My fused vertebrae in my neck.. please help me :o(?

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I was about 9-10 yrs old when I decided to jump off a hi dive into the pool. I didn't want to hurt my feet so I dived with clenched fists. When I hit the water, the water came through and provided a monsterous whiplash which fused my C5-6. For a long time, anytime I moved my head quickly to the right, I would feel an intense burning pain in the back of my head and my tongue would be stiff as a board. During my growing up years, I learned not to turn quickly. I got so trained, I still spent 22 years in the US Navy without issues. Now that I am 61, all of it is coming back with the included osteoarthritis (age of course). I am trying all types of pillows as I can't have one that rests on my neck nor can I have one that "sinks" or heavy head syndrome. I cannot, god forbid, flip over on my stomach, sleep and then try and roll over..unreal pain. At this point, I wonder if there is anything. Fusion is when they remove the disc. How can it be removed if it is squished and fused already? I don't know but I am looking into it. Unfortunately, when we originally fused them, we were still growing. Time may prevent a lot of things to fix it but I know, as I get older, I am sure it will get worse. All of the other things other than drugs provide a temporary relief. I had a Phys Therap work and work on my neck to try to loosen up my neck, traps and shoulders. They finally did it after about 25 minutes. I told them to wait for 5 minutes. They came back and I was right back to where I was. Right now things are just temporary. The main problem I have found, is not moving for any length of time. We shall see if and what can be done, if anything. If I find something and it works, I will post again. Arizona

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Best wishes and good luck.

I have this in my lower back, they removed a ruptured disc and didn't fuse. The nerve was damaged as well.
Here is what I found: Sitting exerts the most pounds of pressure on your back, then comes standing, then lying down. A friend of mine just herniated a disc in his neck from sitting at the computer all day--it's his job. The deal here seems to be get up and move around.
I took up yoga-beginners, the sort of thing you'd expect your grandmother to do. It does help. Go slow, and listen to your neck don't push too much at first.
I took up weight lifting--felt like a million bucks. Over did it and hurt myself. Bummer that. Waiting to get back into it, and I'll really take my time this time.
I do recommend the yoga and weight lifting (I did about 30 lbs. yeah, not much but it relieved the stress in my neck and back muscles and that's all I was after.) for my neck I really like the SITTING Bench Press. I have always used the machines with the pullies, free weights I find are way to heavy and taxing. Go slow, can't over stress that, it takes some time but it sure helped me.

My husband has it. He finds good pillows help, and he swaps them around every so often. Specific pillows that have helped are Dunlopillo - one with a cutout so your shoulder slots in, and one very soft one which I think is called Serene. We got one from T K Maxx and one from Ebay - they are about £25 new or a tenner where we bought them.

you could try a tens machine it passes small electric curents in to 0the area you can get them from boots they help with my scatica which is also nerve pain

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I had a Cervical Fusion also C5-6 with metal plate and 6 Titanium screws. I guess what you are saying is the surgery didn't help your pain. My surgery did help so my best advise is to get a second opinion from the best Orthopedic Surgeon you can find. You may have to have the surgery re-done if it did not fuse properly. I do have questions like what does your surgeon say about this? and...How long has it been since your surgery? and What does Valium (Diazepam) do for your pain? Diazepam is not even a pain pill, maybe you need to ask for Vicodin which is strictly used for pain. What worked best for me after surgery was neck stretches, heat/ice, and a vibrating neck pillow. Make sure to always have your neck arched during sleep. The right pillow is extrememly important and don't wear a neck brace...it will hinder the building of your neck muscles. Please message me if you need more help. I would be happy to talk with you. Good luck and God Bless!

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You might have AS

i also had a fusion in my neck the pain is awful in my arms when i had the op it was alright for a while then it went back to painful i have been put on gabapentin which gives me some relief i feel now that the op was a waste of time everybody is diffrent you will have to make your own mind up .try the gabapentin first.

Id prolly go for the operation in all honesty in case it works. Not much of a choice though you have my sympathies. I have in the past found yoga very good for relaxing muscles.

My mum has a similar problem she has been offered an epidural.
Its worth asking your doctor about.