hi there,iam due for surgery on c4 c5 c6,iam concerned about the surgery, at the moment iam dealing with the pain but it is getting worse, i have lost 60% strenght in my arm/hand, my arm feels so heavy as if it doesnt belong to me(sounds stupid)my neck has been getting worse over the last month, and this whole problem has been going on now for 13 weeks,in nov 2011, ihad a spacer put in at my L4 L 5, to reduce my cyaticar,it has worked perfect,iam really not sure about this other opperation,as ive not heard of any good comments at all,
Do u have cervical myelopathy with stenosis? Sounds like ur going thru a lot at the moment. Hope ur journey finds you well at the end!! *hugs*
I just had C5 C6 fusion. I had a whiplash which resulted in numbness in my right hand and arm as well as sometimes in my left. I have other problems not related to this accident with pain in my lower back and feet. The Nerosurgeon was explicit that this fusion surgery will not help the lower back. It will hopefully stop the numbness, maybe not, but what it will do is keep it from getting worse, which it most likely would do if I didin't have it done. One week now since my surgery and the numbness has lessened a lot. I am still recovering from the operation but doing much better than before in that regard. I still have the back and feet problems though, but that's another story.
What did your dr tell you?