Anyone ever have a laminectomy?

[bleedingpurple]

Just had Carpal and cubital tunnel done and recovery had been great. They did MRI of neck because I do have numbness in arms and back at times plus it can have same symptoms as cubital and Carpal tunnel. Well
I have two pinched nerves in neck and they say I have severe narrowing in C5 and C6 and I need a laminectomy soon. They say it’s from an old spinal injury that I have no clue..

The thought of neck surgery scares the piss out of me. Just wondering if anyone has had it done. Neurologist told me that “they will take good care of me and everything will turn out fine I promise.”

 

[MadJack]

Just had Carpal and cubital tunnel done and recovery had been great. They did MRI of neck because I do have numbness in arms and back at times plus it can have same symptoms as cubital and Carpal tunnel. Well
I have two pinched nerves in neck and they say I have severe narrowing in C5 and C6 and I need a laminectomy soon. They say it’s from an old spinal injury that I have no clue..

The thought of neck surgery scares the piss out of me. Just wondering if anyone has had it done. Neurologist told me that “they will take good care of me and everything will turn out fine I promise.”

My wife has had two of those. C4, C5, and C6. They went through the front of her neck. She recovered in the hospital for 48 hours and was good to go. I think she had 2 or 3 follow ups. No problems with either surgery.

 

[MadJack]

It would scare me too but she had no problems and never even took the pain meds that she was prescribed.

 

[bleedingpurple]

that’s what care me is going through the front