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Pro-Disc C5-C6 **Please help** Placement?
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| Surgical Outcomes and Blogs Discuss Pro-Disc C5-C6 **Please help** Placement? in the Main forums forums; It looks a little off centre...closer to RT side, and a little taller than the natural disc height. But ... |
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09-01-2010, 01:18 PM
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Thank you everyone...
My C3-C4 had a small bulge/stenosis and is probally getting worse.. My C4-C5 is undoubtedly dessicated w/stenosis and getting worse. All my pain is in the back of my neck, I get more relief from mobic then percocet. My neuro here in delaware had NOT done alot of ADR's but since im only 30 he didnt want to fuse me. I have medicaid and could not get a 2 level. I have DDD in my low back also so i guess it is what it is. All your advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you my spine friends... Im going to post my full Neck MRI later today.
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C4-5: Mild disc height loss with central annular fissure. Small broad-based left paracentral disc protrusion. Moderate central canal stenosis-the disc protrusion abuts and mildly flattens the left ventral surface of the spinal canal. C5-6: Disc desiccation with mild height loss.Diffuse discosteophyte bulge and uncovertebral joint hypertrophy, moderate central canal stenosis- Severe neuroforaminal stenosis bilaterally, right greater than left. 
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09-02-2010, 12:24 AM
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is your pain your pre-op pain or is it changed? did pre-op pains get better and these pains are new?
was discography done? Based on what you've said, it sounds like you needed a 2 or 3-level surgery and you got what the doctor could do instead of what he thought you needed???
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1997 MVA 2000 L4-5 Microdiscectomy/laminotomy 2001 L5-S1 Micro-d/lami 2002 L4-S1 Charite' ADR - SUCCESS! 2009 C3-C4, C5-C6-C7, T1-T2 ProDisc-C Nova Summer 2009, more bad thoracic discs! Life After Surgery Website President: Global Patient Network, Inc. Founder: www.iSpine.org
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09-15-2010, 09:20 PM
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Just got a cat csan today at 5 months...
Please help advise me...  
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C4-5: Mild disc height loss with central annular fissure. Small broad-based left paracentral disc protrusion. Moderate central canal stenosis-the disc protrusion abuts and mildly flattens the left ventral surface of the spinal canal. C5-6: Disc desiccation with mild height loss.Diffuse discosteophyte bulge and uncovertebral joint hypertrophy, moderate central canal stenosis- Severe neuroforaminal stenosis bilaterally, right greater than left.
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09-15-2010, 10:08 PM
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after surgery
It's stated in the opening question posed that pain is far worse post surgery (4 months now). All in back of neck.
I wonder if you had multi level probs and got a one level ADR if that offset the structural balance that you previously had prior to surgery so the pain is an adjustment to one level being worked on. Surgery level may actually be Ok tho other levels are reactive re surgical intervention? Of course I know nothing regarding this just am thinking this as a possibility because of what you mentioned re the other levels.
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10-03-2010, 07:37 PM
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Here is my 5 month X-Ray...
Is my Pro-Disc to Forward?  
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C4-5: Mild disc height loss with central annular fissure. Small broad-based left paracentral disc protrusion. Moderate central canal stenosis-the disc protrusion abuts and mildly flattens the left ventral surface of the spinal canal. C5-6: Disc desiccation with mild height loss.Diffuse discosteophyte bulge and uncovertebral joint hypertrophy, moderate central canal stenosis- Severe neuroforaminal stenosis bilaterally, right greater than left.
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10-06-2010, 04:16 PM
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If it's not in an optimum position, that doesn't mean it's a problem. Many people have sub-optimum placement without having problems. (Sadly, some surgeons see this as an excuse to accept poor placement as 'good enough'.)
I don't know if you ever answered... is your pain the same as your pre-op pain, similar, or completely different? Mark
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1997 MVA 2000 L4-5 Microdiscectomy/laminotomy 2001 L5-S1 Micro-d/lami 2002 L4-S1 Charite' ADR - SUCCESS! 2009 C3-C4, C5-C6-C7, T1-T2 ProDisc-C Nova Summer 2009, more bad thoracic discs! Life After Surgery Website President: Global Patient Network, Inc. Founder: www.iSpine.org
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09-23-2011, 06:48 AM
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You lost the lordosis curve.  This is a healthy C-spine. Notice the nice curve. I your X rays the vertebra are all over the place. The vertebrae below the implant are in the correct position. The ones above it are tilted and twisted. This will cause nerve irritation and lots of pain. If you butcher/surgeon can't figure that out key his BMW. Call a lawyer! Get a chiropractor to look at your films. He will tell you the same thing I told you but without the hyperbole. Also the implant is TOO BIG!
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