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Nerve damage after spine fusion
Spine Health | Last Active: Jun 14 8:47am | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
@sbtheplumber1
You are too young to be dealing with all of this pain. I am soon to be turning 55 and have cervical and lumbar stenosis and DDD. I had ACDF surgery on my C5-C6 due to symptoms below this level (arms/legs/hands/feet/bladder, headaches, neck/shoulder pain, etc.). What level do you have the disc issue in your neck? Have you had EMGs for upper and lower limbs by a neurologist to check nerve health/strength and to see which nerves in particular are being affected post surgery? Did you have a baseline EMG before surgery?
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I believe it’s c 7 but others are starting to bulge. I’m going Friday for a swallow study again and the next Friday for a scope , I was starting to choke more and told last swallow study showed the flap in the throat getting caught not allowing food thru like it should. My right shoulder has dropped about 2 inches from weakness in the neck. 2 weeks ago after doing therapy that night my whole right side of my face went in pain the eye socket, cheek and jaw bone, head and neck. It all went away and xcept an occasional mild headache. I had an EMG on my neck in January nothing severe enough for surgery. They never done an EMG on my back and legs my loose disc was enough to convince them to do surgery. Now I wish I would have taken my chances of falling instead of having surgery.