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07-26-2011, 08:16 AM
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Dustin,
I am happy to say that I think having the ADR's removed (C5-6 & C6-7)then a fusion (C4-5, C5-6, C6-7) was the best thing I could have done! Before this surgery, I would get headaches that would put me in bed! I'm happy to say, I am now headache free!  Although I am not pain-free, I still think this will be worth it in the long run. When I had my ADR surgery, I was in horrible pain from the time of the surgery until the time of my revision on May 12, 2011! I'm still in a neck brace (and a back brace because of my lumbar fusion in December) but I go back to the doctor on August 5, and have a CT of my back to see if the fusion has taken and an x-ray of my back to make sure all the hardware is in place. If so, then I can shed my braces!  I hope your fusion is progressing. Did they remove the pro-discs before fusing, or did they leave them in and fuse over? Keep me posted. Terese
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~Terese64~ MVA 1/31/08 Chiropractor Physical Therapy Pain Management - Lumbar transforaminal epidural injections @ L2-L3, L3-L4, L4-L5, Cervical Facet Joint Injections @ C3-C4, C4-C5, C5-C6, Right & Left Greater & Lesser Occipital Nerve Blocks, Discography T11-T12, L3-L4, L4-L5, L5-S1 Discography C3-C4, C4-C5 ADR 3/17/09 PRODISC-C @ C5-C6 & C6-C7 INFIX cage fusion 12/29/10 @ L4-L5 & L5-S1 Disc Herniation/Protrusion, annular tear @ C4-C5 Complete Disc Collapse @ T11-T12     
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