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MY MRI HAD SHOWN RIGHT PROTRUSION OF THE C3-4 DISC WITH ASSOCIATED MILD DISTORTION OF CORD SHAPE. SMALL MIDLINE POSTERIOR FOCAL PROTRUSION OF THE C4-5 DISC. MILD CIRCUMFERENTIAL BULGING OF THE C5-6 DISC. I WAS ALSO HAVING REALLY BAD HEADACHES. I HAD SURGERY ABOUT 21/2 WEEKS AGO, WERE C3-4 DICS WERE REPLACE AND FUSED, DISC 4-5-6 WERE REPAIRED.I ALSO HAD A PLATE INSERTED FROM C3 TO C6. I AM STILL IN A NECK COLLAR FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 4-5 WEEKS, MY PROBLEM IS THAT I AM REALLY CORCERN , NOW MY WHOLE BODY IS SWELLING, ESPECIALLY MY SHOULDERS, HANDS AND ANKLES. IS THIS NORMAL AFTER A SURGERY OF THIS KIND.

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Mild swelling (edema) may follow surgery in some cases, but significant edema should be brought to the attention of your doctor as soon as possible.
[quote] MY MRI HAD SHOWN RIGHT PROTRUSION OF THE C3-4 DISC WITH ASSOCIATED MILD DISTORTION OF CORD SHAPE. SMALL MIDLINE POSTERIOR FOCAL PROTRUSION OF THE C4-5 DISC... [/quote]