My oh has a broad based annular bulge between c3 and c4, he is to see a spinal surgeon in a few weeks, we have looked on the internet and nhs web site but the information isn't that clear, does anyone have any info or experience they could share, pm me if you prefer
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Hi Machel 
Not sure if it helps , but Mr Baz had similar thing , but in his lumbar spine and he had an op to fix it cos it was giving him sciatica. I on the other hand have a problem in the cervical region , but apart from having to be careful how I move my neck/head ....otherwise I get dizzy ...I've had nothing done .
I've no knowledge of this but I think that surgery can be traditional open spine surgery or minimally invasive surgery (so closer to something like keyhole surgery) If the minimally invasive surgery is an option, then the patient is up an walking within a few hours and there's no lengthy recovery, though there may be a slightly higher risk of accidental damage during the operation.
Baz posted:Hi Machel
Nothing else Baz, he was referred to a neurologist first because he has numbness in his hands and now his legs and it was thought to be carpal tunnel. It has taken over 6 months to get to this stage and he has slowly been getting worse.
machel posted:Baz posted:Hi Machel
Nothing else Baz, he was referred to a neurologist first because he has numbness in his hands and now his legs and it was thought to be carpal tunnel. It has taken over 6 months to get to this stage and he has slowly been getting worse.
Awww Yes , it took a long time for them to diagnose Mr Baz ....and then he had to go through some injections into his spine ....before they finally agreed to operate . Mine took a while too ....in fact they initially thought the dizziness etc. Ménière's type of inner ear disease ....it was only an on the ball physio guy that finally got the diagnosed!! Anyway , I hope they get a move on with your husband Machel .... I know what a worry it is
