What is Cervical Myelopathy? Answering Your Most Common Questions with Dr. Peter D'Amore

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  • Опубліковано 22 жов 2023
  • Join us for an informative and comprehensive FAQ video on Cervical Myelopathy with Dr. Peter D'Amore Board-Eligible & Fellowship-Trained Spine Surgeon.
    Please note that this video is for informational purposes only and should not replace professional medical advice. If you have concerns or are experiencing Cervical Myelopathy symptoms, it is important to consult with a qualified healthcare professional.
    To schedule an appointment with Dr. D'Amore visit our website www.ocsfdocs.com or give us a call at 954-473-6344.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 20

  • @lindablacker-yi9xe
    @lindablacker-yi9xe 7 днів тому

    Oh no so sorry to hear your pain. I'm so scared sometimes at night sat alone crying. Si afraid it will tip me over the edge. DRS seem to think it's all in my head. My hands and balance are dreadful. Just need someone to beleive me. Thankyou for contacting me out of your busy day. Great talking to you 😊

  • @lindablacker-yi9xe
    @lindablacker-yi9xe 12 днів тому +4

    My neurosurgeon has told me he cant help. I'm getting no sleep pain in my neck, jaw, nose ,face. Migrains, burning agony down my left arm, losing my balance. Not sure what my next steps are. Just know without help I wont be able to function. Bladder ,bowel issues even though he said it was mild. Wish he could live in my shoes. Not getting any sleep as soon as evening come round it gets worse. Most nights I'm in tears. So sorry to go on

    • @williamhager7136
      @williamhager7136 7 днів тому

      Good morning. Believe me when I say I feel your pain. I’ve had 2 ACDF surgeries in a 10 month span. Now I feel worse than ever.

  • @tommccormick9290
    @tommccormick9290 2 місяці тому +3

    I was diagnosed in April of moderate cervical myelopathy. As I expected, neurologist observed upper body relatively unaffected but walking and balance profoundly worsened. Planning to get surgery soon though told Id be out of work at least 6 weeks.

  • @chrisritter5091
    @chrisritter5091 3 дні тому

    I’ve had both of these surgeries at age 41. My surgeon didn’t want to do the surgery when I was 34 so now I’m stuck with good and bad day. Any advice I could give would be don’t put off surgery if you have myelopathy and radiculopthy

  • @garydunn3037
    @garydunn3037 Місяць тому

    My Aged Mother in her early 80's at the time, went for a "Revision Knee" replacement.
    But, it became infected, and she had to go for what they called a "Washout" but this is
    when her "Real" problems started. She was driving at the time, but here in the UK where
    most cars are "Stick Shift" she began to select the wrong gears, either revving the engine,
    or causing it to stutter. I don't drive due to medical reasons, and said, "Mum what has
    happened" she had been driving since 1975. Then she began to either oversteer, or
    understeer. I told her she would have to give up driving. But she began to deteriorate,
    to the point that she lost both arms, and eventually her legs. She became incontinent
    at both ends, even losing her speech at the end. She was placed in a "Nursing Home"
    where she eventually "Passed Away" We went to her Funeral only last Friday April 19.
    If anyone out there is told they have "Cervical Myelopathy" and Surgery is the only option.
    Then get it done, my Mother, before she lost her speech, wished she had opted for
    Surgery. She may have still been here now, if she had the Surgery, to reverse the Spinal
    Cord compression in her neck.

  • @kevinaldcroft6291
    @kevinaldcroft6291 2 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for sharing, great information well presented. I have been diagnosed with cervical Myelopathy, now looking at treatment options/ surgery.

    • @joerobert-qe9cn
      @joerobert-qe9cn 2 місяці тому +2

      me-too I will have surgery this month. Good luck on yours

    • @kevinaldcroft6291
      @kevinaldcroft6291 2 місяці тому

      @@joerobert-qe9cn I have a second lot a scan's, neck motion X-ray, CT, and MRI done this week and the surgeon is going to let me know what options are available. Surgeons have so far suggested surgery to prevent further deterioration. However, they said it will not fix the current problems (neck, shoulder, arm pain, dizziness, instability (I close my eyes and it is like I am drunk). This all started last year (October) while I was at work. I went to lift my arms and pain ran down my neck, shoulders and arms, it was so intense I could not move my arms for 15 mins. Lifting anything set the whole thing off again. Not looking forward to any surgery (scary) Cheers.

  • @trudyboschert4472
    @trudyboschert4472 2 місяці тому +2

    Does cervical sponlitic Myelopathy act like ALS

  • @rozcindylove4583
    @rozcindylove4583 Місяць тому

    I have redicumyleopathy then. My specialist said it was caused by my bones not growing right as a teen. That's not on your list of causes He said he would operate. My balance is bad, drop things, numb hands and I'm dizzy. Now he wrote to a neurologist saying degenerative changes only and nothing more he can do. He has left me a year. I throw up in the mornings with dizziness I am mid fifties. I think hes forgotten what was on the mri.

  • @user-lt7ib2jh7d
    @user-lt7ib2jh7d 4 місяці тому +3

    Plzz plzzz ans my question .i am suffering from mylorediculopathy..c5 c6 disc extrusion compressing spinal cord and nerve root both.symptoms are showing only on my right hand .what i have to do now 😢.is surgery is safe.my age is 36 years

    • @user-lt7ib2jh7d
      @user-lt7ib2jh7d 4 місяці тому +1

      Dr ans me plzzz

    • @user-hb4og6of6f
      @user-hb4og6of6f 4 місяці тому +3

      I done acdf 6 yeard ago now i have mliypoty c5 c7 where i done before so risk is higer

    • @AllenMacCannell
      @AllenMacCannell 3 місяці тому

      ​@@user-hb4og6of6fso you had surgery and things got worse?

    • @user-hb4og6of6f
      @user-hb4og6of6f 2 місяці тому +1

      So do i

    • @vandebhaaratamaataramvbm7366
      @vandebhaaratamaataramvbm7366 2 місяці тому +1

      I too have the same issue and symptoms, doctors say surgery is mandatory

  • @maureenhyde1569
    @maureenhyde1569 Місяць тому

    Hi all , I was diagnosed with cervical spondylosis c3-4-6-7 2007 over time I now have numbness left arm pins and needles weakness also , when grating or holding items my thumb and finger lock into a spasm …and twitch … new symptoms now staring

  • @Madridme3
    @Madridme3 6 днів тому

    Image choice was very wokish. That should just stop.