Dr Corenman.
Thank you so much for your response.
I do have a solid fusion at C5/6 for years prior to this accident, I’m not sure if absent Bicep and branchioradialis and changes given new MRI suggest that it’s not so solid post the accident?
I’m assuming absent Bicep and brach have to do w that level after all?
You mentioned facets and nerve block injections for which I’ve tried both. The facets on any level tried did absolutely nothing. The nerve block at the C4/5 helps cut the pain down by 50% but that’s it given the severity of the accident my question is
2 options:
A) will a multi level fusion at the sites above and below be necessary since my range of motion is already very impaired even with pain improvements, and I don’t want to continue to further this damage being so young by doing it bandaid style with nerve blocks every few months.
B) I can continue w nerve blocks so long as things beyond just pain control resolve as a result of that or at least don’t continue to worsen over time?
Any final recommendations given I clarified some of what you mentioned would b more than appreciated. Thank you kindly.