jjordan13

At the time I had a cervical laminectomy of C-2,3,4, I was 64-years old and in great physical condition. Suddenly, I found myself with a lost of strength in my legs, constant pain in my lumbar area, knife-like pains in my hips and hamstrings, and an undetermined right-side weakness throughout. It was first thought I had incurred a mild stroke, which was later ruled out. After several MRIs, it was finally determined I had spinal cord compression in my neck. It was further decided that a laminectomy of C-2,3,4, would provide sufficient space for the spinal cord to expand upwardly and thereby create a possibility of resolution of the symptoms in the lumbar, hip and hamstring areas. Post-operatively within 3-days, I felt a tremendous improvement in all of the above pain areas, so much so, that I was sent to a 7-day, inpatient spinal cord injury rehab center, and thereafter discharged home. I followed the doctor's discharge instructions to the letter and I progressed to an overall improved state of well-being, without incident. At approximately six-weeks postop, I was climbing stairs and walking two-miles without hardly any pain at all. I considered this surgery a complete success. My Neurosurgeon was Dr. David M. Pagnanelli, Southwestern Neurosciences, 5604 SW Lee Blvd Ste 357, Lawton, Oklahoma 73505-9663.