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I could use some feedback from anyone who has had cervical fusion.

Spine Health | Last Active: Jan 23 9:37pm | Replies (25)
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@misstrish65

Hi ..I've had C6,7 and C3,4 fused from front and C3,4 fused from back plus My surgeon had to remove a complete vertabrae because I had so much arthritis in there ..life has been ok but have now Occipital Neuralgia which I plan on having Deuks Plasma Rhizotomy done on . I know nothing of post operative bone stimulator but the warm pool therapy would be wonderful ...best wishes .
I am having some trouble with C7-T1 now as I'm thinking I've got problems there now as being C6,7 my first fusion and it going further down .. I've got a horrible neck with whiplash as I was 17 .

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Jennifer, Volunteer Mentor | @jenniferhunter | Jan 22 5:57pm

@misstrish65 There has been a member here on Connect who did the Dueks rhizotomy and says that it made him a lot worse off than he was before, and he's been in constant pain, and can no longer hold his head up correctly. He really regrets having the procedure and spending thousands of dollars for it loosing most of his savings as it wasn't covered by insurance. Here is a link to the post. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/930028/

You should also search for complaints about that provider outside of Connect or disciplinary action in the state where they are located. I have no experience with this but wanted you to be aware.

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