Hello this is Lesley reporting post Acdf surgery at Mayo Phoenix. I had C4/5 and 5/6 diskecktomy and fusions. They used 3D printed cages to fit my personal disc spaces and then fixed plates in the front for fusion. The surgery went fine at first but by morning I was vomiting profusely and in an unusual amount of pain. I stayed drugged up the next night but on day two was sent for xray pre discharge and they discovered a complication had happened in surgery, not the neuro surgeons fault at all. Some info about my lungs caused me to have a pneumothorax and I had to get a chest tube put in. It's been a very rough and painful time but already on day four my incision looks great and I'm eating anything I want here in the hospital. Delicious salmon btw!
The care has been amazing by my nurses and medical team. However I don't remember anyone reading me a risk list at all pre op, no not once. I fell into a 2% risk category and hit the jackpot but actually did not know the risks so be sure to ASK!!!
My tube is out, I'm improving daily but feel weak from all the drugs I think. And the trauma.
I think the staff here are top notch and this has been so much better than any previous hospitals I've been in in Oregon for sure. Well worth the trip.
Any questions just ask, I think I'm getting discharged tomorrow day five.