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C2-T2 posterior cervical spine fusion with posterior spinal instrument

Spine Health | Last Active: Jun 11 9:36am | Replies (18)
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@nike05

Hi, and yes its just when I met my new surgeon I was in bad shape I was very swollen from the first surgery and found out I was also dealing with thoracic outlet syndrome due to a cervical rib on top of the failed fusion..., But I'm 2 years post op the neck reconstruction and one year thoracic, and yes I'm going in to lymphatic therapy for the swelling.

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Jennifer, Volunteer Mentor | @jenniferhunter | May 27 10:59am

@nike05 I also have TOS, but I did not have a cervical rib. I have worked with a PT who does myofascial release therapy that helps. The TOS makes muscles in one side of my neck tighter and it starts rotating my cervical vertebrae from time to time. I do stretches and get it back in place. This was a lot worse before my C5/C6 anterior fusion. The other thing that helps is stretching the surgical scar with the MFR techniques to release the tightness. Your therapist may be doing that in your sessions.

I presume that you had surgery to remove cervical ribs?

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