I'm 8 weeks post-op c4/5 5/6, and I'm still having pain and new complaints. I wish I could agree with this video. Recovery does take some time. It's not an overnight thing.

Why did. My doctor say no to a neck brace, I just had my surgery 6 days ago?

Is it possible to get have the forehead hairline skull reshaped many years after having a craniotomy. Basically the reshaping of the skull back to normal?

I have a mass lesion in L2 vertebrae and surgeons said that they have to remove the mass from vertebrae and put an implant in its place. I fear if it will affect my ability to exercise after surgery

This is ridiculous why am I constantly encountering comments of patients with fusions done and still in pain months to years after surgery. I thought this surgery is suppose to make patients feel better but it sounds like the only thing better is the doctors wallet…

I had my S1/L5 fused in March - best decision ever though I was nervous about having the surgery due to all the bad press. My present and future are better for it.

Sorry doc, this is way too simple an answer for this question. Generally, your timeline is about right. But the nerves getting zapped like that is ROUGH, 2 years at least with LOTS of PT. You also didn't mention the multitudes of possibilities of types of tumors. Congenital lipoma 8cm long, obviously intramedullary. The objective was resection for nerve compression, not removal, and without paralyzing me. This kind of surgery is much different than your 6 week, year and half nonchalant recovery description

I have kyphosis from a laminectomy for (attempted) removal of congenital spinal cord lipoma which still exists. T3-9 with 75% curve. Too dangerous? Or worth it for balance, digestion, respiration, etc. 57yo F

this is the group that is going to do my surgery i do fell scared cause i have other problems and it seems like they will rush you out even if you are suffering and my body cant take that i need surgery cause my neck and shoulder and hand is very weak and in a lot of pain i would rather it be done from the back of my neck not the front

Can this be performed at multiple levels?

So.... What's the rate?

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My name is Carlos Jose Estrella, thank you for saving my life.

Dr anderson save me is the best

My question for this doctor is how come you didn’t recognize the Chiari on the MRI cd or symptoms during our visit to your office in June 2024? Maybe you should review all MRI CDs instead of giving that task to your PA. Even after we faxed the New Brain MRI report stating Chiari, you still had your PA call us and recommend Emergency room visit or a neurologist which will not provide the treatment needed. I don’t know why you decided to see an adult if you only treat children.

I have between a 6-8mm left PCA. They say it’s rare and wanted to do clipping but said it wouldn’t work so they are leaning towards the coiling. They want to do a diagnostic angiogram to see if I’m a candidate for that. If not it will be an open surgery

Could it pick up any tumors

Stop telling people that its easy and "revolutionazed" surgery. Tell truth that disability for life waits most people after surgery as hormon production never recover, never in most cases.tell truth about complucation such liqor nasal leak. Its not 3 days recover, for gods sake, its life changing, let people and their families prepare for after surgery hard times, no hormons due to brain cell damage affect averything, kidney will not work without pill. Its horrific surgery.

The aim of surgery is to stop existing symptoms getting any worse. Some people also experience an improvement in their symptoms, particularly their headaches. However, surgery sometimes results in no improvement or symptoms getting worse. There's also a small risk of serious complications, such as paralysis or a stroke. Is It true?

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Hello, I have a question regarding core engagement. I just recently had a microdiscectomy (5 days ago). And I had previously learnt how to engage my transverse abdominals correctly. My core is at its strongest it’s ever been and have learnt how to engage pretty much all the muscles around my torso (obliques, rectus abdominis, internal and external obliques). I wanted to know how much I should be engaging my core at this time and if there is any danger in engagement at all? I was worried I would put too much compression on my lower back by too much engagement. . Or is it good that I am engaged, I’ve heard it supports your back like a internal corset. Could you advise please?

🤔 Such motivating comments on this video

I got hamma knife done a month ago and the pain is still going on even with medication

I had the surgery 5 days ago and am still in excruciating pain with no relief from the pain pills

Just had this surgery done three days ago and the pain is horrible in my neck and shoulders. It hurts worse now than it was prior to surgery. It’s a throbbing pain that is just steady and I can’t sleep at night. The pain meds and muscle relaxers are not working

Post op was one of the most painful experiences. Different from the trigeminal neuralgia, but still awful.

You never addressed the topic of recovery -- other than a guy who did a concert 9 days after surgery. Total click bait -- NO THANK YOU!

He’s gonna need shoulder surgery for patting himself on the back so much 😐

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Decompression is not all the time works?

Just had this done 10 days ago.

What would be the treatment for cerebral atherosclerosis that’s causing my pulsatile tinnitus?

How long after the surgery can I travel by air again?

I had an intramedullary ependymoma at L5-S1 surgically removed with laminectomy in 2012. Pre-operatively, I had no neurological deficits. After surgery, I permanently lost sensation on the left side and bottom of my left foot and parts of the back on my left calf and hamstring. I had to re-learn how to walk after surgery, as my left foot wobbled all around, and I had no balance. After about a month of physiotherapy, I was able to walk again. However, I now suffer constant burning pain, numbness and pins and needles sensations in my left foot, calf and hamstring. I never had any nerve pain before surgery. My only symptom prior to surgery was aching lower back and leg pain. The aching lb and leg pain resolved post-operatively, but I feel like I traded this pain for another type of pain after my surgery which is far worse. I am still suffering from nerve pain 12 years after surgery. I am unable to hold a shoe on my left foot and must wear shoes with straps, tennis shoes, or an elastic ballet flat. Several times per year, I suffer excruciating nerve pain flare-ups in my left foot and leg which are 10 out of 10 on the pain scale. I feel like I am being stabbed with a sharp sword over and over and have to do breathing exercises, chant, and take opioid pain relievers to get through the episodes which sometimes last for several hours. I often scream from the pain, but I try to scream into my pillow so the neighbors won’t hear! Sometimes, I need to go to the Emergency Room if I can’t get the pain under control with my prescription Percocet. I had to use a catheter to urinate for 4 years after my surgery. I had no bladder issues or dysfunction pre-surgery. After four years, my bladder function suddenly returned, but I have to use my pelvic muscles to push the urine out. However, it’s better than using a catheter and getting constant UTI’s. Post op, the neurosurgeon informed me he had to cut a peripheral nerve to remove the tumor, and this was the reason I suffered sensory deficits in my left foot and leg. However, he said he never expected I would have so much collateral damage as a result of removing the peripheral nerve. I see a pain management specialist every month who prescribes pain medication and also administers Botox injections to my left foot and leg 2 to 3 times per year which seem to help reduce the number of severe flare-ups. Dr. Ogden, is my surgical outcome atypical? Is there anything else I can do to relieve this nerve pain or restore sensation to my leg and foot? I hate having to take pain meds, but I would not be able to work without them. I have tried medical cannabis, flector patches, lidocaine but these do nothing for my pain, and I do not like how cannabis makes me feel loopy. Fortunately, I am an attorney and my job is sedentary. I feel grateful I can still work, walk and am able to do yoga, swim, and low impact aerobics, just no jumping or running. When I have the severe flare-ups, they seem to come out of nowhere and aren’t usually connected to anything I did that day as far as I am aware. I just wish I could eliminate or substantially reduce the nerve pain to the point I wouldn’t need medication. Anyways, any advice or suggestions you could provide would be welcome. Also, I have tried neurontin and lyrica and they did nothing for my nerve pain whatsoever. It was very disappointing. Thanks, Ann

From last 8 years suffering from Harmonal Diffecency

Have had worse arm pain since surgery than before surgery. Week and a half out

I had excruciating pain for 2 weeks after surgery even with oxycodone and my regular nerve pain medications. I am feeling better on week three and I am reducing my medications. The surgery did work I am so grateful.

What about holding my newborn, 5.5 kg (12 pounds), a week after the surgery?

I am 66 and go in 2/14/24 I really thought I was going to live with this pain the rest of my life. I sure hope it takes away alot of the pain. It is helpful to read all the comments.

Many patients will have altered normals after craniotomy or resection. This is popularly known as adjusting to your new normals. Two years post surgery and symptoms continue to evolve for me, such as fatigue, balance loss, motion sickness, attention issues, detachment issues, and depression....... but I offset this by reminding myself, "I'm still here....

hey doctor, under my right eye keeps twitching is this what you were talking about in this video ( it has been going on for a day and hasn’t stopped but it does tend to slow down or stop for a short amount of time)

I wish there was more information on the angio-seal… I had my coiling done one week ago today. I’m feeling pretty good, except I have been developing bruising on the right thigh where the tube went into my groin, no pain. I’ve also have intermittent tingling in my left foot. I don’t know how concerned I should be. I was sent home with a card with 20 print that said to be aware of any tingling in extremities. When I called into the hospital, I just got general information but if it’s bad come back to the emergency room but it’s not that bad, I think it might be normal.

I'm wondering how this will work for me. I will be having lumbar spinal decompression and fusion at L5-S1 at the end of May. I am 64 years old and had three lumbar spinal surgeries when I was 12 years old at the Cleveland Clinic. My back was relatively okay until March 2014 when I started having severe pain in my legs, along with tingling and numbness in my feet. Prior to 2014, I had several steroid injections to help with some discomfort. I saw a pain specialist who was a waste of time and did nothing except send me to physical therapy. I did have a diagnostic procedure to determine if I was a candidate for nerve ablation. I was not. Surgery was recommended, but I decided that I could live with the pain. I was still in physical therapy and my hips started to deteriorate. I got a steroid injection in my left hip followed by another and was recommended for a total hip replacement. I had my left hip replaced in July 2022 and my right hip replaced in May 2023. I was hoping that the hip replacements would ease my back pain. No such luck. My hip surgeon referred to a pain specialist in the Spine Center at MetroHealth in Cleveland. He ordered an MRI, EMG, and CT scan and referred me to a neurosurgeon who will only operate if necessary. After reviewing the results of the MRI, I was recommended for surgery with the caveat that I could have a steroid injection in my lower back to see if it would give some relief. It did nothing, so I will have the surgery at the end of spring semester. I am a college professor and have been able to teach virtually, but I hope to get back in front of my students in the fall. To make matters worse, my MRI indicated that I probably have something called arachnoiditis. My neurosurgeon states that my situation appears to be in the middle stages, but he told me it is a disorder without a cure and must be treated by pain management. I've read lots of articles about the disorder and it is a lot to deal with. I will say that if you saw me in person, you would never know that anything is wrong. I workout three times a week with a modified workout. In addition to my back and hip issues, I'm no stranger to the surgery suite. I've had three hernia repairs, an appendectomy, gall bladder removal and the back surgeries by the time I was 14 years old. In early 2020 just before the pandemic hit, I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had my thyroid removed and the subsequent radiation treatment. In 2013, I had steroid injections in my neck for cervical disk herniation which is rearing its ugly head currently. My neurosurgeon chuckled a bit and said we will deal with that after the back situation. "One thing at a time" was his statement. I'm assuming that I will probably have that surgery later. As you can imagine, I'm sick and tired of doctors, needles and hospitals. I will say that starting with my hip surgeon, I finally have a medical team that I believe and trust. That makes these battles easier, along with family and friend support.

You lost me at "NOT That Complicated". Obviously you've never been the patient. Furthermore this was in no way informative. I have had 2 Brain surgeries in a year. Craniectomy, Craniotomy, and Cranioplasty. I had a scar the first time, but the second is even worse, they had to replace part of my skull. My mood is completely changed, i lost my hearing completely, and im alwsys hyper alert trying to navigate life. It is VERY COMPLICATED!

how long is the head numbness after mid surgery?

Can it be correct if you have osteoporosis

I had electrical shocks in my throat and still do. Sugery was Oct 9th 2023. Still have arm pain and burning down my neck and face

Bull, pain worse then childbirth. Lasted a month. Downhill skiing are you serious? One fall and forget it! And they never talk about C2,3,4. The higher up problem areas in the neck they never talk about that.