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C5-C6 Fusion
Hello all, I just had C5-C6 fusion today and about 12 hours later I’m getting sever stomach pain. It feels like I just did 100 pushups. Has any had this happen to them in the past?
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I have not. Have you contacted the surgeon and/or the surgical team to let them know?
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1 ReactionI just left a message for the surgeon to get his reaction. I’ll keep you updated.
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1 ReactionWelcome @illinoismike39 . I didn't have stomach pain after my ACDF, but I did have a stabbing pain in my chest from a muscle spasm. I felt it start in my throat and go from there to my chest. I did call the surgeon's team and that was reassuring. I did have some issuers with excess phlegm after surgery and used my asthma inhaler.
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Have you talked to your surgeon or their medical team? What medication me are you on now?
I had c5-c6 done in 2022 and having c6-c7 done next month. I don’t recall any stomach issues or chest soreness/pressure. Your decompressed spinal cord and/or nerve roots/nerves may be irritated and need to heal. It takes a while for injured nerves to heal. You may have inflammation of surrounding tissues/nerves and some pain medications cause stomach pain if taken on an empty stomach or if you have any gastritis or ulcers/heartburn.
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Are you still in the hospital or are you home now?
I do recall having severe pain in my hip and was told by the on call doctor that it was bursitis (apparently this can happen after surgery due to inflammation and I never had such pain before…it brought me to tears). I was told to take Tylenol for the pain. You need to avoid NSAIDs to help your fusion heal.