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Goodness, he must have had reason to think it would go. It makes no sense for surgeon to fuse a perfectly healthy disc unless it already was looking compromised at that time. In that case, he could have made the same arguement for the lower adjacent level also. These c1/2 & c2/3 areas do go bad also, its just that they are just much less likely to.
So, did the c2/3 fusion result in much loss of Range of motion? Ive heard that the c1/2 and c2/3 are responsible for most of the ROM.
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2/26/09 - c4-c7 3 level ADR Prodisc Nova with Dr Bertagnoli. 100% success.
9/22/09 -Dr B opened me up to find a staph infection was eating my vertebrae causing ADR subsidence. Had to remove all 3 ADR's and convert to 3 level fusion. Mostly pain free 2 weeks post op.
9/20/10 - I think I jinxed myself. As soon as I told dr b and dr Sullivan I was doing well (on 6/1/10) I tanked and have experienced the return of pain. My neuro says the new pain is at t4.
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