4 weeks after cervical osteotomy and fusion

[Loucleve]

Hi sjewell:

Please tell me, is this osteotomy a reversal of a prior fusion? I had a 2 level cervical fusion done 10 years ago, and it seems the surgeon put in too much bone.............lots of problems I did not have before.

If this is correct, I'd llike to know where you had it done.

Thanks! Lou.

[jsewell]

Lou i first in Sept. last year had surgery for scoliosis and kyphosis correction which involved fusion from T2 thru L2. Shortly after that my neck just broke. I had already been fused from the front on C4thru C7. It was starting to give me some pain but not all the time and not too bad. But the neck fracture was the reason for the Osteotomy (breaking of bone) and the fusion down to T4. So now i am fused with laminotomies and foraminotomies (sp?) down the whole fused spine. My neck had fractured causing a head on chest deformity and pain of course. I had it done in Los Angeles (Pasaena, Ca.) by my wonderful spine surgeon, DrWilliam Costigan. I only found one such surgery on line and it had taken place in the UK. My doc also did some training there as well as in Germany. He had not done that surgery in quite a while he said, because it is a rare presentation. I am very lucky to have him.
Although i am still in a brace all is fine in the neck dept.
Ask any questions, i have been through the ringer!!!

Are you having an osteotomy? Do you have too much bone grown in?
let me know
judy

[mmglobal]

Judy, I think it's great that you are here answering questions... you rock! I hope that the reason you aren't posting updates on your spine is that things continue to go well and you are not even thinking about it. It's been 3 months since your last detailed update... please let us know how you are doing. You have been through such an amazing ordeal.... I am so looking forward to great news!

All the best,

Mark

[jsewell]

that is funny Mark as i just updated last night!!!!

Dog park anyone?
judy

[jsewell]

Thanks for the compliment , Mark, i love helping people any way i can. I have been through quite an ordeal . Glad it is over. My spine in the cervical and thoracic areas are fine. My neck had to be out of the brace (ok for 2 hours per day) for my dentist and oral surgeon appointments yesterday and i can tell, muscle complaints for sure.
but overall i would say those 2 major surgeries were a success.
judy

[newhere]

Originally Posted by jsewell

Thanks for the compliment , Mark, i love helping people any way i can. I have been through quite an ordeal . Glad it is over. My spine in the cervical and thoracic areas are fine. My neck had to be out of the brace (ok for 2 hours per day) for my dentist and oral surgeon appointments yesterday and i can tell, muscle complaints for sure.
but overall i would say those 2 major surgeries were a success.
judy

woooooow im so happy when someone say: cervical/thoracic/lumbar area good
that is so good to hear

[jsewell]

Newhere,
My cervical and thoracic areas are great, the lumbar not so good. but only one left to fix.
so that is good for me.
judy