Need a good neck surgeon in BR

Your sports entertainment career is over

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disc replacement

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fusion

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what was recovery like?

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Artificial disc was a bit longer recovery, probably 7-10 days? Mostly laying down, sucking down smoothies, et al....

No pain, no discomfort.....unless I moved around. Drugs helped relax me the first 2 days. By the third day, I was taking 1/2 pills, never even finished out the scrip
of Soma. Stayed on the Hydrocodone about a week as needed, mostly to sleep at night

After my fusion, I was barely down for 2 days. By day 3 I was 60-70% Didnt really take much in prescriptions post-op, my medical MJ edibles worked waaaaaaay better

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How long till you went back to the office?

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Artdisc - 10 days? But when I was "back" - I was back at nearly 90%

Fusion - I went back within 5 days, but I was sore and in discomfort for weeks, but easily manageable

My advice, whenever you return to work, no matter how good you feel. After about 4 hours, your neck will be just about done supporting your head upright. While I was at about 80-90% back overall, I could only maintain for about 1/2 a day. I couldnt put in a full day for at least 2 weeks.

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Played golf, etc?

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Return to exercise was predictably slow. It took me a good year to get back to where I was pre-surgery, and there is just a range of motion you'll never get back.

I dont ever notice it, unless I'm on an onramp trying to merge into traffic. Cant quite turn my head that far

Dr. Guthikonda in Shreveport - worth the drive

Isaza
Scrantz
Eiserloh

I’d suggest a Neurosurgeon. But that’s just me tho.

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Sorry to hear that, dude. That's a horrible injury. Best of luck to you

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Thanks. No real pain associated with it. Just the specter of falling and being paralyzed for the rest of
My life. No tricep function tho. That’s a bit of a problem.

Charles Bowie did my back in 2014, he is at the same practice as Oberlander. Oberlander was very short and kind of rude. Explained he was backed up for months but I could see someone else. Went to Bowie who explained the process and provided surgery a couple days later was great answering questions and follow up.

I hit the ground pretty hard on a jump at Fort Bragg and hurt my neck kinda bad.

This guy fixed it.

LINK

Oberlander or Scrantz