Guest guest Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 At 10:15 AM 6/19/2008, you wrote: >My question is this: >Has anyone else here remember experiencing their neck making squishy >crunchy or grindy noises a couple of mths or so after surgery??? >It doesnt hurt during these noises, and its not audible to anyone >except me.... >but it really creeps me out! Hi, yes mine does that, been told it's probably arthritis. To me sounds like celery cracking when I turn my neck. Same as you, doesn't hurt, just freaks me out sometimes. My neck has 2 levels fused. Failed in that I'm still in chronic pain, more than before they operated since the operation and still now 8 years later. Dave Reading, PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 --- Hello, I haven't been on in a long time due to several reasons, but I saw this and I remember asking the same question long ago. I had a fusion at C5-6--C6-7. I asked the NS about it and his response was that it was the bone dust from the bone scraped from the hip. It just made sense so I never asked again. Like yours it doesn't hurt but feels very weird!! Someone else I know was told it was from the DDD. So, I guess it's one of those questions that we could get a different answer from every doc???? Please don't take my word for it of course if you think that you need to have it checked out, but hopefully it's just another part of this lovely spiney journey! Gail In neck pain , Dave Cruikshank <d.cruikshank@...> wrote: > > At 10:15 AM 6/19/2008, you wrote: > > > >My question is this: > >Has anyone else here remember experiencing their neck making squishy > >crunchy or grindy noises a couple of mths or so after surgery??? > >It doesnt hurt during these noises, and its not audible to anyone > >except me.... > >but it really creeps me out! > > Hi, yes mine does that, been told it's probably arthritis. To me > sounds like celery cracking when I turn my neck. Same as you, > doesn't hurt, just freaks me out sometimes. My neck has 2 levels > fused. Failed in that I'm still in chronic pain, more than before > they operated since the operation and still now 8 years > later. Dave Reading, PA > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 I wanted to add something else about the cracking noises in the neck. I think the reason the joint noises started after your fusion surgery is that you probably had some joint inflamation to begin with and if you didn't move your neck much for several weeks while the fusion was beginning to solidify, then the arthritic changes would have accelerated. I have read that emmobilizing a joint for long periods of time can cause arthritis because cartilage has poor blood circulation and needs movement to stay lubricated and healthy. I really dread having a fusion, which for me is very likely. I already have bad arthritis up and down my neck. I'm afraid my neck will be totally unable to move afterwards. I try not to think too much about the future or I'd really be freaked out. Rochelle -- In neck pain , " petspal2003 " <petspal@...> wrote: > > I'm about 13-14 weeks out of my second neck fusion. > First one was about 8 years ago... > (which turned out to be a failed fusion that we didnt know about until > the second surgery.) The doctor discovered a broken screw when he went > in to fix the second disk. > > My question is this: > Has anyone else here remember experiencing their neck making squishy > crunchy or grindy noises a couple of mths or so after surgery??? > It doesnt hurt during these noises, and its not audible to anyone > except me.... > but it really creeps me out! > Sometimes its worse than other times, but it is becoming more frequent. > Anyone else experience anything like this? > Thanks, > Liz > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Thank you ALL SO much for your input on the noises! I really appreciate all the comments. I might call my doctor on monday and just see what he says too. Also have PT on monday so I will ask them to. I will let you know what they say. Thanks again! Liz -- The Pets Pal http://360./petspal2003 -------------- Original message from " Rochelle " <rccoc1977@...>: -------------- > I wanted to add something else about the cracking noises in the neck. > I think the reason the joint noises started after your fusion surgery > is that you probably had some joint inflamation to begin with and if > you didn't move your neck much for several weeks while the fusion was > beginning to solidify, then the arthritic changes would have > accelerated. I have read that emmobilizing a joint for long periods > of time can cause arthritis because cartilage has poor blood > circulation and needs movement to stay lubricated and healthy. > > I really dread having a fusion, which for me is very likely. I > already have bad arthritis up and down my neck. I'm afraid my neck > will be totally unable to move afterwards. I try not to think too > much about the future or I'd really be freaked out. > > Rochelle > > > > > > -- In neck pain , " petspal2003 " > wrote: > > > > I'm about 13-14 weeks out of my second neck fusion. > > First one was about 8 years ago... > > (which turned out to be a failed fusion that we didnt know about > until > > the second surgery.) The doctor discovered a broken screw when he > went > > in to fix the second disk. > > > > My question is this: > > Has anyone else here remember experiencing their neck making squishy > > crunchy or grindy noises a couple of mths or so after surgery??? > > It doesnt hurt during these noises, and its not audible to anyone > > except me.... > > but it really creeps me out! > > Sometimes its worse than other times, but it is becoming more > frequent. > > Anyone else experience anything like this? > > Thanks, > > Liz > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Yes, mine makes noises all the time. Sometimes even others can hear it, especially if it makes a popping sound. I am 2 years out from my second cervical fusion. I just found out a month ago that my screws are broken but my surgeon says it is common and I have had increasing pain since about Jan. of this year (prompting the x-ray that showed the broken screw) and it seems when it is achy is when it seems to make more noises, I call it " grisally " noises. Did you heal good from your second surgery? Question about noises I'm about 13-14 weeks out of my second neck fusion. First one was about 8 years ago... (which turned out to be a failed fusion that we didnt know about until the second surgery.) The doctor discovered a broken screw when he went in to fix the second disk. My question is this: Has anyone else here remember experiencing their neck making squishy crunchy or grindy noises a couple of mths or so after surgery??? It doesnt hurt during these noises, and its not audible to anyone except me.... but it really creeps me out! Sometimes its worse than other times, but it is becoming more frequent. Anyone else experience anything like this? Thanks, Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Hello Liz, I'm chiming in here too with a YES! (I'm cervical and lumbar) I had my cervical fusion done back in Aug. 2000, so almost 8 yrs for me and the same as Dave came out of it with more pain. Plus, I had three other levels of herniations that didn't warrent surgery but once the fusion was done it put more pressure and work load onto those and then they said after surgery that they did now need to be fused as well. I declined it, or put it off as long as I could and am still going without more surgery, just pain, because with these other discs I am not at risk of paralysis as I was with the first. I frequently get noises going on in there, it could be the arthritis or bone spurs or mis-allignment, I don't know. It's so loud at times that I ask the people around me " Did you hear that?! " Most of the time the answer is " No " but it does freak me out as well! I sort of freeze up in the moment expecting a bad, sharp pain to come but it doesn't...thankfully!! I see my pain doc next week, I'll try and remember to ask him again what that is. Debbie > > I'm about 13-14 weeks out of my second neck fusion. > First one was about 8 years ago... > (which turned out to be a failed fusion that we didnt know about until > the second surgery.) The doctor discovered a broken screw when he went > in to fix the second disk. > > My question is this: > Has anyone else here remember experiencing their neck making squishy > crunchy or grindy noises a couple of mths or so after surgery??? > It doesnt hurt during these noises, and its not audible to anyone > except me.... > but it really creeps me out! > Sometimes its worse than other times, but it is becoming more frequent. > Anyone else experience anything like this? > Thanks, > Liz > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Hello Liz, I'm chiming in here too with a YES! (I'm cervical and lumbar) I had my cervical fusion done back in Aug. 2000, so almost 8 yrs for me and the same as Dave came out of it with more pain. Plus, I had three other levels of herniations that didn't warrent surgery but once the fusion was done it put more pressure and work load onto those and then they said after surgery that they did now need to be fused as well. I declined it, or put it off as long as I could and am still going without more surgery, just pain, because with these other discs I am not at risk of paralysis as I was with the first. I frequently get noises going on in there, it could be the arthritis or bone spurs or mis-allignment, I don't know. It's so loud at times that I ask the people around me " Did you hear that?! " Most of the time the answer is " No " but it does freak me out as well! I sort of freeze up in the moment expecting a bad, sharp pain to come but it doesn't...thankfully!! I see my pain doc next week, I'll try and remember to ask him again what that is. Debbie > > I'm about 13-14 weeks out of my second neck fusion. > First one was about 8 years ago... > (which turned out to be a failed fusion that we didnt know about until > the second surgery.) The doctor discovered a broken screw when he went > in to fix the second disk. > > My question is this: > Has anyone else here remember experiencing their neck making squishy > crunchy or grindy noises a couple of mths or so after surgery??? > It doesnt hurt during these noises, and its not audible to anyone > except me.... > but it really creeps me out! > Sometimes its worse than other times, but it is becoming more frequent. > Anyone else experience anything like this? > Thanks, > Liz > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 A BIG AMEN TO THAT ROCHELLE!!!!!!!! Debbie I try not to think too > much about the future or I'd really be freaked out. > > Rochelle > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 A BIG AMEN TO THAT ROCHELLE!!!!!!!! Debbie I try not to think too > much about the future or I'd really be freaked out. > > Rochelle > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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