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Had neck fusion. Having sharp pain near brain stem and back of spine. How to get relief?
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Thanks for the query.
You had three level fusions, which levels? Neck pain is usually due to degenerated disc and facet joints in spine. I need to know what the status above and below the fused levels is.
Please tell me more details of the pain.
Constant or episodic? Any radiation to arm? What aggravates? What relieves the pain? Associated tingling or numbness in arm or legs? Do you have any imbalance while walking? Any trouble with urination? If possible, please upload your X-ray and recent MRI images. You have a feature to upload the reports/images by yourself on the right side of this query page. Please utilize it.
Few things I want to see - Is there you nerve compression? How bad are the facets/discs? What is the status of the levels above and below the fusion? Usually if anterior surgery does not help then we may go to back of the spine to decompress the nerves and carry out fusion in the back as well.
Please get back with above information. Thanks.
| Question is related to | |
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| Diseases and Conditions | Neck pain, Back pain |
| Medical Procedures | Spinal fusion |
| Lab Tests | Magnetic resonance imaging, X ray, MRI |
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