CCF Question

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Hi all! Hope everyone is doing well.

I know I have asked this question before. I had Mild Decompression

of the Foramen Magnum and CCF to C7. I had a little complication in

that " couple of the cervical vertebra were a little soft " but that

the skull and other verbetrae were hard as a rock. So, I am

continuing the Forteo shots (to make bone harder) and taking Calcium

and Vitamin D every day. I spent 8 days in the ICU on bedrest with

wounds I developed from the cervical collar. So, I could not wear

any cervical collar during my recovery. We tried to put a Halo on

me, but the pain was unbearable, so we took it off.

I was sent home and told to continue with mild activity like bedrest.

A few days ago, I started hearing a weird, but I can't seem to

pinpoint exactly where it is coming from. A few of you emailed me

and said that you had that too and that it is okay.

I just want to know if there are more of you experiencing the same

thing and what did the neurosurgeon say about it.

I have emailed 2 of my neurosurgeons and am waiting for their

response. I'm just nervous, scared, and impatient.

Thanks,

Cassie

[Guest guest]

I wrote Cassie privately, and was asked to send my answer to the

list, so this is what I wrote Cassie:

Cassie,

If they do the fusions the way my last one was done, they pack in

cadaver

bone around the back of the plate and around the vertebrae. My neck

made

noises for a long time. Every time I'd move my head, I'd have a

chorus of

noises in my neck. It slowly subsided. I will still have a pop once

in a

while, but it's hard to move in the halo, so haven't had one in a

while.

I hope your recovery is coming along. Just rest as much as possible.

I know

from past experience that the fusion takes a while to heal from. It

takes a

long time for the bone to set, it is like having a large fracture

that needs

to mend. I have strong bone, thank goodness, but it still takes it's

toll on

my body to mend new bone.

Kathleen

> Hi all! Hope everyone is doing well.

>

> I know I have asked this question before. I had Mild Decompression

> of the Foramen Magnum and CCF to C7. I had a little complication

in

> that " couple of the cervical vertebra were a little soft " but that

> the skull and other verbetrae were hard as a rock. So, I am

> continuing the Forteo shots (to make bone harder) and taking

Calcium

> and Vitamin D every day. I spent 8 days in the ICU on bedrest with

> wounds I developed from the cervical collar. So, I could not wear

> any cervical collar during my recovery. We tried to put a Halo on

> me, but the pain was unbearable, so we took it off.

>

> I was sent home and told to continue with mild activity like

bedrest.

>

> A few days ago, I started hearing a weird, but I can't seem to

> pinpoint exactly where it is coming from. A few of you emailed me

> and said that you had that too and that it is okay.

>

> I just want to know if there are more of you experiencing the same

> thing and what did the neurosurgeon say about it.

>

> I have emailed 2 of my neurosurgeons and am waiting for their

> response. I'm just nervous, scared, and impatient.

>

> Thanks,

> Cassie

>