Hi Brewster - sorry for the bad news. Was the auto fusion visible to Dr. B on your MRI/CT that you provided to him? If your cervical problems can't be operated on, how are they resolved?
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Originally Posted by Brewster
I received a bit of a shocker from Dr. B as well. He says that my cervical problems cannot be operated on because of auto fusion. I have full lateral mobility, vertically, 90% up and 100% down. My lumbar problems would be handled with an anterior ADR and a posterior TOPS. Anybody else heard of the TOPS device. I'm nor dissing Dr.B, he's well thought of on here, but such are the possible vagaries of diagnosis over the internet.
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DEC 2013 MRI/CT scans show severe spondylosis at C5-C6/C6-C7; moderate at C4-C5
Spondylotic spurs C2 thru C7
Left vertebral artery medial loop at C4 body
Foot / hand numbness
Throat tightening and on/off lump sensation
Neck pain, upper back ache between shoulder blades
52 years on this planet (most of the time)
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