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Originally Posted by 1991 560 SEC
I wish they had artificial disks before mine was fused. C-4 thru 7 are fused,
and they can't re-break them.
Pain never went away, can't move my head, trouble swallowing, legs are num,
no Babinski reflex, no urge to urinate. After 14 years there not coming back.
The pain in my neck shoulders and arms,is like eating ice cream with a hole in your tooth.
John
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John:
I believe it was you who posted to my questions last summer recounting your experience. I want to thank you for telling me about your experiences because I was scheduled for a fusion and your comments pushed me to pursue non-fusion alternatives which I learned about over on the Braintalk website.
I don't know if your situation can be remedied, but while I was having surgery with Dr. Jho in Pittsburgh there was another patient he was operating on who had an unsuccessful fusion. I believe Jho was doing an anterior cervical microforaminotomy to relieve his symptoms. It might be worth sending your films to Jho. He'll look at them and tell you whether or not he thinks he can help without a charge.
Kerry