Yea it's a tricky situation that, but it always is with family... The doctors just increased my Tramadol today 100mg twice a day from 50mg, and continuing with 300mg of Lyrica, 30mg of Cymbalta and 5mg of Valium a day.. Fingers crossed!
Sorry, please try to make peace with your parents. My sister wasn't speaking to my mom when my mom passed away suddenly. She lives with incredible guilt because she was too stubborn to give in. Just something to think about.
Hey Becca, I have been to many cutting edge hospitals, due to my father being a Doctor, but due to my back and frustrations and lack of understanding from both sides, i no longer get along with my parents and left home, so a lot of the things i can do cost money that i simply don't have anymore. Paper cups?? and Melbourne, Australia. Regards Josh
Please, please don't give up. I too suffer from daily excruciating pain. But I've learned in my 65 years that help can be just around the corner. Get yourself to a major teaching hospital where cutting edge science is discovered. Get paper plates, get all the emotional support you can get...do whatever it takes.
If you tell me what large city you live near. I will help you find a good hospital. Life is often difficult but p,ease don't give up. You have your whole life in front of you.
I wish you the best. Please tell me where you live.
Please excuse my lack of being able to explain things properly and writing in detail and putting things in correct order etc. I'm not much of a proof reader i just type away and hope that it makes sense for everyone, cheers
Hey, yea i have most of my MRI's Reports etc, and scans. MRI's that i have had done are entire Thoracic , 2x left shoulder and upper thoracic, and brain more recently (2013) to see if i had any scars on my brain that may have effected my nerves. Forgot to mention that i have also had a nerve conductivity test done that showed that i have nerve damage on my left side going from the bottom of my head down to the bottom of my back, but they explained it to me that there is damage in multiple places all the way down so they can't be sure where it has started or what caused it to happen.
Pretty sure thoracic outlet syndrome has been eliminated, but i will double check on my next appointment on the 9th of September. Most of the more "obvious" conditions have been eliminated. As time has passed it has become more a game of not finding what the problem is, but eliminating what it isn't.
May I ask, do u have copies of ALL the MRI's and testing u had along with the reports.....
And may I ask what area did u have MRI'd?....cervical spine, brain....??? Thoracic spine?
TOS may be a possible DX.....but u may need more testing....and or someone else to review ur tests,
If, by chance, this leads to a diagnosis, please do come back and say what it was.
I'd have them check for thoracic outlet syndrome. Symptoms can vary.