I hope you realized how valuable this testimony is to people like me who are on the verge of having to make that decision. I truly appreciate this. Thanks.

Hello there! To cut the story short, i was diagnosed in 2012 with cervical spondylosis by plain xray and started with physical therapy. On and off on it. Until 2019 when pain in my neck went down to my shoulder and right arm. MRI showed disc bulges at c3 to c5 with dessication of the other cervical discs. Still not a candidate to surgery as told by another spine surgeon. This early January the pain is there all the time in my arm and there is already paresthesias but not so much weakness. I had a mri again and showed the same stuff but this time it is worse esp at c4 and c5 with herniation. I was offered two discs replacement using the prestige LP. I decided to have it finally done in November (i scheduled that date). There are 3 cord level compressions and i just wanted to be more freer by having that surgery. I am a pathologist who devote much of my time with microscopes and computers for a living. Having discs replaced will provide mobility. Thats prime and foremost reason. My hobby is also fine woodworking which entails neck flexion. I just want to enjoy this life until the end. Thanks much for these videos. I will watch the other videos you uploaded earlier.

So grateful for you sharing your experience. Thank you so very much.

Thank you so much for all the videos. Very helpful!

Thank you so much for your videos. I’m having my MRIs on Wednesday. I have C3-6 broken from an accident 36 yrs ago. I am very confident with my chosen surgeon. Just hope my recovery is as quickly and completely as yours was. Again, thank you for alleviating some of my concerns.

Hello looked through all your conversation & found your surgeons info. So never mind & think you for helping others. I hope Dr Wang will help me I'm older than twenty six years old and I want the Medtronic prestige LP cervical disc replacement system. But just have to see how it plays out.

Much appreciated your updates. This encourages people like me who are very nervous going to through the process.

I appreciate these videos. I have watched them all. There isn’t enough first hand information available out there. I have gone through most of what you have and am also having some other neurological symptoms. I’ve seen two doctors. A neurosurgeon and an orthopedic. They both agree I need a fix now but like you one said fusion and the other said disc replacement. Both were adamant about their opinion and for the same reasoning. That I’m so active. All that did was confuse me. I’ve spent lots of time looking it from any angle. I’d probably be fine with both but have decided on the disc replacement. My question,finally, is did you consider other brands of disc replacements. I know you got the Premier LP. My neuro uses the same thing. The other uses the new Simplify. They are completely different. Did you look into this at all? It did you just go with what he was using? Thank you!

Awesome stuff, I’m having two discs replaced in ten days. Thanks for the heads up.

Thanks I'm going 3/21/24. 4/5/6 to get fixed and thanks 😊

Thank you for your video.

Thank you so much

Hi Wojciech. First, thank you for taking the time it takes to posts these videos for us to watch. I'm also from Florida, so both University of Miami and Cleveland Clinic are close to me (I'm currently at Cleveland). Did at any point in your decision process did you seek out a second opinion from another neurosurgeon other than the one that you ended up having your surgery ? I went to see a neurosurgeon and he is recommending the Nuvasive Simplify device or another whose name I can't remember now. I think I don't have all the info I need at the momento to pull the plug on this surgery.

Thank you for generously sharing your experience, progress, and feedback. Your kindness and altruism in doing so are truly appreciated. As I have an upcoming two-level ADR surgery scheduled in a week, your videos have been an invaluable resource. They have tremendously helped maintain a positive mindset and ease some of the anxiety surrounding the procedure. Your willingness to document and share your journey has been incredibly helpful to me during this time. Question i wanted to ask is do you or did you have any regimen / routine post op to strengthen your neck or keep your neck healthy? e.g. exercise, diet, supplements, etc. If so, I would greatly appreciated if you could share details. Thank you!

Thanks I had C5-C6 disc replacement Oct 20th. I am a Nurse Practitioner and after 2 years I just said it's time to do something better. I did my research and prayed I could get a ACD replacement vs other older option. I am not quite 2 weeks post-op but glad my surgeon was able to perform replacement. BTW I have Nuvasive Simplify as my artificial disc selected by my surgeon.

Good afternoon my friend I just had the same surgery as you 56 surgery did replace how long it took you to be normal again took you 6 months or a year how do you recuperation was slowly fast and change your life

Thanks for the information! I've watched a video of Dr. Wang speaking. He's quite impressive. I'm in Pennsylvania, but just might contact him for a second opinion. Do you know if they do MRI reviews via upload of files?

I appreciate you providing your perspective along the way here. Its really valuable, thank you! How many opinions did you get on needing the surgery? Right now, I am in a place where I have different surgeons telling me that I should or should not go through with it (yet). Were you put in that position of it just coming down to you? How sure were you when you decided to go for it? In my mind, I imagined it to be a clear answer. But it seems to be more complex than that, and very much down to my own decision at this point.

Initially why did u first the surgery ? Only root spinal pressure ?

Thanks for posting these videos. Do you have any limitations rotating or turning your head now?

Can you provide me some tips how to recuperate in my city 5266 disc replacement are you 100% back to normal work and home

Did u do a new mri ?

Hi! I am an amateur bodybuilder. I am a little worried about working my traps by doing shrugs after I am cleared to workout after the surgery. Do you do shrugs when you workout? How does it feel with your neck now? My surgery is in 2 weeks and can’t wait to see results like yours!

Can you tell me how has been your experiences in airports with the metal detection machines. Any issues with that?

Please keep sharing. I’m a candidate. Did you consider other ADRs?

How sore was it to swallow ..?

How are you now 2 years removed from surgery. And have you considered stem cell treatment for the other disc?

HI, I hope you are well. In your video 24hr post op. you mentioned having numbness in your thumb or fingers. Did the feeling come back completely?

just had mine done yesterday, still in hospital. which silicone scar treatment/management plan did you use? looks pretty much invisible

When was your last imaging done? Have you seen any increases in HO? Did they make you take ibuprofen for a short while immediately following surgery?

I am adraid of adjacent segment disease I also prefer ADR over ACDF . I am fused from T1 TO L3/4 I have a herniation somewhere around c5 c6 neck is piercing when i sit for too long started off as carpal tunnel syndrome feeling then cubital feeling then ear ache arm pain my teeth my feel sensitive for a split of a second i actuallt touch the sensirive area in my neck and feel the sorness . i want to try grade 4 laser therapy , prp first . i am afraid of chiro because manipulation like that can damage the cord or vertebral and carotid dissection. how painful was the surgey upon waking and also what are the risk of the phrenic and vagus or long thoracic nerve getting damaged?? i am scared and sad

Any new updates? Getting ready for this surgery and nervous. 😟

Have to decide if I want a fusion or a discectomy replacement. The fusion surgery is able to be done from the back but the disc replacement can not be done from no where but the front of the neck. I find myself at a crossroads because I am a worshiper at church and my fear with doing the disc replacement is that I will lose my voice. Please keep me in prayers😪🙏❤️ I want to be free from all this pain😪🙏🙏🙏 I just don’t want to lose my voice🙏🙏

Hi brother. Yes I can hear you but I need call because have different problems.

Hi just been 6week from acdf my ? is are you can go to gym with no restrictions? I also like run and biking. Thx

How are you doing now in Dec 2023? Hope you are doing well. I have been struggling with c4-c5 herniation for the last 4 months and feel like everything is falling apart around me.

any lasting strength loss in your arms/shoulders/chest? e.g. when you do benchpress or dips.

Hi, any weakness in bicep? Pre op vs post op?

Quick questions. Any difficulty swallowing? Do you feel the disc inside your neck and did you get the Prestige artificial disc? Sorry for so many questions. Thank you.

How are you doing with it still ?

Do you know how your disks became herniated?

Hello what was the name of the surgeon that did the surgery for you his First and last name & location state info so I can look him up on the Medtronic web site. The surgeons I’m talking with are trying to push me to the ACDF Fusion & I don’t want to be fused. Please help need your doctor’s info so I get my cervical Disc c5&c6 taken care of.

Hi buddy i had my surgery 3 weeks ago and i still have nerve pain in my arm... its frustrating... i want to be able to train again eventually... its depressing

What insurance did you use

Call lift weights?

Im from PR, I go to surgery soon😢

What is the name of the scar gel you used?

Did you have numbness in fingers?

Hi brother, Can you lift weights ?

I have some issues in my cervical spine. And I have three herniated discs. My recovery journey video is on my channel. You can check that out guys. I my recovery has just started, fingers crossed.