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Topic Title: 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - full 2 level disc replacement 2021
Topic Summary: two surgeries, ultimately having a 2 level artificial disc replacement
Created On: 08/07/2016 06:17 PM
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 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - full 2 level disc replacement 2021   - nsbkook - 08/07/2016 06:17 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - HERC4810 - 08/07/2016 06:38 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - miker - 08/07/2016 07:32 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - doppler - 08/07/2016 08:26 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - johnnyboy - 08/07/2016 08:39 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - miker - 08/08/2016 04:24 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - Central Floridave - 08/08/2016 05:13 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - SurferMic - 08/08/2016 05:57 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - miker - 08/08/2016 06:47 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - Lounge-A-Rama - 08/08/2016 07:42 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - crankit - 08/08/2016 08:17 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - nsbkook - 08/09/2016 07:36 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - nsbkook - 08/08/2016 08:46 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - Karma - 08/08/2016 08:46 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - mushmonster - 08/08/2016 09:29 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - nsbkook - 08/08/2016 09:37 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - Kimo63 - 08/08/2016 03:31 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - TAK - 08/09/2016 02:54 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - miker - 08/09/2016 03:11 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - nsbkook - 08/09/2016 07:41 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - miker - 08/09/2016 07:52 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - CrazyTom - 08/09/2016 10:58 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - CrazyTom - 08/09/2016 11:00 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - nsbkook - 08/09/2016 07:39 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - inletbum - 08/09/2016 07:31 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - TONYlookaround - 08/14/2016 08:53 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - saltydog73 - 08/15/2016 11:52 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - Lounge-A-Rama - 08/16/2016 09:26 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - consultrelkins@hotmail.com - 08/10/2016 02:05 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - WG - 08/10/2016 06:59 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help.   - Lounge-A-Rama - 08/14/2016 08:38 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - nsbkook - 08/23/2016 08:45 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - dan - 08/23/2016 09:15 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - nsbkook - 08/23/2016 02:01 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - dingpatch - 08/23/2016 03:36 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - TRIBULATIONexodus - 08/23/2016 11:25 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - miker - 08/23/2016 11:45 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - ww - 08/23/2016 12:01 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - TRIBULATIONexodus - 08/24/2016 09:40 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - Sharktower - 08/25/2016 07:54 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - big rick - 08/23/2016 12:24 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - nsbkook - 08/23/2016 05:06 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - Plan B - 08/23/2016 05:13 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - nsbkook - 08/24/2016 09:27 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - HERC4810 - 08/23/2016 06:09 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - WG - 08/24/2016 06:55 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - miker - 08/24/2016 07:23 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - nsbkook - 08/24/2016 09:25 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - nsbkook - 08/24/2016 09:25 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - nsbkook - 08/24/2016 09:24 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - SgtHulk - 01/11/2017 06:09 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - nsbkook - 01/13/2017 06:03 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - SurferMic - 01/13/2017 07:52 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - nsbkook - 08/24/2016 12:09 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - miker - 08/24/2016 12:28 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - ww - 02/07/2017 12:47 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - BLat - 08/24/2016 02:36 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - Plan B - 08/24/2016 03:04 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - miker - 08/24/2016 03:58 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - no pain, but have tingly numbmess and no muscle strength   - HERC4810 - 09/12/2016 06:40 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - nsbkook - 09/10/2016 03:27 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - ww - 09/10/2016 04:54 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - worse than I thought   - Zeus - 09/12/2016 05:47 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - 9/28 recommending 2 level disc replacement   - nsbkook - 09/28/2016 05:54 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - 9/28 recommending 2 level disc replacement   - miker - 09/28/2016 06:06 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - 9/28 recommending 2 level disc replacement   - RegularJoe - 09/28/2016 06:19 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - 9/28 recommending 2 level disc replacement   - irie - 09/28/2016 07:53 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - 9/28 recommending 2 level disc replacement   - nsbkook - 09/28/2016 09:20 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - 9/28 recommending 2 level disc replacement   - ww - 09/28/2016 01:41 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - 9/28 recommending 2 level disc replacement   - nsbkook - 09/29/2016 12:48 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - 9/28 recommending 2 level disc replacement   - WG - 09/29/2016 02:24 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - 9/28 recommending 2 level disc replacement   - dingpatch - 09/29/2016 02:28 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - 9/28 recommending 2 level disc replacement   - ww - 09/29/2016 03:10 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - 9/28 recommending 2 level disc replacement   - KP - 09/29/2016 07:30 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - 9/28 recommending 2 level disc replacement   - Ric - 10/01/2016 02:24 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - nsbkook - 01/05/2017 12:06 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - Bald Brother - 01/05/2017 01:20 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - Kimo63 - 01/05/2017 02:40 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - nsbkook - 01/05/2017 03:15 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - Kimo63 - 01/05/2017 07:04 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - LostSherpa - 01/05/2017 07:51 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - c4rbz - 01/06/2017 12:20 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - PaddlingParadise - 01/06/2017 09:38 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - PaddlingParadise - 01/06/2017 09:39 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - nsbkook - 01/06/2017 11:55 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - Kimo63 - 01/06/2017 03:08 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - funzy - 01/06/2017 09:48 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - mushmonster - 01/07/2017 09:06 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - paddleout - 01/07/2017 04:22 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - funzy - 01/07/2017 10:19 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - dingpatch - 01/08/2017 10:05 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - paddleout - 01/08/2017 06:31 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - paddleout - 02/06/2017 08:08 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - funzy - 02/06/2017 10:01 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - dingpatch - 02/07/2017 04:26 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - equipeola - 02/07/2017 07:16 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - nsbkook - 02/13/2017 09:40 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - RegularJoe - 02/13/2020 05:01 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Jan 2017 foraminotomy scheduled   - dingpatch - 02/14/2020 03:36 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Feb 2017 had surgery today!   - Kimo63 - 02/14/2017 05:23 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Feb 2017 had surgery today!   - dingpatch - 02/14/2017 06:54 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Feb 2017 had surgery today!   - nsbkook - 02/14/2017 08:45 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Apr 2017 two months post-op.   - nsbkook - 04/28/2017 09:49 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Apr 2017 two months post-op.   - daner - 04/28/2017 10:26 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Apr 2017 two months post-op.   - Greensleeves - 04/28/2017 11:04 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Apr 2017 two months post-op.   - Lunchmeat - 04/28/2017 05:31 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Apr 2017 two months post-op.   - nsbkook - 04/30/2017 08:46 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Apr 2017 9 months post-op.   - nsbkook - 11/03/2017 04:01 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Apr 2017 9 months post-op.   - crankit - 11/03/2017 06:02 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Apr 2017 9 months post-op.   - Lounge-A-Rama - 11/03/2017 09:06 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Nov 2017 9 months post-op.   - nsbkook - 11/04/2017 07:14 AM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Nov 2017 9 months post-op.   - SlimyBritches - 11/08/2017 02:41 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Nov 2017 9 months post-op.   - nsbkook - 12/15/2019 01:00 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Dec 2019 3 yrs post-op.   - Kimo63 - 12/15/2019 06:31 PM  
 4 herniated discs in my neck and pain. PAIN! Help. update - Dec 2019 3 yrs post-op.   - nsbkook - 03/02/2024 09:30 AM  
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nsbkook

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Hey folks,

It has been about 9 months since my surgery. I'm progressing well and have gotten good strength gains in my right arm, specifically my tricep, which is the main muscle that atrophied away when I had the pinched nerve from the herniated discs. When I went in for surgery I couldn't do an overhead tricep extension with a water bottle. Now I can get about 5 reps with a 20 pound dumbell, compared to my normal left arm where I can get about 5 reps with a 30 pound dumbell. So I've gotten about 66% strength back in 9 months.

HERC810 on this forum got me started with a great customized physical therapy program, and from there I've progressed to doing light dumb bell workouts with high reps. My surfing is still not great - my unequal arm strength is a problem because I get all lopsided when duck diving waves, and even though I'm getting my strength back, my right arm is just 'slower' than my left, if that makes sense. I just can't do a fast movement with it that requires explosive strength, like popping up or doing a pushup.

I've been traveling to Michigan to work with a great DO (Doctor of Osteopathic) that was a former professional bodybuilder, and he has me on a protocol of various supplements - pregnenalone, Ibutatmoren (MK-677), fish oil, ZMA, and a few other prescription meds. PM me if you're interested in more specifics.

I've also gone on a full ketogenic diet for the last three months and have completely cut sugar, refined carbs, and fruit out of my diet. I try to keep my daily intake about 70% fat 20% protein and 10% carbs. So far I've lost about 10 pounds and am down to 165 from 175.

Once again, I appreciate all of your words of encouragement and guidance, and I hope I can be of some encouragement to some of you that may also be in a similar situation.
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