Cold fusion functions

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Avatar f tn I had a neck fusion in Oct. 2007 as my legs were giving out. I have been left with a right hand that feels like ice on the inside all the time and tingles all the time. Now the top of my right foot is cold for no reason. Just started this week, what should I do?
Avatar n tn And I have a disability from it. Ummm I thought a whole wrist fusion would be more dabilitating then an intercarpal fusion. You need both of your wrists fused? What happened?
Avatar m tn fusion was from T11 to sacrum. It feels like there is a "slab" covering the fused area out to 3 inches either side of the spine. It is not painful. I have lower back pain, mild 24////7. It intensifies to major pain if I stand for more than 5 - 10 minutes. It intensifies with any activity involving any lifting, turning stooping etc. I am able to walk with a cane 1//2 mile, 1////4 mile without. I use a treadmill for longer exercise, but must support myself wiht the arms.
1271743 tn?1320892461 I had ankle fusion approx 1yr & 4mnths ago. My ankle has shown healing after the fusion. I have noticed sometimes at night or in the afternoon when I am trying to relax, or watch tv, that my ankle will jerk. It's like the muscle spasms but since the ankle is fused it cannot move. It hurts terribly and I don't know what I can do to reduce the spasms or help so it does not jerk so hard.
Avatar f tn the treatment of listhesis is fixation and not fusion (fusion is the oldest naming maybe still used by some radiologist), SURE your vertebra are fused even if you still have some heaviness in the lower parts of your back.. this is suffucient to have screws at place to say thatthe patient is fused.
Avatar n tn I had a lumbar fusion with screws 1 yr ago. Recently I have experienced some pressure where the screws are and the other day my wife she said I was bruised in the same area as my pain. My question is, since I have not bumped into anything, is if the screws that are inside can cause bruising on the outside?
Avatar n tn I am a work comp case, I finally had a second opinion. The neurosurgeon wants to do fusion with bone, metal plate and screws. I don't want a fusion since all I have ever heard is it is more surgery in the future due to the stress on the above disc and below. I was very active and I love manual labor, now I have been told no lifting over 10 lbs., avoid a lot of bending, twisting ect.
Avatar f tn I underwent a C2-3-4-5 fusion in 05 which brought control back to my right arm, hand and left hand as i lost these motor functions shortly b4 the procedure. 6 Months later underwent another fusion in the lower lumbar region, L1-5, Total DISASTER, took 2 years to be able to walk again somewhat normally.The whole combo of these procedures left me in agony to this day.
Avatar n tn Good luck with ur fusion surgery!!
Avatar n tn I did read that gingers, like green onion, garlic, Sichuan pepper, pepper and chili, are considered hot ingredients and harmful to people with diseases hot in nature, of which hepatitis is one. Other "hot" diseases include common cold, dysentery, psychosis, diabetes, cancer, nephritis, rheumatism, wintercough, high blood pressure, etc. As for vitamins, they need to come from vegetables/fruits, not from labs.
Avatar f tn I had ACDF with a titanium plate at C5-C6 and I swear that when it is really cold outside that I can feel the coldness of the actual titanium plate. Is this actually possible and does anyone else experience this? It is not painful, just noticible.
Avatar m tn I had a l4 l5 fusion surgery on November 20 2012 and ever since surgery i have had bad sciatica and hip and leg pain on my left side of my body and it hasnt gone away yet. Also, when i go to stand up i sometimes cant and fall over or only half my legs are working now and i look like i need to be in a wheel chair. There are also times that i will be walking and i lose all feeling and control and just collapse. Is this normal? Is anyone else out there getting these same results?
Avatar f tn But TM may interfere future MRI scan reporting and slightly lower fusion rate. And artificial disk replacement history is still too young to shown all its benefits or any long term side effects. I have been having many pelvic pain symptoms from endometriosis and lower back injuries. So I am a bit reluctant to go for method one which need bone graft from my pelvic bone. Has anyone have method 2 (TM) or method 3 done and what are your experience or advise? Any feedback will be much appreciated.
Avatar f tn Since my car accident i sufferd many injerys but my main concern is the deterioration of my compression fractures of t11 t12 l1 the disk between 11 and 12 is aplying pressure to my spinal cord and i am or already lost function of my bladder bowles and are slowly loosing my ability to walk i was in st Vincents hospital 12 months ago they tosed back and forward to idea of fusion and at last moment decided not to. However i had not lost functions at that point of time.
Avatar n tn I have been taking Norco 10/325 at 5 to 6 a day for disc fusion at C5-6 level for 4 years now. Presently starting second day of detox. It is a forced detox as no refills filled on a holiday. My situation is I have another fusion (C6-7) on Thursday and would like to not have to go through this insanity again. Any information would be greatly useful.
Avatar f tn The C1 / C2 vertebra (called the atlas and axis) allow rotational motion of the head. Fusion of C1/C2 will severely restrict your ability to turn your head. There are 6 cervical discs (C2-C3 to C7-T1) that allow flexion (forward bending) and extension (backward bending) of the neck. In general, whenever you fuse three discs, you tend to loose 50% of your ability to look up and down.
Avatar n tn I had an anterior cervical fusion of c4/5. 5/6, 6/7 in April 2004. Everything went very, very well. Over the past several months I have experienced some tingling in my arms, some weakness. After a further MRI, I found out I have further progression of a prolapsed disc at C7/T1 and osteophytes at T1/T2. I have been receiving ESI for this and it has helped. My question is what type of excercise can I do to strengthen my neck muscles and not do further damage to my neck.?
Avatar n tn Does anyone know of a cervical spinal fusion reversal that has proven effective and has a relatively high percentage of good results? I had a spinal fusion that looks great in an MRI but caused a large increase in pain level. I have gone from a 6 to a 10 pain level.
Avatar f tn All through out the years of having back pain, it never caused me any grief to sneeze or cough, not even after my back fusion with instrumentation in feb of this year. I became sick with a simple chest cold last week and for the first time in my life, the constant coughing and sneezing is killing my back. I'm shocked at the pain its producing. My back now feels inflammed and it hurts to walk normal. I'm just riding my cold out to see if my back pains in my fusion area goes away.
Avatar m tn One day i described how I had these horrible headaches that were like migraines but were not relieve by migraine medications, she said you are probably suffering from tension headaches caused by your neck muscles and probably due to the fusion at C3-C4 I had. The only other home remedy I have is that I use a cold pack that wraps around my neck similarly to a cervical collar as well and the cold seems to help a lot!!! (I never use heat because for me, it makes things worse!) Good luck!!!
Avatar f tn It seems that Dr. M is attributing my sx to spinal cord compressins or lesions somewhere, or that my fusion and discectomy did not relieve the cord compression in my neck. Just wondered if you had any thoughts on this. Any thoughts on the weakness exhibited in the hips and thight area? At least it showed physical findings..I know it's "Not all in my head!
Avatar f tn due unexpected severe arthritis (only had x-rays done to Dx the original problem). I was informed I needed a wrist fusion to correct this, this was done Dec. 2010. It is Sept 2011 and now I have more pain and discomfort than before surgery. My fingers middle, ring and pinky fingers are affected the most, the back of the hand and the wrist. I can make a fist do have full function of all fingers. But still have swollen areas and what looks like residual bruising.
Avatar m tn and therefore I had to have the fusion redone a couple of times and each time it was way more intense. The last fusion was through the front with my fibula inserted like a dowel. This certainly made me a compliant patient! As for your question about her symptoms-yes these are most definitely the results of nerve compression. My doctor did surgery after 5 months of bracing and each time the fusion failed he had me back in the OR quickly.