Does anyone have DISH and/or OPLL?

Posted by langteach @langteach, Aug 5, 2011

After a recent MRI and CT, I have been diagnosed with DISH and OPLL of the cervical spine. These conditions mean that I have large flowing osephytes on one side of my spine and tendons turning into abnormal bone on the other side of my spine. The doctor wants to complete a multi-level fusion from C-3 to T-1 in a few days. Could anyone comment on the recover from multi-level fusions of the cervical spine? I worry about becoming disabled or paralyzed. I am a schoolteacher and deal with 13 yr old students.
Thank you for any advice.

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dishpain | @dishpain | Mar 10 6:16am

Diffuse, idiopathic, skeletal hyperostosis. That was what it was given as a more recent terminology. I think it describes it a little bit more. It is also known as Forsters disease. Forster coined it I believe in the 1950s. I think it was given the dish name in the 70s.