I have a radiculopathy c5-c6, that doctors are suggesting a fusion on. I'm not really thrilled with a fusion, and would prefer a replacement disc. Surgeon I spoke to said he didn't want to do a replacement because I have bony outgrowths both in and out of the vertebrae, and because (I'm slightly extrapolating here) he's only done about 15 replacements vs countless fusions.
Here's the few other medically relevant issues: I have tics. Since forever. Mostly they manifest as rapid tics which cause me to forcefully move my head forward and chin down. I suspect that it's the cause of the c5/c6 issue. I'm not going to be stopping ticking, and suspect that the discs above and below will be rapidly impacted.
My c3-c4 is bad, but not horrible. No real symptoms yet.
I'm going for a second opinion, but, would love to hear your thoughts on this.
40 year old male, non smoker. Otherwise generally healthy, but am type II diabetic (controlled with oral meds).
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I have a radiculopathy c5-c6, that doctors are suggesting a fusion on. I'm not really thrilled with a fusion, and would prefer a replacement disc. Surgeon I spoke to said he didn't want to do a replacement because I have bony outgrowths both in and out of the vertebrae, and because (I'm slightly extrapolating here) he's only done about 15 replacements vs countless fusions.
Here's the few other medically relevant issues: I have tics. Since forever. Mostly they manifest as rapid tics which cause me to forcefully move my head forward and chin down. I suspect that it's the cause of the c5/c6 issue. I'm not going to be stopping ticking, and suspect that the discs above and below will be rapidly impacted.
My c3-c4 is bad, but not horrible. No real symptoms yet.
I'm going for a second opinion, but, would love to hear your thoughts on this.
40 year old male, non smoker. Otherwise generally healthy, but am type II diabetic (controlled with oral meds).
What's your thoughts on this?
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