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A member asked:

Help please, my doctor says my c7-c6 disk herniated "slipping" in and out, do i need surgery?

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See your surgeon: The terminology is unclear here with respect to the status of disc at the cervical (assumed, but topic tag conflicting) region. Please see a neurosurgeon or orthopedic surgeon to clarify whether the finding and the symptomatology would be addressable with a surgical approach.

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Answered 5/5/2017

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