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I had a 3 level fusion C-3 thru C-5 in 2005. I had an injury to the neck from a fall from horse. The surgery solved all my problems. My recent symptoms started app 1 1/2 years ago.
The neurosurgeon who did the surgery is retired, but a neurosurgeon now from the same department is pretty adamant that the MRI has not changed enough ( there are obviously degenerative changes) that explains the symptoms I am having now. Neurologists disagree. The MRI that was done 4/2024 shows malacia at c -4. I have never had that in the MRI reports in the past.
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@dacraig The malacia is where your fused levels are. Do you think it is an old injury that was caused by the fall? Do you have old MRI images to compare to back 19 years to see if it was present? Is there any compression happening at the end of the fused levels now? Are you considering a different surgical opinion at another facility? Often, doctors at the same place don't want to counter an opinion of their colleague. Perhaps your neurologists could make a recommendation to another surgeon.
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I have had several opinions from different neurologists and a neuromuscular specialist.