I am a healthy 35 YO female with severe scoliosis in my neck. The mRI shows 3 vertebra that are crooked, with one severely herniated disc. I have complete numbness in right arm down to fingers and constant pain. 2 vertebra need to be fused/ corrected and the one in the middle needs the disc replaced. My doc is awesome. How long is recovery, how bad is the surgery? I have to get back to work as soon as possible.
fingers, herniated disc, mri, numbness in right arm, scoliosis, vertebra
I quickly scanned the link that the other person provided. The pages I read discussed only replacing the disc, and not correcting scoliosis along with the replacement.
My experience is with thoracic and lumbar fusion, not cervical. My first fusion is a long fusion (T4-L4). My second fusion was A/P (anterior/posterior) and a lot fewer vertebrae (L3-S1). Because of these differences, I’m not sure I can give you a good answer to your question.
Since I refuse to make things up, I have to suggest calling your surgeon’s nurse. She will know the answers or can ask the doctor.