Neck nerve pain or cervical disc herniation? Don't judge based on symptoms alone! Precise examination is essential!! I was cured at Seoul Samsung Hospital. (Treatment review and tips for spinal tumors)

Many people are suffering from neck or lower back disc problems, right?

My husband also suffered greatly from neck disc symptoms, experiencing pain that extended from his neck to his shoulders and arms.

Around the time COVID-19 started, shoulder pain began.

Numbness in the arm, wrist, and fingers has also started...

 

Even just passing over a speed bump quickly doesn't bother most people at that level.

He scolded and got annoyed, to the point of even having a fight with his spouse, just telling them to get through it alone.

Even when sneezing, the pain after sneezing is so severe that it causes great suffering.

I went to the nearby hospital's orthopedics department, and the symptoms are very similar to a cervical disc herniation.

Based on symptoms such as pain flow and radiating pain, it was confirmed to be a cervical disc herniation.

 

If you want to get an MRI, you need to be hospitalized to get it done, otherwise it will be expensive.

Since the groom was busy with work at the company, he thought it wouldn't be right to take leave just to get an MRI.

Just by looking at the symptoms and the doctor's words, they said it's a cervical disc herniation.

The doctor said that if the patient insists on a 100% diagnosis of a herniated disc, an MRI would be taken, but it wasn't really necessary.

I didn't get an MRI.. and I only bought exercises and traction devices that are said to be good for cervical disc issues.

I have been trying for almost a year...

 

I think the disc might improve if I maintain proper posture and exercise.

I tried exercising and paying attention to my posture through YouTube videos about Baeknyeonmok, but the pain just wouldn't go away...

Eventually, after less than a year, I went to a general hospital and had an MRI in December 2021...

They said additional imaging is needed, so they decided to perform an angiography.

There is something blurry in the picture... It is suspected to be a tumor.

At that time, I was on a business trip to Seoul, and my husband called me with a worried voice, saying this.

Honestly, I didn't think much of it at the time... but after returning from the business trip and hearing the story...

 

They said that after taking the contrast agent and imaging, the tumor appeared white... Cervical 5.

There is also a cervical disc herniation, but it is not very severe.

The tumor has grown and is pressing on the nerve... It has grown to nearly 5 cm, pressing on the nerve.

The pain was unbearable.

 

So... a tumor in the neck? I looked it up...

If we classify tumors that occur in the neck area, they can be divided into cervical tumors that occur in the bones and spinal cord tumors that originate from nerves. Both the cervical spine and the spinal cord can develop benign and malignant tumors, but even benign tumors may show aggressive behavior if located in areas that are difficult to resect.

 

 

 

My husband has never had cancer, so it is not metastasis.

Then? It's a tumor that originated within Gyeongju itself..

It is divided into intramedullary tumors and extramedullary tumors of the spinal cord as follows.

Fortunately, in the case of the groom, it was a benign tumor confirmed by biopsy after surgery for a spinal cord tumor.

I don't know how much it grew during the 1-2 years I knew I had a herniated disc, but it was a tumor about 5 centimeters long.

 

Below is a photo of an MRI scan taken with the actual groom's prosthesis inserted.

You will see a white tumor...

A protruding spinal cord pressing on nerves, and a tumor growing while pressing on nerves.

The symptoms caused by nerve compression are the same.

So... unless you undergo a detailed examination... like a local orthopedic doctor.

It's a cervical disc herniation~ It's a lumbar disc herniation~ That's what they say..

It wasn't a herniated disc just because of pain!!

 

 

Knowing it was a tumor... honestly, my husband was afraid.

It is uncertain whether the tumor is benign or malignant... in the case of the neck...

The cervical bone must be completely removed, and the tumor attached to the nerve needs to be excised.

Because we don't know how much nerve damage occurs depending on the size of the tumor..

A situation so dangerous that it could potentially cause paralysis all over the body... really risky ㅠ_ㅠ

So, I managed to make reservations at the five major hospitals in Seoul, and fortunately, I received surgery at Seoul Samsung Hospital.

 

For extrathoracic tumors, I recommend you visit a hospital with the most experienced doctors.

My husband also visited Seoul National University Hospital and Seoul Samsung Hospital.

I begged (or pleaded) to the professor who could perform the surgery the fastest.

Thanks to the professor at Samsung Hospital setting aside the afternoon, we successfully completed a major surgery lasting over nine hours.

I am currently living a normal life.

I am grateful that, despite some lingering tingling from nerve damage, I am able to live normally.

And I am also very grateful that it is a benign tumor.

 

Same pain as a herniated disc in the lower back? Same pain as a herniated disc in the neck?

Some people say, since the symptoms are the same, don't get an expensive MRI, just try managing it with exercise and see if the disc improves!

 

A man in his 60s who was living in Gyeongnam at the time of the groom's hospitalization...

You thought you had a herniated disc and endured only by doing exercises said to be good for herniated discs without getting an MRI, but then,

Eventually, after getting an MRI, they discovered a spinal cord tumor in my back, and my husband and I had surgery around the same time.

If that person is told by those around them that they have a herniated disc and complains of back pain

They strongly advise not to make a decision on your own but to get an MRI scan.

 

Detailed examinations are not done for no reason.

It may seem like a herniated disc, but it might not be.

Not all pain is the same!

 

If symptoms of a herniated disc in the lower back or neck are present and the pain worsens

Always undergo a detailed examination, especially for nerve pain, get an "MRI"!!!!

Please confirm whether it is a herniated disc before deciding on the treatment method.

 

And Seoul Samsung Hospital also performed difficult and risky surgeries without any issues, managed the complete recovery, and I realized that major illnesses should be handled by large hospitals.

 

Remember that identifying the cause through precise examination is the top priority for all pain!