I had fusion of c5 c6 on Jan 29 2014 and also a ruptured spinal cord all at once in that spot. I was pain free for about a month or two. Then came the pain back loss of balance always falling and can't hold nothing in my hands I drop everything I have migraines every morning when I wake up I have numbness and tingling in my pinky and ring finger constant burning pins and needles sensations that go from my neck into my shoulder blades and I kept going back to my surgeon and all he could say is I don't know but ur fusion was successful so I went to two more different surgeons and all they can say is its in my head they are agreeing with the surgeon who did my surgery and it's really frustrating I live in constant pain and no doc will help me or give me anything for pain cause it's in my head as they all say Dartmouth did my surgery and. Not impressed any ideas from any of u