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Has anyone had the ACDF surgery on their neck?

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Jun 6 9:29am | Replies (44)
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@ga29

Yes to all except for bladder issues. I have trouble getting bladder to work sometimes, a lot of numbness.
Hope all who are suffering get some answers. I just don’t think an ablation will be the answer, but I’m not the expert.

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dlydailyhope | @dlydailyhope | Jun 3 4:30pm

@ga29
You may want to get a second opinion about the ablation and for someone to check if you have any spinal cord flattening/pressure that is affecting your brain signals communicating to your bladder to release urine. I also don’t think ablation will do anything about your numbness or bladder function so you may want to hold off on this procedure if it won’t help this. Do you know which nerves are planned to be ablated? Which nerve roots are pinched and at what level(s)? Did the doctor say what would and would not be helped by the ablation?

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dlydailyhope | @dlydailyhope | Jun 3 4:40pm

@ga29
P.S. I forgot to ask if you had upper and lower EMGs done by a neurologist to determine nerve function and signals from central nervous system to peripheral nervous system? This can help with narrowing down the source of the problem and functional impact (like radiculopathy).

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