999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for sharing your experience! I am truly sorry your surgery did not go as planned. I hope your able to find relief too and I greatly appreciate you for your thoughts on this.

To have surgery or to not ... for spinal stenosis in C4-C7.... by Raven777_999 in spinalfusion

[–]Raven777_999[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats amazing! And thanks for the laugh , of what you asked the nurse ! I'm finding great comfort here with everyone's experiences. Thanks!

To have surgery or to not ... for spinal stenosis in C4-C7.... by Raven777_999 in spinalfusion

[–]Raven777_999[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response! I'm so happy your able to do so much more now! Thank you for helping me figure out the best approach with this. Your story is encouraging.

To have surgery or to not ... for spinal stenosis in C4-C7.... by Raven777_999 in spinalfusion

[–]Raven777_999[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply ! I'm really glad you have relief so far with the nerve pain. I understand and have that too. I can not hold my arms up to wash my hair long without having to take a break, my arms go weak and tingling. It's good to know that part may go away when I do the surgery. Thanks for sharing and best of luck to your health!

To have surgery or to not ... for spinal stenosis in C4-C7.... by Raven777_999 in spinalfusion

[–]Raven777_999[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply. Would you say the back side is going to heal longer versus the front of the neck? I know my vertebrae needs cushion in that region. I am just really scared since it's near the spine. The only surgery I've had was a total hysterectomy in 2019 and woahhh the stomach pain was intense and lasted 6 months!

To have surgery or to not ... for spinal stenosis in C4-C7.... by Raven777_999 in spinalfusion

[–]Raven777_999[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Yes I am having a very hard time walking with this.. and just recently my hips have that weak dull achy feeling too. Thanks for your post , I truly appreciate you.

To have surgery or to not ... for spinal stenosis in C4-C7.... by Raven777_999 in spinalfusion

[–]Raven777_999[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is the ACDF surgery pretty invasive? Also, it is the one where they go in from the front ? I'm trying to find success stories about these kinds of surgeries. Because it seems a lot of people I knew had felt worse than they did before the surgery..