Hi , I had spinal funsion of C5-7 two years ago. I turned my head to the left last April and had my first full blackout. I had a second one yeaterday that lasted a full half hour. should I have the hardware removed? My Neuro surgeon said everything lookd good but the pain is increasing and so are the length of the blackouts. Help! Many thanks, Ellen
Hello Ellen! Welcome on Chat Doctor ! Your symptoms could be related to compression of the vertebral arteries which lay in this region of the cervical spine. For this reason, I recommend performing a Doppler ultrasound of the vertebral and carotid arteries to investigate for possible compression. You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Best wishes,