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Kim Wright
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ACDF C4-C7 almost 4 years later
Hi everyone.
Almost 4 years later
Here’s a quick update.
If you want my next video to be more Q&A post your stuff below this video bc I got lost going through the old videos to track down your questions.
Thank you again for following along and all the support and info. It’s definitely a longer journey than I anticipated
Almost 4 years later
Here’s a quick update.
If you want my next video to be more Q&A post your stuff below this video bc I got lost going through the old videos to track down your questions.
Thank you again for following along and all the support and info. It’s definitely a longer journey than I anticipated
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A quick hi and happy new year 3.5years post ACDF surgery C4-C7
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3 1/2 years post cervical spine surgery. I’m doing well and wanted to say hello and thank you so much to everyone’s questions comments, concerns and feedback. I would love to get more into the nitty-gritty, but my technical difficulties seem to be hindering that. I just want you to know that you are seen and heard And I very much am grateful for all of your interactions. I honestly wish you all...
LOVEBUGS! 18min update. “Debilitating Not Dangerous” 3yr post multilevel (3) ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
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Hope you all are doing well. Post EMG :) My new motto re: my Neck: “debilitating but not dangerous” also: Yes I move my neck too much. I know.
ACDF SURGERY: (almost) 3 years post multilevel (3) ACDF C4-C7
มุมมอง 2.2Kปีที่แล้ว
Hello Update since seeing Original Orthopedic Surgeon from Rothman
ACDF C4-C7 (3 levels) 3 YEARS POST SURGERY *Follow up from being in the hospital over the weekend
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Thank you everyone for checking in on me I spent the weekend in the hospital in terrible pain Here's the update from the images and after speaking with the neurosurgeon I’m sorry for being so grouchy. Let me know if I can answer any questions ❤️ ACDF C4-C7 issues and pain
Back in the hospital w more symptoms
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Just a quick update Due to increasing pain and symptoms for the last week and a half I decided to come to the ER and I got admitted. At home I was taking more and more of my pain meds and it was not cutting the pain and I couldn’t sleep or get into any comfortable position whether I stand, sit or lay. This video is prior to getting an MRI and x-ray with flexion and extension. I just wanted to p...
ACDF C4-C7 2.5 years later - Q&A
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Hello. Another random video. I went back through the last year of videos and logged the questions and comments you made and figured I'd do a reply video :) Hope I got most/all of them! If I missed any or if you have any questions or want to share your story and how you're currently, please do so! I am so appreciative of all the interactions here! Thank you and Happy New Year (Again) Go Team Go!
A quick hello for the New Year!
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Happy New Year! IF You "Follow/Subscribe" to me here and have started a Channel and you are ok with me Subscribing, let me know!! ACDF C4-C7 2 years later
Hi!
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wow... recording on youtube is terrible.. and the sun was setting and I had a light on.... I can make a better one later but Happy Thanksgiving and Thank you so much for joining me on this journey and making me feel less alone and crazy :)
ACDF SURGERY: 2 years post ACDF SURGERY C4-C7 FINALLY !! Kim wright
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Hi! what's with this thumbnail pic ?!?! Nothing new here ! I feel like it's rinse and repeat 🤣 I've had this head/chest cold for a week.. can ya tell? Just an honest UNDER 10MIN video lol of me saying Hi and Thank you to everyone! Truly hope my journey has helped some of you or at least brought a smile to your face! As always, any questions, comments, check-ins, etc Feel free to send them my wa...
ACDF SURGERY: almost 2yr post ACDF SURGERY C4-C7 Failed fusion Kim wright
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Pictures !!! I had C4-C7.. IDK why I keep saying C3.. I think I get tongue tied w 3 levels Also- I keep messing up my words 😆 WHY DO I REPEAT MYSELF SO MUCH !!! LOL I had C4-C7 (3 levels) (but the disk above does need to have some work done, as well as the disks below my fusion as well as a spot in lumbar) #failedfusion #acdf #cervicalpain
ACDF SURGERY: 1.8 yr post ACDF SURGERY C4-C7 (TW! at end)
มุมมอง 1.6K2 ปีที่แล้ว
#TW: Mention of Suicide at end .... Blah..... not the best mood but still pushing forward. Just recently bought these 2 cushion supports to help with my lower back pain as all I do is sit on my couch and needed more support and OMG I wish I bought these sooner Lumbar: amzn.to/3NqW5Zb Tush: amzn.to/39xyEid Some Aids that have helped: Body Pillow - wish I bought this last year: amzn.to/3G5U42k Be...
ACDF SURGERY: 16 months post ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
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ACDF SURGERY: 16 months post ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
ACDF SURGERY: 1 year post multilevel (3) ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
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ACDF SURGERY: 1 year post multilevel (3) ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
ACDF SURGERY: 10months post multilevel (3) ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
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ACDF SURGERY: 10months post multilevel (3) ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
ACDF SURGERY: 9 months post multilevel (3) ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
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ACDF SURGERY: 9 months post multilevel (3) ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
ACDF SURGERY: 7.5 months post multilevel (3) ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
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ACDF SURGERY: 7.5 months post multilevel (3) ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
ACDF SURGERY: 6 months post multilevel (3) ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
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ACDF SURGERY: 6 months post multilevel (3) ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
ACDF SURGERY: 4.5 months post multilevel (3) ACDF surgery. (language -sorry)🤷🏻♀️
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ACDF SURGERY: 4.5 months post multilevel (3) ACDF surgery. (language -sorry)🤷🏻♀️
ACDF SURGERY: 4 months post ACDF C4-C-7 update /change
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ACDF SURGERY: 4 months post ACDF C4-C-7 update /change
ACDF SURGERY: 3 months post ACDF C4-C7 (multilevel)
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ACDF SURGERY: 3 months post ACDF C4-C7 (multilevel)
ACDF SURGERY: 2 months post ACDF surgery multilevel (C4-C7)
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ACDF SURGERY: 2 months post ACDF surgery multilevel (C4-C7)
ACDF SURGERY: 1 month(ish) post C4-C7 ACDF surgery
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ACDF SURGERY: 1 month(ish) post C4-C7 ACDF surgery
ACDF SURGERY: 3 weeks post multilevel (3) ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
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ACDF SURGERY: 3 weeks post multilevel (3) ACDF SURGERY C4-C7
ACDF SURGERY: 11 days post multilevel (3) ACDF surgery (c4-c7) updates and weird stuff #anxiety ugh
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ACDF SURGERY: 11 days post multilevel (3) ACDF surgery (c4-c7) updates and weird stuff #anxiety ugh
ACDF SURGERY: 1 week post ACDF multilevel surgery c4-c7
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ACDF SURGERY: 1 week post ACDF multilevel surgery c4-c7
Damn you are goofy! Just get to the point!
I will have to done soon scare like a cat 43 year old don't know what how to handle that
I’m 3 months out and I feel like I herniated another disc and something is poking into my throat. This has been so tough. I had the laminectomy 3 years ago, and did better with recovery then. Thanks for sharing your story. Sanity is compromised for sure with all the doctor appointments and suffering from pain. I just ran out of oxy and they won’t refill. It was the only thing that helped.
I have this same issue the pain in the back of my head and the forehead fells like my head is being smashed against a concrete wall and doesn’t go away and I have like pulsing in my neck and knot idk what it is I fell like this slipped disc is messing with my head I try and do so thing and it like my brain like no you can’t if that makes since I’m only 24 😭 but I haven’t had the surgery just yet I also get that cold ness I’ll wake up and my how arms and hand be ice cold to the touch and sometimes my feet also it scars me I deal with a lot of like fatigue and cold chills all the time and my neck feels very flimsy
I’m only 24 and I need this surgery and I’m terrified to have it done I’m so scared I’ve let it go 2 years and now it’s getting worse I have Chronic neck pain don’t stop pressure in the back of my head headache dizzy and off balance I have numbness down arms and I have a 4 out 5 weakness in my arms now and legs also go numb he said I have a slipped disc in my neck c6-7 I have myelopathy and spinal stenosis at c3-4 and aurthrites 😭 any tips I’m scared I have a 4 year old and I’m scared of dying of going parlized it’s making me so depressed I’m terrified
Thanks for posting this. I hope that you are able to find an expert surgeon and can get some relief! Knowing what you know now, if you could go back in time would you have opted for disc replacement instead of ACDF?
I’m also having server stenosis on c2-c4 and c4-c5 mylomalacia. But I have no issues . Do I need to go to a surgery now or can I Waite???. If anyone knows, please help me 🙏
C4-6 fusion 11 years ago. Everything was good up until about a month ago when I had sudden onset of bilateral arm burning, tingling and numbness. My chiropractor is sending me to see a neurosurgeon since the MRI indicated adjacent disk disorder in my C6/7. Sucks!!
I appreciate you sharing, it's helpful. I watch the videos and the 'years later' ones are as mixed as fresh ones. And yet I'm proceeding. All the best, your sharing does matter and it sounds like I'm not the only one rooting for you!
Oh……..and the scalene and front muscle pains are off the charts. The muscles in front near my scar never relax or settle down, always on fire. They wrap around my shoulder area and back to my shoulder blade. I’m sorry for your pain too sweetie.
I hadACDF c4-6 in Dec 2020. I instantly had issues swallowing, numb jawline and pain in front of my neck when it used to just be in the back. I was told it would help to remove bone spurs, but I still have stenosis and a post surgical scan shows a disc bulge that should’ve been removed. I am getting worse arm’nerve pain now. I started physical therapy and love it……cupping, dry needling and massage are life savers. It’s sad to be in pain, but I try not to get discouraged. I broke my back while active duty military and had L4-5/S1 fused. That surgery worked, but because I still had pain…..I had to get a SCS. I just got Botox for the first time for my neck pain and constant headache/migraines. I know how you feel.
That’s tough stuff. Hang in there.
Had same surgery and having same hand issues and cervical headache 2 years later
Praying you’ll get better
Looking amazing
My neurologist said I can’t bend side to side & back & fourth for 3 months, oh my, your looking great
Appreciate the info, my surgery is in 2 weeks
I feel the same way, I love helping others but to receive it i usually say no it ok🤣 but with this upcoming surgery I’ll surly need it🙏🏽
Wow, oh my, that’s what I’m thinking about, what’s to much to do post Op❤️🙏🏽 stay well
I’m feeling more comfortable about my upcoming ACDF surgery in a few weeks, I appreciate you.
Thx God it went well, I’ll be having it done in a few weeks👀 I’m wondering how is it having to use the toilet?
Hi Kim, Have you tried FUNCTIONAL PATTERNS? It's going to save your life. It did for me. Hope you feel better soon!
Hope everything gets better I have spinal stenosis in my lumbar thoracic areas and have trace retrolythesis in my cervical area. Trying to get surfy done myslef. The anxiety it’s giving me is insane. But trying to stay positive
Had 2 level done on 7th this month. August. Hope heald well. Feel better already in some ways and in others I do not. Hope your still doing well today.
Girl!! Thank u!! 🙏 I feel horrible that u r having ANY complications. U r so beautiful & I have watched u throughout my own acdf fusion- as, well, mine was a 4 level so u were going through a similar situation as I. Thank u for sharing your updates!! I am so nervous about overstraining myself but I forget that I had the surgery & i definitely overdid myself- cause I was actually feeling GOOD!! & I am very hyper & also have “independent woman syndrome” where I have always done it all by myself. I just went back last week & had my neurosurgeon do a ANOTHER set of X-rays to b sure! I ALWAYS have pain & also spinal stenosis. Nerve pain is HORRIBLE! I’m dealing with Multiple Sclerosis as well, so I am never sure exactly what causes my nerve pain day to day. I hope you keep on healing!! Would love ❤️ for u to keep on updating us! Please! 🙏 & we would love for your kitty to join us as well!! lol 😽 Also- BE KIND TO YOURSELF!!! u r VERY hard on yourself! This was a new territory for u & I TOTALLY get feeling better & having some relief & doing too much! It’s OKAY - u did not fail anything!! U know what needs to be different this time- but stop being so MEAN to yourself! 🤗
I am having the same surgery in 4 weeks! I’m scared too and I’m a nurse so my brain is going crazy thinking of what ifs. I’m grateful I found your video!
It has gotten to the point where any time my blood pressure is elevated, it feels like my eyes are bulging out of my skull. I’m having a multi level acdf fusion and an additional cyst removed onT2 in my thyroid beyond the c3 through c7 vertebrae tomorrow morning. They expect the surgery to last til 1:30 from 6am
Wow. So no hard amd true ansewrs? I am post c4 thru c6 acdf 12/23. Not pain or sx free for sure and possible issues. Waitimg for imaging for new onset of right sided pain. Was told I was off amy restrictions in May. Am very active and think O have irritated things and hopefully not hurt things! What a difficult journey. Thinking of you! I work out a lot! As you mentioned, always scared I will mess things up though! Take care! Keep keeping on.
Hi Kim. Great, you did this. I'm one wk out of having the acdf. How it happened was I was encouraged to see an Osteopath for my low back pain. He pushed on my upper spine nearthe neck. I heard cracks. I was seeing a spine surgeon to check me out. I told him I went to a Dr and he messed me up. Two disks were shoved into my spinal cord. I had the acdf. Im glad I did it 5 months later. I did the 2nd opinion and he said I could do nothing. Like he wasnt concerned. I had the best surgeon. I'm glad to hear all of your experiences. Take care. I am pro surgery.
I’m sorry to hear about your issues- I can relate to the pain and discomfort- I have cervical stenosis, arthritis, and degenerative disc disease- my symptoms are progressing- I’m now looking into craniocervical instability, I hope you find your answers and get to feeling better soon
sounds like you have more Pinched nerves, im 2 weeks out from 2 level surgery,sorry ur in pain 😢
What can I tell you Kim. you are a superwoman. Dealing with all this pain and still be functional. I have been living cervical disc generation for 27 years due to a severe trauma to my neck. 27 years of non stop pain and suffering. Every spinal surgeon I have seen have recommended ACDF from c3-c7. Guess the only reason why I haven't done it was sheer fear from side effects. I have heard and read enough horror stories to keep me away. But desperation is a bitch. I think I am there now. I have no more fight in me. The headaches have become crazy 24/7. pain down my shoulder and knives going through my scapula. I found refuge however in some treatments that made thing a little bearable. I did an RFA from c2-c7 which helped a lot. Last week I did cortisone shots in my neck muscles for the headaches. They did give me relief. Three major muscles, the traps, the occipitals, and the splenius capitis ( the main culprit of cervicogenic headaches). I have been wearing a soft cervical collar to sleep which is doing wonders to relax my muscle spasms, and no pillow. Like you I'm on a cocktail of meds , ( muscle relaxants, Tramadol, and Lyrica). I only take them before I sleep , otherwise I'm a vegetable the following day. You're videos have been so helpful and so thank you for documenting your journey. I guess, people like us have to take on the pain and just deal with it. We hear you're pain. We feel you're pain. We know. God bless and keep on living
I was in a No-fault auto accident sustaining cervical spine injury in 2023 and had anterior posterior spine surgery in June 24. it hasn't been a walk in the park, but we have to listen to our surgeons.
Thank you for sharing, I’m 37 looking at a single fusion. Realising yours is far more serious but I’m glad to find someone who is going through it at this age group
Hi, Kim! Thanks for sharing your videos.. Wanted to know If you have any unnormal feelings also in legs/lower legs/foots due cervical stenosis?
They want to fuse and cage S1 to L4. Then I have several thoracic disks that have Schmorls Node herniation into the adjacent vertebrae then of course the C5-C6 fusion. I haven't done any surgeries yet. Trying to avoid. I don't have anyone to help me in recovery so I suffer. I love your vids and your advice so what do you think about a total spine overhaul?
What kind of work do you do thanks tim
I have been 2 years post op and have constantly have a 8 out of 10 pain my Surgon want to do c2 - t-1 posterior and still thinking abut maybe how are doing and how is your pain been lately
Kim, so sorry you are suffering. I am just now seeing a neurosurgeon for severe neck, spine and face pain. One thing you maybwant to check is to see if you have Eagle Syndrome and or ponticulus posticus. Praying for you miracle.
Someone has a screw loose 😅 Thank you for the information. 👍
I hope you get some answers soon. Thank you for documenting your journey
Are you available to talk to?
I'm sorry to hear you are having so many issues. I hope they get better or find a solution. I'm having 4-7 done next week. I have the headaches all day every day and nothing really helps. It's exhausting, I get it. I'm hoping my symptoms stop or get better but it is soooo scary.
I think just try tens machine.
@5050toms I've tried multiple things & injections. When you start having spinal cord issues, tens doesn't help. I'm 5 weeks post & headaches are gone, so it's a bunch of other symptoms.
@@JanenesAdventures Waite for a little while and then things will change. Take vitamin B complex, vitamin C, k2 and vitamin B 12. It will help the healing faster. Again other remedies are also available.
I had a 4 level fusion 2 years ago from c-3 -4 I have pain all the time I have to wear a liadacan patch at night Tim B
Not sure if you ever tried this but do "cervical traction" it could help with your symptoms. Sensations in the hand wise and neck
Hi kim , im Bill .. been watching alot of videos before surgery 😃
Hi,having c5-c7 in 5 days ,, your video showed up for me to watch ,😁
Sometimes I feel like I’m doing too much I’m at my 7 week post surgery only one level. How do I know if I am ? I really don’t have nobody to help so I’m on my own doing home chores
Am getting same done soon. Bit nervous