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Old 05-16-2011, 03:58 AM
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Originally Posted by insgal62
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What kind of neck surery did you have? I had a C5-C6 fusion last winter and glad I did it. Take care, it takes a little time but you will feel much better. :-D
I had bi-lateral foraminal fusion at C6-7 due to foraminal stenosis. Those nerves were being crushed and I had pain shooting into the shoulder and down my right arm and numbness in both hands. The pain was horrific. Doing much better!!
Sounds like we had the same surgery and I noticed the difference in the recovery room because I could move my arm around without pain. I still have mild tendonitis pain but that is from fibromyalgia. You will get very tired of the soft neck brace, though.
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