I had a very positive meeting with the neurosurgeon today. I had X-rays first and the technician was amazed in the hardware that was in my neck. He had never seen anything like it. He showed the X-rays to me and I was amazed at how the things that had been verbally described to me actually looked. Dr.Antezana said that everything was in place and looked like it should at 7 weeks since the surgery. He reiterated that he had really disturbed the nerve and what I was experiencing in my arm and hand was to be expected. He hoped the symptoms would decrease over time. He told me to wean myself from the brace and to get back to normal activities as I can,but stop when there is too much pain. He also prescribed aggressive PT to strengthen my left arm and neck.
I am overjoyed with the news and anxious to be finished with the brace and hopefully get more function in my hand and arm.
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