I don't know if I'm posting this correctly. As a follow-up to my earlier questions, I met with a neurosurgeon and he recommended having a partial corpectomy. It sounds very daunting the way he describes going in the front of the neck and moving the esophaugus. Also, fusing with a metal plate of some sort. He didn't say anything about taking bone out of the hip to replace.
I'm getting a 2nd opinion from his colleague, but what sort of questions should I ask? Supposedly this is an "in 1 day, out the next" operation. Will I be able to bend my neck after this, because I do play softball, so am wondering if I have to hang up my cleats. Has anyone had this kind of operation?
Thanks, Tami J So Calif.
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