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#32509 In reply to: I had an ACDF at c3-4 for a herniated disc on April 8 2020 |
Hello everyone. So my name is T.. and I have been experiencing some nerve symptoms since Noveember 2019. They started off small then kept intensifying. By the end of January I had an MRI done and it showed I had a herniated disc at C3-4. Ok. Since that time my surgeon didn’t think I had a spine problem even though I had symptoms across my shoulders and back of my neck and top front of my chest with right hand numbness. so there I sat in misery. By March 6 I could no longer work. I went for a second opinion and went to see Dr and he said I needed a mri and probably surgery so on March 31st I had another mri showing the herniation was way worse. Surgery was scheduled and I had an ACDF C3-4 surgery on April 8th 2020. Now here’s the problem. I called and called telling the surgeon I was not getting better but worse. I had another mri on April 17th. IT STILL SHOWS THE DISC HERNIATION AT C3-4. The surgeon did not dissect enough of the disc it’s still pushing On my spinal cord and nerve root. I have called and called and called telling them my symptoms and how they are still there. I have been to the ER 8 fricken times and they won’t help. My surgeon suggested a laminectomy for may 6 to relieve my spinal cord because I have spinal stenosis. He never mentioned that the herniation was still there. I found this on my own. Ok. That’s all fine but what about the herniation still. Even my Radiology report still reads there’s a disc still pressing on the cord and root for HECKS sake. DR SAID “SUCK IT UP” TILL SURGERY May 6. And if I felt that he missed something I should get a different surgeon. He then told my fiancé that no other surgeon would touch me. NOW I FIND OUT THERE IS NO SURGERY ON MAY 6 because the hospital cancelled it because there is more cases of covid 19 in Fremont county. ARE YOU SERIOUS. I have been in pain every second of every day and NOONE WILL HELP ME. I’m on the verge of questioning s……… I don’t know what to do. I have feelings of anger and rage for the doctors. We won’t go there!!!! I want to either magically be fixed or die. WHY WONT ANYONE HELP ME. I don’t understand. I haven’t been able to do anything I am pretty much bed ridden and I need help. I’m so mad and scared and in pain. I JUST WANT IT TO END BY ANY MEANS POSSIBLE AT THIS POINT.
Travis Lewis
#32500 In reply to: Failed back surgery syndrome? |You could have lateral recess stenosis, foraminal stenosis or new onset disc herniation along with chronic radiculopathy. With symptoms returning to pre-surgery intensity, a new MRI is recommended.
Dr. Corenman
PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.#32487 In reply to: six week post op concerns |Thanks–symptoms got worse on Thursday and my surgeon ordered a standing extension/flexion x ray, which I had done on Friday.
If my operated segment was L4/L5, and I developed a slippage and subsequent foraminal stenosis, would the L4 slip over the L5 or would the L5 slip over the S1? My symptoms feel a lot like pre op, which involved my L5 nerve. I’m struggling to understand how a possible slip, as he explained, could bring back my original symptoms?
#32486 In reply to: C1-C2 Elhers Danlos |You might have Chiari’s syndrome if you have a “pathological Clivo axil and the deviation of cervical medullary junction around the dens”. The other possibility is basilar invagination which is somewhat similar to Chiari’s syndrome.
You can tell if you have transverse ligament incompetence of C1-2 by looking at the space between the front of the dens of C2 and the back of the front ring of C1 on flexion/extension X-rays (called the ADI or Atlanto-dens interval). If it enlarges greater than 3.5mm, you might have some laxity which can occur with Ehlers Danlos syndrome.
Dr. Corenman
PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.#32485 In reply to: C1-C2 Elhers Danlos |You might have Chiari’s syndrome if you have a “pathological Clivo axil and the deviation of cervical medullary junction around the dens”. The other possibility is basilar invagination which is somewhat similar to Chiari’s syndrome.
You can tell if you have transverse ligament incompetence of C1-2 by looking at the space between the front of the dens of C2 and the back of the front ring of C1 on flexion/extension X-rays (called the ADI or Atlanto-dens interval). If it enlarges greater than 3.5mm, you might have some laxity which can occur with Ehlers Danlos syndrome.
Dr. Corenman
PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.#32480 In reply to: six week post op concerns |If your symptoms are less intense now and intermittent, I would give it another 6 weeks. If you have minimal improvement at the 3 month point, further investigation should be considered.
Dr. Corenman
PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books. -
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