trouble for years, nobody has answers

[froggypsalmist]

I am not sure what to think, I have been to dozens of doc over the past 12 years but symptoms are getting worse. i have tried muscle relaxers and am on pain pills and anti anxieties when pain gets real bad. i feel like my muscles never relax, they always are tight and painful all over my body, my back goes into spasm frequently, like giant charlie horses. the thing that is most frightening is when it feels as though i have a 'pinched' nerve' or some kind of nerve thing, but it hasnt been confirmed. i have sudden stinging sensations that go up the back of my neck, down one or both arms and feels like a bomb is going off in my chest. its a burning stinging sensation, thats why i thought it was nerve. my back always goes into the most terrible spasms afterwards. i have no clue what sets it off, i can lift bend, squat, though i am tight and its painful, but suddenly without warning those things can happen. its happened when i am just sitting doing nothing, but never happened when i have been lifting bending, whatever.. has ANYONE ever had symptoms like these or knows what it could be? i dont know if i can take much more.. this last time i wanted to kill myself i was in so much pain. i see no sense in going to docs as i have in past even to er's nobody seems to know and ijust dont have the money to keep wasting on them while i am in excruciating pain. these 'episodes' can occur several times over several days.. then disappear.. i think the least i have had was once every 3 or so months.. but as i said.. they are getting wayyyy yworse...

[Adam Tanase, D.C.]

I wish I knew the area better, but I can't say I do. Yuma is close to the California border though... You could try searching the California directory and seeing if someone is close.

Warm wishes,
AT

[froggypsalmist]

Your input was very very welcomed, I checked the website, I live in Yuma. Do you know anyone there who might be able to assist me?

[oilhauler]

Dr Tanase
I live in OK, I have slight upper back pain, neck pain but where the real pain is it generates to top ribs right under the collar bone to the point where it makes me nausa.  The only way I can relieve it is to take a Homedics massager and work on my T1, C7 area, sometimes I need to work on T8, T9, T10 area for relief.  If I don't do this, it gets unbearable.  At this point pain killers won't help but the massage does as I try to move the vertebra to the left.

I had all the heart and stress tests, MRI and no one can find any problen.  Been going on for 5 years now and seems to be getting worse.

I have gone to several chiropractors, one helped for awhile then it got worse after his adj.

Question, do you think you can help, does a TENS machine help or acupuncture help or do they work?

Thank you
oilhauler

[Adam Tanase, D.C.]

Thanks for writing, I'm really glad you did.

While your symptoms are certainly intricate and complex, I see a common thread amongst all of them... the Nervous System.

Your brain communicates with all the muscles, tissues, organs and cells of your body through an expansive network of wires called nerves. When all these different symptoms show up, I think it's a great idea to investigate the simplest solutions first... that being whether or not the Nervous System is in balance.

This is where many chiropractors shine. The original purpose of chiropractic care was intended to balance out the nerve system. Believe it or not, there are other people out there just like you who have a long list of unexplained symptoms that leap from doctor to doctor searching for answers, but never getting them.

I think you should consult with a specific type of chiropractor called an Upper Cervical doctor. You can find one in your area by visiting www.UpCspine.com and searching through the Practitioners referral list. If you'd like some guidance with this, email me and I'll personally find someone suitable for your needs.

Don't give up! Many people have had pain and health problems drain them emotionally and financially. It's happened often enough that there's actually now an advocacy group consisting of patients whose lives have been changed by Upper Cervical care... Here's their website: http://uppercervicaladvocates.com/

I hope this information benefits you.

Warm wishes,
AT