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Spine Health | Last Active: May 12 7:57am | Replies (9)
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thanks for the reply.
This is Rochester, NY? Is he at a particular hospital for me to contact? Neurosurgeon here in Canada indicates c5/c6/c7 would be my fusion options, however, he is hesitant to do it because post surgery more pain is very possible with restricted movement. My facet joints are also a mess apparently.
I have JUST found out about ADR ( not through doctors), but people I know that went to Germany to have it done in their neck and back. No ill effects post surgery with pain relief.
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@barrm I'm sorry I missed your reply. The original Mayo Clinic campus is in Rochester, Minnesota. There are also campuses in Jacksonville, Florida, and Phoenix, Arizona. When you go to MayoClinic.org, you can see all 3 campuses and look at doctors at each location. I'm sorry for the confusion.
Dr Fogelson is in Rochester, MN. Here is his profile.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/fogelson-jeremy-l-m-d/bio-20055624I have heard patients say that having issues with facet joints can disqualify a patient for artificial discs. Also if there is instability of around 4mm of slipping of one vertebrae over another, that would disqualify a patient for artificial discs. I had 2 mm of slipping, and wasn't a great candidate for artificial discs and chose a fusion instead. There are some risks with artificial discs that happen to some patients such as immune responses to foreign materials or that the spine can grow bone around and artificial disc to try to stabilize it.
Fusion of C5/C6/C7 does affect forward bending, but head turning is probably about the same as before because that is done mostly by C1 & C2, with some help form C3 and C4.
Can I answer any questions about spine surgery?