A member asked:

I am a 47 year old male who has had neck surgery and two back surgeries in the past 7 months. my hand and foot on the right side are very cold. what should i do?

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See your surgeon: If this is a sudden change , you should notify your neck and/or back surgeon as soon as possible. If it is not sudden. You should discuss with your surgeon at next visit.

Answered 6/19/2015

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There may still be : A lot of your healing process still going on with 3 spine surgeries in 7 months & I do not know extent of your surgeries or underlying diagnoses as well as your general health. However, this is not strictly a neurologic symptom but may be related to a degree with your surgeries especially if you had primarily right sided symptoms preop with nerve changes leading to this sometimes. Ask surgeon.

Answered 1/21/2019

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Hard to say: A detailed exam and discussion with your surgeon is recommended. Potential causes of what you are describing would usually have to be either neurologic or vascular in origin. With your history of 3 recent spinal surgeries, you would suspect a neurologic source. Thank you for your question.

Answered 1/28/2013

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