In two weeks I have an appointment to have my ADR and fusion x-rayed by a new doc. In after surgery check-up visits, they have had me hold sand bags (while standing) in each hand while taking the x-ray in order to pull my shoulders out of the way. But I do wonder what they did during surgery. I did have a huge yellow bruise on my left arm and I wonder if it is from them pulling my shoulders down. They must have pulled them down even just to get to the area to operate that low.
Why does my mid-back hurt is my biggest mystery. Why do I always have a headache? I am wondering, after reading other people's posts, if my ADR is not positioned correctly.
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Summer 2004 or 2005 – jumped backward off of a trailer onto driveway and felt a snap in my lower back
July 2009 – Discectomy at L5-S1
November 2010 – Arm pain started
May 2nd 2011 – Fusion at C7-T1, prodisc ADR at C6-C7
Present – Headache since May 2nd. Dizzy spells with trouble concentrating and blurred vision and hearing. Mid-back pain that radiates into my chest, neck soreness, numb extremities. Cold chills throughout body.
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