Guest guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Hi all, I haven't been in much recently, but wanted to drop in and seek some opinions. I had three discs(C3-C7 removed)then everything fused and a 4 level plate added. This was 12/28/07. Since then, I have had a long and hard time healing. I finally got back to my desk job mid May. The neck never felt " good " , but enough to be able to drive back and forth to work with a difficult and painful work day. Now, I am off work again with constant neck pain and shooting nerve pain between the shoulder blades. The only way this is relieved is complete relaxation of the neck. My Nuerosurgeon has me now going to PT three times per week in hopes that this will help. Anyone else dealing with this or something similar? Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Hi Dennis, I had an ACDF on C6-7on May 8. I also have a metal plate. It is now 2 months and I also have pain in the back of my neck doing down to my shoulder. I hope this is normal. The doctor says so but I don't know. Joanie > > Hi all, I haven't been in much recently, but wanted to drop in and seek > some opinions. I had three discs(C3-C7 removed)then everything fused > and a 4 level plate added. This was 12/28/07. > > Since then, I have had a long and hard time healing. I finally got back > to my desk job mid May. The neck never felt " good " , but enough to be > able to drive back and forth to work with a difficult and painful work > day. Now, I am off work again with constant neck pain and shooting > nerve pain between the shoulder blades. The only way this is relieved > is complete relaxation of the neck. > > My Nuerosurgeon has me now going to PT three times per week in hopes > that this will help. Anyone else dealing with this or something similar? > > Dennis > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Hi Dennis, I've had c6 fused and c3-c4 c4-c5 plated, and have been suffering with this for almost 15 years. You have the same symptoms I have been dealing with for that long, sometimes it feels like a twisting knife is between my shoulders, and the spasams are terriable. My neck has a grinding sound, and it pops and cracks all the time. I really hope you can get some relief I know the feeling very well. As of yet after 3 surgerys I have found no relief...except for pain meds. I wished I could offer you more hope than this, but I just don't like giving out false hope. I will be getting a t-tube soon because I lost so much of my neck because of disk disorder. And you are right the only relief you can get s-times is rest. Thanks for listening geo Re: 7 months post surgical Hi Dennis, I had an ACDF on C6-7on May 8. I also have a metal plate. It is now 2 months and I also have pain in the back of my neck doing down to my shoulder. I hope this is normal. The doctor says so but I don't know. Joanie > > Hi all, I haven't been in much recently, but wanted to drop in and seek > some opinions. I had three discs(C3-C7 removed)then everything fused > and a 4 level plate added. This was 12/28/07. > > Since then, I have had a long and hard time healing. I finally got back > to my desk job mid May. The neck never felt " good " , but enough to be > able to drive back and forth to work with a difficult and painful work > day. Now, I am off work again with constant neck pain and shooting > nerve pain between the shoulder blades. The only way this is relieved > is complete relaxation of the neck. > > My Nuerosurgeon has me now going to PT three times per week in hopes > that this will help. Anyone else dealing with this or something similar? > > Dennis > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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