Re: Laser Cervical Surgery
Hi p313rk,
I have not read through all of your posts, but did come across one that mentioned that you felt your symptoms were greatly relieved because you have been resting alot but that you didn't care much for living that way.
I have been living that way for a few years now and it can be very wearing, catagorically. I don't know how old you are, but after awhile, you seem to convince yourself that this is the way things are going to be. Period, until it becomes an emergency situation. I thought that getting caught up on my reading, studying, emailing, and so on would fill in the gaps but these activeties seem to exacerbate the problem. My numb hands/arms and sore back right now can attest to the fact that cervical spine problems are far-reaching.
I would never attempt to convince anyone that surgery is a good idea as I have not been offered that. And I'm sure you have read the experiences here. But I am seeing that some people are good canidates for surgery and researching those options are worth investigating. I have read about someone recently on the Boards that found immediate, and I mean, immediate relief. So much so that it seems unbelievable, although reassuring to some, I'm sure.
I can't find the threads regarding lazer approach but I remember that they were not happy with it. Like you, I hope someone posts about this again as personal experience can be of help sometimes, but I think we can read between the lines of that last post and draw some conclusions here as far as 'checking' goes.
So as some of us are maintaining a certain quality of life by resting alot during the day while accomplishing as much as we can in between, and feeling satisfied about it, I guess there is that part of us that might not be content with that if a full recovery were possible, and the risks were at a minimum.
hoping you get the answers you need as you take all the time you need to research,
choc
Last edited by trychocolate; 08-22-2009 at 04:28 PM.
Reason: punctuation, some spelling, give up on the rest
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