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Posted by CCF MD - See Above Answer on February 12, 1998 at 15:29:47:

In Reply to: myelogram in a week... posted by angela on February 11, 1998 at 08:35:43:

: I am a 27 year old female who was rearended by a van (i was at a complete stop over the crest of a bridge)since then i have had upper neck pain and extreme headaches that start at the bottom of my skull and top of my neck.  i have tried at home traction, PT, been on paxil and now am at the point that i am tired of this interfering with my lifestyle.  i am extremely active but have been almost paranoid about doing ANYTHING that could aggrevate a headache that involves nausea.  one surgeon told me it was a bone spur (c3 c4 level)and could not be causing my headaches and it was all in my head, the second said it was a soft tissue herniation and could possibly be causing my headaches, the third (who i feel the most comfortable with) says it is a combination of a herniation with the start of a bone spur.  he has scheduled me for a myelogram next week.  i am very nervous about this and the fact that i have yet to get the same opionion from anyone.  there is obviously something there (at least thats what they all agree on). what it is and what to do seems to be up in the air.  Of course, i am worried because of what the first doc. said.  am i setting myself up for a lot of trauma and it not be the cause.  i have never had any neck trauma before, i had severe whiplash and a throbbing in that general area the next day but the headaches started about two weeks later.  i have had headaches before but nothing like these.  they start at the neck/head area and it feels like someone hit me in the back of the head, but the pain is not sharp it is just an ache, my neck gets sore (stress?) no pain down my arm, although, it does run out to my left shoulder but not all the time.  sorry to ramble, and forgive the spellings, but i am totally confused.  do you think the myelogram will help clear anything up????     thank you, angela