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Herniated Disc
Posted on 1/30/20 at 6:52 am
Posted on 1/30/20 at 6:52 am
I’m 29 years old and I’ve got two herniated disk in neck. Has anyone had replacement surgery, injections, etc. on these? I will be getting a few opinions from orthopedist before making a decision. Thanks!
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Posted on 1/30/20 at 7:13 am to Babboo
What caused your injury? I’ve dealt with a bulging disc in my lower back, but never a full blown herniation. All I can say is listen to your doctor’s advice post-op. Then I would find the best physical therapist you can afford and see that person often.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 7:41 am to DeafJam73
I think it has been a thing for years, but I messed it up again about a month ago while lifting. Had 24/7 pain for 3 weeks even with treatment, got MRI last week and results yesterday.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 3:25 pm to Babboo
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Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:30 pm to Lakeboy7
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Neurosurgeon, don’t waste your time with an Ortho
This.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:49 pm to Lakeboy7
Lakeboy, thanks for the heads up. Any reason why though?
Posted on 1/30/20 at 5:57 pm to Babboo
quote:Neuros are who will work on your spine, so that's who you should focus on. Good luck with this shite, man. I had a lumbar herniation and it was god awful. I can't imagine it in my neck.
Lakeboy, thanks for the heads up. Any reason why though?
Posted on 1/30/20 at 6:52 pm to Big Scrub TX
Scrub, did you have surgery ?
Posted on 1/30/20 at 7:38 pm to Babboo
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Posted on 1/30/20 at 10:04 pm to Lakeboy7
You can try mechanical traction. PT can most certainly help with conservative management to try before getting neuro to cut on it.
Posted on 1/31/20 at 6:00 pm to Babboo
quote:Yessir. I had a microdiscectomy of a lumbar disc. One reason I got comfortable with the idea was they really didn't have to go near my spinal cord. I'm not sure if that's true or not for the cervical spine, so I would ask about that.
Scrub, did you have surgery ?
The impingement of the disc on my nerve was such an on/off binary effect, that I woke up from the procedure with 100% of the pain gone. Of course then, you have to deal with treating the actual surgical site gingerly. But I got into PT about 4 weeks in, and then graduated from that to personal training about 2 months later. I've kept up with that...even played in my old basketball league last night and felt NOTHING!
Posted on 1/31/20 at 6:04 pm to mtcheral
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You have ruptured disc in your spine. PT cant help with that, its a structural problem and exercise and certain movements is not going to fix that.
Orthos are great for knees, shoulders, hips etc, they fix broken joints, broken bones. But your disc rupture is impinging on your spinal column, you need a neurosurgeon for that type of critical work.
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You can try mechanical traction. PT can most certainly help with conservative management to try before getting neuro to cut on it.
I agree with both of these, but you should avoid the mistake of thinking PT can do too much. For merely bulging discs, I would consider giving PT a longer time (particularly if there is an MRI they can work from.) But with an actual herniation, I think it's mostly wishful thinking to hope for much help down this avenue.
It comes down to this: in a certain % of cases, the body will "digest" or otherwise fix the bulging/herniated disc by itself. The more severe, the lower the %. If you can take the pain, then you can ride with it for as long as you want to see if this happens. (There are risks with this approach too - you could suffer permanent nerve damage if the impingement is bad.)
I think with certainty, you should see a neuro. That doesn't mean you have to do surgery, but you need a real doctor to look at an MRI of the situation so you can make an informed decision.
You also need to realize that heating/icing/stretching and all of that typical type of casual advice is likely no longer in play here.
Good luck, my man.
Posted on 2/1/20 at 5:15 am to Babboo
I’d try everything else short of narcotics before undergoing surgery
Posted on 2/1/20 at 9:49 am to Coater
Thanks for the help! I’ll update after I visit with a neuro.
Posted on 2/1/20 at 4:44 pm to Babboo
Find the best spine doctor you can in your area. Neck procedures are very dangerous so you need somebody good working with you.
Posted on 2/1/20 at 11:02 pm to Babboo
I would try the microdiscectomy before doing the replacement procedure. It’s much less invasive and doesn’t require any hardware to be installed. I have mine scheduled for the 11th of February.
Posted on 2/2/20 at 8:24 am to GeauxLaMike77
quote:There is no such thing as microdiscectomy in the cervical spine. For cervical spine surgery you can have an ACDF (anterior discectomy and fusion) or an artificial disc replacement surgery.
I would try the microdiscectomy before doing the replacement procedure. It’s much less invasive and doesn’t require any hardware to be installed. I have mine scheduled for the 11th of Februar
To the OP, the lower level disc herniation is pretty significant and will probably require surgery. The question is will the upper level also need to be done. And if so then you would probably have to fuse the level in between them resulting in a 3 level fusion.
On the positive side, most people do very well after having a neck fusion. Peyton Manning play a few more years in the NFL after a one level.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 11:35 am to saderade
quote:Just curious - how does this differ from the micro?
anterior discectomy
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:10 pm to Babboo
I'm inoperable for herniated disc in lower back. I had 3 series of steroid shots- gained weight , did no good.
Wish you the best
Wish you the best
Posted on 2/3/20 at 1:38 pm to Babboo
man that fuking sucks. youre looking at some sever downtime and a bitch of a surgery
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