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Anyone had multilevel cervical spine reconstruction surgery?
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@llander1966
With all that support, you have nothing to worry or be scared about. You have family and a golden. Can’t beat that commitment to care. Especially with your pup. Best emotional support you can get. Family will help physically. Having had surgery at all 4 spinal levels, C, T, L & S, I would say the cervical surgeries (had 3) were the easiest to recover from. I will also say my cervical surgery’s made me the most squeamish. I didn’t care if it was behind me, but to cut my throat open made me wince. And ultimately for no reason. The only thing I would caution you about is when you find out exactly what surgery you’re having. Is to make sure you have enough range of motion to turn your head sideways a 1/2 turn. If it’s bolted up all the way and you can’t turn that little bit, you’ll probably lose your drivers license. lose
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@bilt4pain Thank you! You must be familiar with golden retrievers. Our 5 year old golden is the best! I'm glad to hear that the recovery from cervical surgery is not as hard as lumbar surgery. Yes, the cervical surgery makes me squeamish too! And for the same reason! The idea of an incision in the front, if there is one, really bothers me. I have been living with neck pain for many years already and I don't relish the idea of making it worse before it can get better. I have already discussed post op pain control with my spine surgeon and he assures me that it will be done differently this time. My post op pain control after my lumbar fusion was not optimal because I have complex regional pain syndrome. I will definitely address the range of motion issue in regards to driving with him. Thanks for your information and your encouragement.