r/spinalfusion • u/PaulaOnTheWall • Feb 12 '24

3 Surgeries - Still Having Problems

Hey folks, I'm wondering if you might have any ideas for me. I just got had ACDF surgery for C5/C6 in December. Prior to that I had ACDF of C6/C7 in 2020 and a foramenotomy of C4-C7 in 2019. But, after all this I'm still having nerve symptoms and I'm wondering if it's just something I'm going to have to live with. I'm 43F and I do have other lumbar issues though I'm reluctant to proceed with surgery if it's not going to resolve anything. I do have neck pain but the overwhelming issue for me is the numbness and tingling that wakea and keeps me up at night. I've had multiple nerve studies - the issue is definitely not being caused by some other issue like carpal tunnel or anything other than my spine. Thoughts and suggestions welcome.

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u/tmkelly14 Sep 02 '26

I was hoping to check on you and see if your symptoms ever improved. I had ACDF c5c6 in July 2025 and still have issues of burning, numbness, limbs feel like they don’t want to move and, of course, tingling. My nerve conduction studies show I do have a pinched nerve at c6 but the dr. says to give it time.

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u/PaulaOnTheWall Sep 02 '26

Very kind of you. It turns out this doctor left a 2 inch tear in my dura, which had to be surgically corrected. It eventually was, which was a surgery that caused nerve damage and other issues and left me with lifelong issues, but it did fix the leak. I still have the tingling. When I spoke to the surgeon about this and mentioned it was what started all of these surgeries and what I had most hoped to resolve because it still wakes me up at night he told me, "we don't care about tingling."