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Is It Safe To Fuse Bulged Discs In Neck To Spinal Cord?

i have three bulged disks in my neck. that affect my nerves and my spinel cord. and couses alot of pain. i talked to a surgen and he wants to remove them and fuse my spine. i tride ficical therapy and have have two epiderals with little relefe. do i let them fuse my neck? how safe is it to have that done?
Mon, 24 Feb 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted your symptoms and based on that, you seem to be suffering from cervical disc disease. In this condition, the nerves in the neck region get compressed by the slipped discs.

The diagnosis can be confirmed by MRI scan of cervical spine.

The initial treatment consists of medications (pregabalin), physiotherapy and epidural injections.

If the above treatment does not succeed, then, cervical fusion surgery is the standard treatment.

So, you can safely get that surgery done.

I hope my reply has helped you.

I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
     
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
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Is It Safe To Fuse Bulged Discs In Neck To Spinal Cord?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your symptoms and based on that, you seem to be suffering from cervical disc disease. In this condition, the nerves in the neck region get compressed by the slipped discs. The diagnosis can be confirmed by MRI scan of cervical spine. The initial treatment consists of medications (pregabalin), physiotherapy and epidural injections. If the above treatment does not succeed, then, cervical fusion surgery is the standard treatment. So, you can safely get that surgery done. I hope my reply has helped you. I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/