... scles there was the huge difference in the pain,wow.totally different world between the two painwise.once things have calmed down a bit and the major part of the incision healing has taken place,get thee to a good therepist who can work out the muscle wads that if they have not formed yet,they will. ... (43 replies)

... Did your doctor have you clean your incision with hydrogen peroxide every day? ... (21 replies)

... day, afterwards I had a pack over the first 2wks. And now, I'M DONE! Reading the different posts gave me more info regarding the healing process of the graft, thus I realized what it had to be doing to my incision. ... (21 replies)

... months post op and I still have a scab over the incision and it is very red. I get a funny feeling if I turn my head the wrong way or if I lay in certain positions on the pillow. I never had any pain at the incision. ... (21 replies)

... op pain was gone when I woke up. I had not realized quite how much loss of sensation I had in my left hand until it was all back. ... (21 replies)

... My surgeon also has me gently rubbing the incision to work out scar tissue. I just have this spot which is particularly painful to touch. ... (21 replies)

... Hi I could not lift anything over about 8 pounds for 3 months. I remember the first time I had a muscle spasm, I thought my head was going to split open it hurt so bad. That was at about 6 weeks because I lifted more then I should have. Besides teaching me to follow the directions, I started deep muscle massage which helped a great deal to getting the muscles to learn... (21 replies)

... ompletely vanished until 2 wks from my surgery. I went to lunch and visited for 2 hrs. I had no swelling at the beginning, but by the time I left, the complete incision was swollen. ... (21 replies)

... a "hairball" feeling in the throat. I can definitely relate with that sensation. I have on two ocassions within the last month experienced a severe knife like pain over the area in my throat where my plate would be positioned. This pain was severe enough that I considered going to the emergency department. ... (21 replies)

... that I thought I had a rotator cuff injury prior to surgery. I'd been unable to sleep on my side with my arm above my head for several years. After surgery the pain in my shoulder is gone! I wasn't expecting that at all. ... (21 replies)

... How's your pain level? ... (21 replies)

... I talked to the nurse today. He said the incision feels like it does because of the "plastic surgery closure" the surgeon does. It was all done from the inside, and what I'm feeling is the incision healing. ... (6 replies)

... checkup at the NS's office. I went in, was taken to the examining room. He walked in with a tray, with tools and bandages. Here was my NS about to inspect my incision and change the dressing himself. Has this ever happened to anyone? ... (8 replies)

... op, still very numb, but last week I started experiencing a slashing pain in the incision area. It was very disconcerting and made me wonder if something was giving way inside my throat. ... (1 replies)

... You are having surgery from the front and the people I've talked to have told me that it is relatively painless surgery in comparison to others. Yes, you have an incision in your neck but there isn't any pulling on the incision as you have a brace holding your neck in the position the doc wants. ... (13 replies)

... going on. I had the surgery on dec. 08. i wore a collar for 10 days and was released to work ib 3 weeks. I have a desk job. Soon as a woke up from surgery all my pain was gone. I felt great for about 6 weeks. I started increasing my activitiy and my nerve pain returned. From my neck down to forearm. ... (2 replies)

... The surgery was a complete success ! I had the most wonderful doctor. My incision is virtually invisible. ... (1 replies)

... hi i had acdf w/donor bone and plating on c5 6 and c 67 and still in alot of pain is this normal at this point im having shooting pain in neck across back and into rt arm with a constant aching pain in my rt arm before surgury my pain was in lt arm and now thats gone replaced by a burning pain in lt hand also getting jolts of pain that shoot into my back from neck i am still... (3 replies)

... I was hurting pretty bad. The nurse asked me what my pain level was from 1 to 10. I said is 10 the highest I can go? ... (8 replies)

... Hello there, What do the precautions on the label say on that cream? If it were me I would stop the cream see if the symptoms settle down. I would also stop that massage for a few days and see how it feels, you could be irritating the tissues. It could also be your nerves healing/waking up around the incision. (9 replies)