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Had neck surgery last year . just got cat scan results via email

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amy16323
amy16323

i had a catscan last week. got the results today via email. i had surgery last year on my neck.well i started to get neck pain again and these are my results.does anyone hear know what this means and does it sound like i might need another surgery ?  i have an appointment at the end of January, but kinda want to know a little bit now on what might be going on. thanks smile

CLINICAL HISTORY:

M54.2 Cervicalgia   Z98.1 Arthrodesis status   M79.603 Pain in arm, 

unspecified  .     

 

COMPARISON:

MRI 03/24/2015, x-rays 06/16/2014

 

TECHNIQUE:

Thin section helical images were obtained and reconstructed into the 

coronal and sagittal planes.

 

FINDINGS:

No acute fracture or dislocation is identified.   Spinal alignment is 

within normal limits.  Patient is status post fusion, internal 

fixation and placement of disc spacers at C4-C5 and C5-C6. There is 

diffuse sclerosis of the inferior aspect of C4, superior aspect of C6 

and all of C5. There is moderate beam hardening artifact at these 

levels. C2-C3 is within normal limits. There is minimal disc space 

narrowing, disc bulging and hypertrophic change at C3-C4 but without 

any foraminal or spinal canal narrowing. Postsurgical changes present 

from C4 through C6 without any gross foraminal or spinal canal 

narrowing. There is loss of detail due to the streak artifact. No 

disc herniation or foraminal narrowing is seen at C6-C7. Facets are 

unremarkable.

Impression

IMPRESSION:

Degenerative and postoperative change as described above. No change 

from the prior MRI study. 

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  • leslie70197
    leslie70197 amy16323

    Posted

    hi amy,just looking at your scan details,after 3 surgerys myself ive read a few scan details,none of this points to further surgery its but a detailed discription of your entire cervical alignment,common after all proceedures,theres no magic pill or solution,for a degenerative spine,this said you alone can make positive changes to the way you approach your recovery,it taken me years to understand,how to recover,and adapt,im now pain free 90% of the time i did this by looking at medication i was on unerstanding there side affects realising what my bones and llgaments lacked,the key for me was lubrication and bone strength so after all the pankillers,antiflams,nerve blocks even botox injections to my neck muscles,i realised i was chasing my tale lol,i studied alternative meds for what i lacked,it was slow to start but then i felt the breakthrough,my uses were,krill oil,calcium,magnesium,high dose vit c,and a good walk nightly,no weights or machines just kept it simple,im by no way saying stop your present meds,those are slowed down over time,under your docs advise,dont get dragged down by lots of meds been there amy its not worth it with spinal degeneration,we can help ourselves,your scan report shows no cord impingment thats a great start to a good recovery best wishes
    • lindagkelly
      lindagkelly leslie70197

      Posted

      Hi Leslie, I too have serious spine issues.  I take the calcium, magnesium, potassium and vitamin.  But I am going to add krill oil and vitamin c.  Thanks for the info.

      redface

  • lindagkelly
    lindagkelly amy16323

    Posted

    Well Amy, Your notes say there is not ny formanil or spinal canal narrowing.  That is excellent! I found a great article about cervicalgia at this website. http://www.painneck.com/cervicalgia ; I thought it was very informative.  My daughter had severe neck pain with radiculopathy into her arm and she got a series of injections that gave her a lot of relief.  Good luck to you. I'm sorry you are going through this and have so much pain.  There are a lot of us out here with chronic pain who understand what you are going through.  Take care.
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