What to Expect Post-Surgery When Replacing Artificial Cervical Discs

If you are looking into artificial cervical discs, then you definitely have a lot of questions. You want to know everything about the procedure, recovery, and risks before you enter into surgery. Toward that end, consider the following primer on what to expect post-surgery when you get an artificial cervical disc.

In the time just after surgery, you may experience numbness, pain, or difficulty swallowing. Ordinarily such symptoms pass rather quickly, however.

In fact, you may expect to return home within a couple of days.

Light activity may resume within 3 to 4 weeks, and complete healing may be expected in 3 months.

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