thanks for the info Michelle - I'm in Australia and have seen a few different surgeons here. I've got an appointment with the main one I've been seeing in two weeks. As Mark said - its very much an individual case basis with this stuff. I've been thinking about having something done about this for quite a long time now, and ignoring it isn't making it go away or stopping it from deteriorating, so I'm comfortable that if I do get something done its for good reason.
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snowboarding injury 1997 landed on head, some subluxation of cervical vertebrae no surgery, some ongoing neck and shoulder pain but bearable.
surfing injury 2004 - transient paralysis from neck down for 15 seconds, resolved fully - herniated c5/c6 disc plus some bulging at c3/4/5. Initially had dermatome pain after injury which resolved - general parasthesia in arms/legs was fairly mild after injury but has been worsening.
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