SANDRA
I HAD A SERIOUS INJURY TO MY NECK IN 1978 - SAW ALL KINDS OF DRS. & HAD ABOUT EVERY KIND OF THERAPY THERE IS - IN 1995 HAD MY FIRST FUSION C5-6 BECAUSE THE DISK FINALLY RUPTURED - SECOND FUSION C6-7 IN '96 FOR THE NEXT RUPTURE - THEN IN 2000 THEY REDID THE FIRST FUSION C5-6 BECAUSE THE BONE THEY USED BROKE DOWN - NOW I'M GETTING READY FOR ANOTHER MRI BECAUSE THE FUSIONS HAVE CAUSED THE GOOD DISK ABOVE (C4-5) TO HERNIATE - I AM IN PAIN CONSTANTLY & AM RAPIDLY LOSING FEELING & FUNCTION IN BOTH ARMS/HANDS, HAVE SPASMS DOWN UNDER BOTH SHOULDER BLADES. I HAVE BEEN HEARING OF DISK 'REPLACEMENT' SURGERY BUT HAVEN'T FOUND ANY INFO ON IT ( IF ANYONE IS DOING IT ) PLEASE IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PLEASE LET ME KNOW - SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BECAUSE I WILL EVENTUALLY NOT BE ABLE TO USE MY ARMS - HAVING ANOTHER FUSION THOUGH WILL RESULT IN MORE GOOD DISKS BREAKING DOWN.