White beard. - I do still have some problems with swallowing but only a sensation as if something gets stuck, or if there is a lump there, and stupidly I feel with my hand and there isn't. My throats...
Well, I'm back again! Ive been feeling pretty low as I was spending all my time chasing appointments. So I basically just recoiled into myself for a while trying to re-evaluate and find some inner...
Thanks again for your response! I'm liking the new guy as he is very reassuring, answers all my questions thoroughly and his explanations always seem very clear. I feel even more reassured having...
Well, pre op admissions went well yesterday up until the point where I met my new consultant, who seems like a very nice bloke. He was in theatre when I was there but sent a message to ask me to wait...
Thanks for the reply and the support White Beard. So... The plot thickens! I received a call from an unknown doctor on Thursday morning: Doc: how are you? Me: ok Doc: I'm just checking how you are as...
Thank you for your reply, it really is a good help. Some of it I know and realise but feels better having someone say it to you to reassure you that you are right. At the moment I am just really...
I actually live in central Scotland, where we have our National Health Service (NHS) and am being treated in Edinburgh. Private care because of the extreme cost is not an option and as I have never...
It's now 14 weeks since op and I have had another MRI done at the request of my physio as she felt my right side was weaker, losing strength and just general concern for the level of pain I had....
Oh, and I also have a right aided headache back predominantly like cling film over my right eye wig pain down right side of my face. Am putting this down to me stressing but this was present pre op,...
Well, I was doing pretty good around the 5/6 week mark. Hardly any of the same pain I had pre op. Now I'm back to having a moan! It's 7 weeks past and I have tenderness and stiffness across the top...
Thank you for the reply. I didn't have much time to find anything before my surgery as had my consult to get MRI results on the Monday and was in surgery on the Friday morning! Never mind, it's good...
Hello, I'm new here despite having looked in before surgery but now registered to join in. I'm just over 4 weeks after ACDF surgery on c4/5 and c5/6. Immediately after surgery I felt amazing! I had...