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| Side View Extension - Self Portrait / X-ray of my neck after two cervical fusion surgeries |
In January of 2011 I underwent surgery to repair two herniated discs in my neck, and unfortunately that fusion did not heal properly. A second surgery was necessary to help stabilize my vertebrae and was far more invasive than the first. The first surgery was anterior (through my throat) to remove the damaged discs and place spacers between the bones and screw a metal plate into each of three vertebrae. You can clearly see this plate in the photo above. The second surgery was posterior, through the muscles in my back and left me with a sizable scar running down my spine. The doctor took a bone graft from my hip to use in stabilizing my spine and then attached rods and screws down either side.
The photos and X-rays were taken three months after my second surgery. The day after I had X-rays taken, I took several self portraits at my studio standing in the same poses. I just recently received the scans of my X-rays from the hospital and used them to create a composite overlaying the two as near as possible to the actual placement. I did the same after my first surgery, which I have included at the bottom of this post. But first, here are a few other angles from my most recent surgery:
As I mentioned above, these are the composites I created following my first surgery two and a half years ago. I wanted to be able to show friends and family what I had been through. Trying to describe my surgery to anyone is difficult and as always, a picture is worth a thousand words.
The photos and X-rays were taken three months after my second surgery. The day after I had X-rays taken, I took several self portraits at my studio standing in the same poses. I just recently received the scans of my X-rays from the hospital and used them to create a composite overlaying the two as near as possible to the actual placement. I did the same after my first surgery, which I have included at the bottom of this post. But first, here are a few other angles from my most recent surgery:
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| Side View Neutral - Self Portrait / X-ray of my neck after two cervical fusion surgeries |
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| Side View Flexion - Self Portrait / X-ray of my neck after two cervical fusion surgeries |
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As I mentioned above, these are the composites I created following my first surgery two and a half years ago. I wanted to be able to show friends and family what I had been through. Trying to describe my surgery to anyone is difficult and as always, a picture is worth a thousand words.
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| Front Facing Neutral - Self Portrait / X-ray of my neck after my first cervical fusion surgery |
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| Side View Flexion - Self Portrait / X-ray of my neck after my first cervical fusion surgery |
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| Side View Extension - Self Portrait / X-ray of my neck after my first cervical fusion surgery |
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