Cervical fusion of C3-C7 after L4-L5 and S1 - What to expect?

Posted by coachdavid @coachdavid, May 23, 2024

I had a fusion of my L-4, L-5 & S-1 one year ago this month. Pre-operatively I had bi-lateral sciatica in both legs. When I awoke in post-anesthesia I was pain free.

Unfortunately I have had neuropathy in my right foot & loss of sensory nerve function which has led to balance issues.

My recent MRI shows cervical spine impingement necessitating cervical fusion from C-3 through C-7. I am hoping this alleviates my balance issues & relieves my neuropathy.

What kind of recovery can I anticipate? The lumbar fusion was much tougher than I expected.

Thanks!

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@paulameador

I would love to connect with you and chat with you. Our surgeries match pretty close as my surgeries from 2005-2012 led to more surgeries in 2024 and now I am faced with horrific thoracic pain that worries me will need to be fused an there is several levels with disc dessication. Do you have the thoracic pain with having cervical and lumbar fusions?

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@paulameador I'm going to tag @janagain so she'll see your post. Typing their handle like I did here will send a notification that you have responded to them.

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