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@jenniferhunter Thanks for the reply. The surgeon said the surgery was very painful and it would only fix one side and not the other. I am constantly trying to stick my chest out and stretch but I find myself looking at the ground and slouched all the time. I have been to 3 different physical therapist and they only did a few appointments and sent me back saying I needed to see a surgeon. Tried a chiropractor and he called a Neurologist while I was on the table and said I had red flag symptoms. Still can't seem to figure out what is going on. Looks like my facet joints are bad under the fusion now. Its nice to be able to talk with others on here for all the craziness we have all and are still going through. So thank you!!!
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@livininthestix I have had C5 and C6 fused and have TOS. I am also a horse owner and riding just at a walk does wonders for my back and builds strength from the bottom up. I sit up straight with good posture. At first that is tiring, but as I gain strength, it no longer fatigues as much. There are therapeutic riding centers if you wanted to try something like that and we have a discussion on here about horses and therapeutic riding that you can search for. I know this helps my spine and TOS. I do have to be careful in lifting to saddle my horse as it can aggravate the TOS, but I also do myofascial stretches at home using some therapy tools.