what you're describing sounds like typical positioning for the laparascopic oopherectomy. as a former surgical nurse i helped position plenty of patients as you describe. i can't think of any reason why this positioning would aggravate your cervical spine or cause back spasms because the downward gravitational force on the spine while in the lithotomy position with trendelenburg (with the feet elevated 15-30 degrees) is lower than the force on the spine when walking for example. certainly if your surgeon anesthesiologist or circulating rn thought the positioning would aggravate your spine issues they would not have done it. in the operating room we take positioning extremely seriously are very careful regarding these issues. so sorry to hear you're dealing with the back issues and hope you can get yourself fixed up soon!
is trendleburg position advisible for abdominal surgery on patients with cervical herniated discs. i recently had laprascopic surgery for ovary removal i have previously had an acdf on c5 /c6 but reinjured and discs are symptomatic i also have t6 t7 large protrusions when i woke from surgery i was in spasm and 7 weeks later am still in a lot of pain - i think it was due to the position i was in during surgery; i was put into lithotomy position withmy upper body in trendleburg position. is this advisible for someone with my spinal injuries?