What options do I have for my injury, deterioration in the discs in my neck and back, along with a curvature in my spine?

It’s been 2 months since you posted the question so I’m guessing you have been to lots of medical appointments and maybe physical therapy. I’m the care giver for a lovely lady, my wife, who’s had two neck surgeries and one lower back surgery. Based on her experience here’s some opinions and advice.

Her neck surgeries involved removing injured disks and fusing the vertebrae. It greatly reduced the pain and relieved the impingement on a major nerve that was causing her to lose use of her left arm. On the down side she cannot turn her head beyond about 80 degrees to either side. Also her neck is shorter and therefore wider. Finally she let the surgeon go in through the front of her neck. It damaged her vocal chords and adversely effected her ability to swallow.

Her lower back surgery was a failure. Removed disks and put in wire baskets that were filled with bone. Also metal bridges between vertebrates. Surgeon damaged major nerve to left leg. She’s wheelchair bound now. Also went in through abdomen. Scar became infected. Took about a year to heal. Chronic pain in lower back and left leg. Requires narcotics.

My recommendation is do everything you can before opting for surgery. Physical therapy. Chiropractor. If surgery is absolutely necessary, get opinions from two surgeons. Go with the one you believe. Caution: if paralysis starts in arms, hands, legs, or feet, consider surgery immediately.

Best of luck. Praying for you.

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