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Old 01-30-2022, 01:23 PM
 
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I went to Dr. Ryan Glasser for a consultation on cervical pain that was affecting my ability to lift my arm. Based on the degeneration of my cervical (and all) my discs, he recommended a cervical fusion. I agreed, but then started wondering whether this surgery would guarantee I'd be able to lift my arm again. He said he could not guarantee that. Since I was no longer having the pain that caused the condition, I told him I wanted to cancel the surgery. He was very nice about it and totally understanding. He said other doctors may try to scare you by saying you're thisclose away to being paralyzed if you don't have the surgery, but he said as long as I don't go bungee jumping or something similar, it's not the case. I appreciated the fact he didn't try to pressure me.
Or you could be paralyzed by having the surgery, no way would I ever consider neck surgery and I'm a chronic pain sufferer from a neck injury.
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Old 01-30-2022, 07:49 PM
 
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Or you could be paralyzed by having the surgery, no way would I ever consider neck surgery and I'm a chronic pain sufferer from a neck injury.
Well, I'm in a Facebook group with many, many people who have had the same surgery. No one's ended up paralyzed yet, thank goodness, but there are enough ongoing problems for me to not be eager to try it.
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