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Cervical laminoplasty surgery for balance: I'm scared
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@lilyteddy33 Hi Judy. I'm sorry you are suffering balance issues and are alone, but you're not alone here. I'm sorry about your dogs. I know that is hard to loose them. My mom is 94 and she just lost one of her 2 little dogs that keep her company. I have had a lot of pets, and I currently have cats adopted from the shelter.
Cervical laminoplasty is a procedure that makes more room for the spinal cord inside the spinal canal by cutting through bone at the back side of the vertebrae and removing it. It's kind of like when they want to add a second floor to a one story house, and they raise the roof to make a second story. If your surgeon s recommending this, you probably have some spinal cord compression. Is that right?
This is Mayo's information about Laminoplasty.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/spinal-stenosis/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20352966
No surgery is fun. I had spinal cord compression because I had a ruptured disc that grew bone spurs next to it and all of it pushed into my spinal cord in my neck. Having spinal cord compression causes some strange symptoms and can cause pain anywhere in your body. I had dizziness and vertigo because I was getting muscle spasms that along with the compression on the cord were rotating my C1 & C2 vertebrae on their own, and I did loose my balance and fall when that came on suddenly.
May I ask why this is traumatic? Is this because of an injury causing this problem or is it just the thought of surgery and recovery and worries how you would manage on your own? Are you a member of a church that may have members who would be willing to help you? I was scared too... really scared of spine surgery, but I found a way to get through it. Some of that comes from really understanding the problem and how they need to fix it.
Here is a discussion about confronting the fear and you can find out some of my secrets.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/how-can-i-defeat-my-anxiety-about-medical-tests-and-surgery/
Please tell me how I can help you.
Jennifer
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thank you Jennifer. so sweet to take time to reply. No, I do not belong to any groups nor do I have anybody left in terms of "support system". I'm almost 82 & my entire body is at war. I can't begin to put words to my symptoms. Many new one's began after I caught covid early this year & my medicines which were a miracle & gave me hrs of relief, suddenly stopped working. My receptors in my brain were affected badly. New pain began in my legs after covid. Freezing as if inside a frig full time & layers of clothing can't help. It is so deep inside. I am not responding to any medicines at all. I'm also burning & freezing in my feet & legs. My face nerve damage began 18 yrs ago after undiagnosed shingles which destroyed right side of facial nerves. it's excruciating. The meds I was taking prior to covid kept my facial pain manageable, my neuropathy manageable & in the last 6 yrs I've gotten arthritis & osteo everywhere. I've had severe emotional trauma for the last 18 yrs which I can't put into writing. I'm really frightened to undergo surgery as my entire body is at war in pain. And now I can't take any pain meds as my receptors went through something that the medical world can't explain for post covid people. My circulation is not working properly. How could I get thru the cervical surgery or recover? Something unexplainable happened to my neurotransmitters after covid & I'm in unbearable pain. I am flammable everywhere & I am fighting to stay alive, Today is worse than yesterday. Each day it grows like a forest fire. It sounds like you had the surgery? How old are you? What other painful symptoms did you have prior to surgery? It sounds like you have a support system in place? How long did it take you to recover? And I'm sure you could take something for pain relief during your recovery? What pain went away after your cervical surgery. I know I'm full of questions. Did your neuropathy go away? My list is long so I apologize. I'm grateful I got one response so Blessings. I cannot find the right words to describe my condition but I can't bear another day of these horrible symptoms. Thank you truly. judy