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Has anyone had cervical disc replacement surgery?

Hi.  I've been diagnosed with multilevel degenerative disc disease c-4 through c-7.  I'm now 43 years old.  I've been waiting 3 years for disc replacement surgery to be a little more mainstream treatment.  I'm interested in hearing anything about this procedure for the C-spine.  I'm considered a surgery candidtate for c-5/6 and c-6/7 levels.  Thanks, Jolene
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Hi just seen this feed, I'm 34 and have just had C6-C7 disc replacement surgery on the 21st of April in the UK. The surgery was due to a bulging disc after a car accident and i must say the outcome is amazing, i woke up and instantly had no left shoulder or arm pain at all which has been there for the last 6 years and i was also surprised by the movement i have instantly too. i would recommend this to anyone whom may require it. I ache a bit now and swallowing is tender but all that will heal in due time. I cant recommend this enough.  
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who was your doctor at stanford, i am 49 and getting ready to go in tuesday to meet with a dr. at stanford to get a two level disk replacement on my c5&c6, c6&c7? Thank you for your response.
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I too had a lump my son massaged it and infected watery smey junk has been coming outy nose and ears since july.  Ent says I hace alergies.  Both arms from sholder to elbow are growing bine VISIBLY at a rapid rate.  I have new teath and cant ware my dentures and bone growing inside my nose.local hospital and sansum clinic and my surgeon all say there is nothing wrong.  The work comp qme says I am p and s and my attorney for work comp says there is nothing he can do.  The imr says it is not medically necessary to have an mri.  The feeling in both arms is noe effected.  My hands comtort and freeze up.  I cannot lift them now above my head.  Calif.  Law saws pnly one year to sue for med. Malpractice or failure to diagnose.  No one will say it is bone growth or take the tests to shoe it is.  I have been servailled and stocked and vandalized since I had surgery andasked about my sholder bone post tje surgery of one week.  Soc.  Sec.  Had kept me buisy with paperwork the local city has also in two legal arrests only to dismiss charges.  Soc security and soc service have created paperwork sabatague aling with the housing athority of santa barbara county.  Ive been slandard list friends and my files and vehicle and house vandized when I leave them.  My mail is tampered with. My medical ins was taken away and no ine knows why.  My bank account has been yampered I have been baired to no avail in attemp to make me do an illigal activity I have been accused of fraud.  The child support div. Will not give me the last 10 years of child support they received.  Soc. Sec. Is taking my intire check due to an over payment I tried to stop consistently for months to the point of closing a bank account only to have them find it and deposit more money into the new account on the date of my housing recertification constituting the increase of anual income by 13,000. When only 4,000 I couldnt stop was received.  Then they began deducting money that wasnt due me from the bill .  Then billing me and my now adult daughter over $35,000..  I have been kept busy eith all of this since my neck surgery just to keep me busy I believe now I cannot move my arms and feel like I'm going to lose one of them.  All to keep my surgions, attorneys, work comp hospitals and primary care in good standing.  Oh and this nnphones data is uploaded to CYBERVERSE under the Foia.   Go ahead and put that bullet in my head now!   My next blog is gonna name names!!  This product may kill me and everyone knew about it but me. I only knew I had it in me in july of last year 2015.  But it makes pretty good sense now as the sergion, D A,   Attorney And sabotaging social security lady along with the work comp investigator and local athorities seem to be intent on financially, emotionally and physically harming me.  They have me living on $ 101.00 a month.standing.  HOW DO YOU LIKE MY BIG ******* MOUTH NOW YOU ********!!!!! Jari muther ******* Blake 805 588 8237.  
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I too had a lump my son massaged it and infected watery smey junk has been coming outy nose and ears since july.  Ent says I hace alergies.  Both arms from sholder to elbow are growing bine VISIBLY at a rapid rate.  I have new teath and cant ware my dentures and bone growing inside my nose.local hospital and sansum clinic and my surgeon all say there is nothing wrong.  The work comp qme says I am p and s and my attorney for work comp says there is nothing he can do.  The imr says it is not medically necessary to have an mri.  The feeling in both arms is noe effected.  My hands comtort and freeze up.  I cannot lift them now above my head.  Calif.  Law saws pnly one year to sue for med. Malpractice or failure to diagnose.  No one will say it is bone growth or take the tests to shoe it is.  I have been servailled and stocked and vandalized since I had surgery andasked about my sholder bone post tje surgery of one week.  Soc.  Sec.  Had kept me buisy with paperwork the local city has also in two legal arrests only to dismiss charges.  Soc security and soc service have created paperwork sabatague aling with the housing athority of santa barbara county.  Ive been slandard list friends and my files and vehicle and house vandized when I leave them.  My mail is tampered with. My medical ins was taken away and no ine knows why.  My bank account has been yampered I have been baired to no avail in attemp to make me do an illigal activity I have been accused of fraud.  The child support div. Will not give me the last 10 years of child support they received.  Soc. Sec. Is taking my intire check due to an over payment I tried to stop consistently for months to the point of closing a bank account only to have them find it and deposit more money into the new account on the date of my housing recertification constituting the increase of anual income by 13,000. When only 4,000 I couldnt stop was received.  Then they began deducting money that wasnt due me from the bill .  Then billing me and my now adult daughter over $35,000..  I have been kept busy eith all of this since my neck surgery just to keep me busy I believe now I cannot move my arms and feel like I'm going to lose one of them.  All to keep my surgions, attorneys, work comp hospitals and primary care in good standing.  Oh and this nnphones data is uploaded to CYBERVERSE under the Foia.   Go ahead and put that bullet in my head now!   My next blog is gonna name names!!  This product may kill me and everyone knew about it but me. I only knew I had it in me in july of last year 2015.  But it makes pretty good sense now as the sergion, D A,   Attorney And sabotaging social security lady along with the work comp investigator and local athorities seem to be intent on financially, emotionally and physically harming me.  They have me living on $ 101.00 a month.standing.  HOW DO YOU LIKE MY BIG ******* MOUTH NOW YOU ********!!!!! Jari muther ******* Blake 805 588 8237.  
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Just had Cervical Pro Disc C replacement of C5-C6. The next day after surgery I have been pain free on my right arm. Just a little pain in back of neck. No more Tingling, stabbing, or Pins and Needles Pain on Right arm. I am very happy with procedure. Just don't know if I will set off metal detectors?
Does anybody know. I saw Xray it looks cool.
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Link, what was your pain level down your arm going into surgery (1-10)?  I've have degenarative disc disease in the same (c5-c6). I don't really have pain down my arm to my thumb - just numbness and tingling (radiculopathy). I guess my "pain" level is at 3-4 when I extend my arm (reaching down) for over 10 seconds. When I wake up in the morning, my left arm near the shoulder is very stiff.  I just can't be very active except riding an exercise bike. It's hard because I have 3 little children and one on the way. It's been like this for 8 mos. Trying to determine if I should wait it out or do the ADR-c surgery. I go for acupuncture and massage therapy and do some Tai Chi, healthier eating, and light exercise. 4 cortisone shots have been done. All four orthopedics i visited say surgery, but I say, "well, I don't have severe pain, or strength loss in my arm." They say, "well, you're not living a normal life though."  Btw, I think you would set off metal detectors since the adr has metalic materials in it.
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Just had C5/6 with a hybrid at C6/7 September 2015 and its the best thing I ever did in my life!  My surgeon was Dr Hyun Bae from the Spine Institute in Santa Monica California. He is absolutely one of the leading surgeons in this procedure in the United States. It's very Important to go to someone that has a lot of experIence. Anyone needing or looking for this procedure please go to Google And look At Dr Bae's resume! He is an absolute miracle worker! I'm a 65 year old healthy male. I had severe pain in my shoulder and arm and numbness in my thumb and forefinger. I was extremely apprehensive about this procedure and now I realize it's the best thing I could have done. There was absolutely no pain after the procedure and no pain medications were necessary. I cannot speak highly enough of this doctor!
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If you click on the poster's name, you can access their profile. From it you can see that Chyrol posted once in 2012 and hasn't posted since. He or she is probably long gone.

If you have questions, better to post to a new thread and title your post --  Has anyone had (cervical? lumbar? -- state which) disc replacement surgery in Canada?

Then ask your questions.

More people will read your post, and you have a greater chance of getting answers.

Best wishes.
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hi Chyrol, my name is Oksana  and i also live in BC, can you pls tell me where exactly did you have your disk replacement. I have problems in neck and lover back. thank you ahead.
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I had cervical discs surgery 10 days ago. Had c4,c5,c6,.3 spacers,metal plate with screws. I had needed the surgery for 3 years,but was very Leary of it I had L-4,5,and 6 done in 2000 was a nine hour surgery that have chronic pain from,and received my disability. I have been doing well since the surgery,must have soft foods available the first week,break your meds, I have to wear the soft collar unless I am just sitting. I woke this morning dizzy,off balance. Going to contact my surgeon when they open.
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This may be too late to follow up, but did you have surgery? How did it go?
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I myself have had three l-3. L-4. Discectomys and a C-3 C-4. ACD&F .  After all that I still have herniated discs above and below the fusion site in my neck and excessive scar tissue from disvectomys!!!!  I am in pain management and take 150 mg of Morphine a day for pain and 100 mg of Topomax for neuropathy. I had 18 steroid-epidural injections, used a TENS unit and tried countless other things before I "gave in" to surgery.  Do I regret it??  NO !!!!!!  Degenerative disc disease and stenosis have made my 45 yr old spine the equilivant of that of a 80 yr old according to my Neurologist.  Just do your research and pray and all else will fall into place !!!  God Bless!!
Heather
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Can you tell me how you made out? what you describe is my life now.
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Yes my friend the good old whiplash did me in too..it was one year after the whiplash I started to get signs something was wrong...x-ray showed 4 bulging disk, a pinch nerve, and artheritis...I never had pain in my life like this, I called them attacks which lasted for minutes, and minor attacks during the day...my head feels like my neck cant support it, headakes, numbness in arms, tingling, all in upper shoulder...now I get elbow pain, hip pain, and knee pain all on my right side, oh the famous musle weakness too....mri concluded narrowing of the spinal canal (nerves) emg says I got carpol tunnel in right hand but its related to the dam nerve in the neck...now its time for cortozone injections, say 5-6 disk are where this **** is happening, I know whats coming...is it worth having the surgery???  did you feel like shortness of breath?? maybe that's the affect of my muscles..
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7721494 tn?1431627964
That's good advice -- surgery should always be a treatment of last resort unless it is required to save the stability of the spine.
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Caution EVERYONE who is contemplating ACDF surgery to exhaust EVERY other avenue before you have the surgery!! MY "trip" down that road began in October 2006. After 6 years of horrible neck pain..med's, physical therapy, injections, working out daily, yoga etc..I finally gave up and had my 1st surgery on C5-6. The surgery lessened the left shoulder pain but didn't do a whole lot to make my neck feel better. I absolutely believe that once you have your cervical spine operated on..the rest of it starts to degenerate because the healthy disk's are not having to do more work. June of 2010 C6-7 was removed and fused and June 2014 C4-5 was removed and fused!! I am now waiting for disability to be approved....suffer MORE AND WORSE pain in my neck than I ever have....according to MRI done 3 week's ago have possible fracture in the vertebrae where the 3rd (last) surgery was done..nerve damage done to my leg's because of 3rd surgery..etc. Now I'm absolutely regretting that I EVER let my neck be cut into! Do a ton of research and as I said completely exhaust ALL other options first!! Don't want anyone to have to endure the pain that I have.
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could you please share with me where you had your cervical implants and which hospital and Dr. I was unaware that this procedure was being done anywhere in Canada.....I am in Quebec....and not getting any help with my condition of DDD and herniated discs in c-spine on 3 levels. Was interested in going to the US, but have no insurance and would cost about $30,000. So any way any help or suggestions you could offer would be greatly appreciated. I would be willing to travel to BC if necessary.
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Hi vrob!!! :)
I just saw your message/reply to me. Please forgive me, I know its' been awhile since posted message, though I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your reply and your very kind well wishes. Thank you very much!!!
It's very inspiring to me to know that you were able to get your life back. I'm still in same position I was when previously wrote that post; insurance coverage and costs of the policies that the surgeons actually accept, are very costly. I still haven't given up, thank God!!! And keep doing all I can to keep pushing through until I can get the safest procedure(s).
Thanks again!!!
God Bless you and yours!!!
CKB777
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how are you now after your disc replacement and would you do it again if you could go back in time ...I am having c7 disc problems now and am not sure what to do ?
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Hi, can you tell me where you had Adr ?
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Had a C5/C6 replacement in October, 2013.  Best thing ever.  Pro-Disc C.  Done at USC in California.  Out of the hospital within 20 hours of surgery and back to work 2 days after.  Easy peasy
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You can try acupuncture treatment. It will help you to relieve soon. Read about acupuncture at https://plus.google.com/100923324972089266153/about?hl=en.
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The surgery went very well and I am now almost 3 months post op.  Good luck!
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How did your surgery go? I'm having activ c replacement c4/5 and c5/6 done next month. Also will need c6/7 done in the future.   Hoping the end result will help my right hand as only 50% pressure function and also stop agonising pain in shoulder, elbow and chest. Which is controlled with lyrica - pregabalina 25mg 3x daily. Wonder drug for me. Couldn't cope before.
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I just had a multi-level ADR (Mobi-C) at the C5-C7 here in Colorado by Dr. Kenneth Pettine and a fusion at the L5-S1 on October 20th.  So far so good and minimal pain (usually if I sit to long).  I can't believe how great I feel especially after living in pain for 16 years.  If anyone is considering ADR surgery and live near Colorado, I highly suggest Dr. Kenneth Pettine.  
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