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neck and back injuries--tried it all nothing helps --HELP
by BLONDIE41785, Jun 22, 2008 02:03AM
42 YEAR OLD FEMALE IN CAR ACCIDENT 13 YRS AGO MOST RECENT MRI REPORT DATED 4-28-08 IMPRESSION 1. MODERATE TO MARKED DISC SPACE NARROWING PRESENT WITH BOTH ANTERIORLY AND POSTERIORLY ORIENTED DISC HERNIATIONS OF THE NUCLEUS PULPOSUS AT THE L4-L5 LEVEL. THIS DESICCATION CHANGE AND SUBCHONDRAL END PLATE REACTIVE NARROW CHANGES SEEN ALSO AT THIS LEVEL.
2. MILD DISC DESICCATION AND POSSIBLE MINIMAL TO MILD POSTERIOR BULGING OF THE ANNULUS FIBROSIS AT THE LEVEL L5-S1 LEVEL. OMT DR ALSO SAYS I HAVE HERNIATIONS AND BULGES IN NECK. THIS IS WHAT CAUSES MY NECK TO SWELL ON BOTH SIDES AND INTENSE HEADACHES. ABOUT A MONTH AGO BOTH LEGS AND FEET BLEW UP LIKE BALLOONS WITH BURNING,TINGLING, NUMBNESS. PUT ON WATER PILSS AND BED REST TO SWELING WENT DOWN. PRESENTLY BEING TREATED WITH NEURONTIN 300MGS SOME A DAY SOME DAYS IT HELPS SOME IT DONT.
ON FENATHL PAIN PATCH 50MGS CHANGE EVERY 3 DAYS. I GO TO OMT TWICE A MONTH CUZ THEY SAY MY BACK AND NECK ARE SO BAD THATS HOW OFTEN THEY CAN TREAT ME. IVE HAD NERVE BLOCKS AND TRIGGER POINT INJECTIONS. NOTHING HELPS...IM IN CHRONIC PAIN. I DO TAKE SEVERAL SHORT WALKS A DAY TO KEEP THE BLIOOD FLOW CIRCULATING TO MY LEGS AND FEET. RECENTLY IVE DEVELOPED TINGILING, NUMBNESS AND PAIN DOWN RIGHT NECK,ARM AND HAND. IVE TRIED PT AND IT FEELS GOOD AT THE TIME BUT THATS IT. ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS 2 DAYS AGO MY DR TOLD ME MY ANA BLOOD TEST REULTS ARE159 AND I MAY HAVE LUPUS REFERRED TO RHEUMATALOGIST. GOING TO NEUROLOGIST ON JULY 7TH
SO FRUSTRATED ONE DR SAYS OMT THE OTHER SAYS SURGERY ANOTHER SAYS PAIN MANAGEMENT I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. IN CANT TAKE THE PAIN. IM ON DISABILITY DO TO MY INJURIES
PLEASE HELP I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO...INSTEAD OF GETTING BETTER IM GETTING WORSE. WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN. ONE DR SAYS EVENTUALLY I WONT BE ABLE TO WALK. ALSO PAIN GOING DOWN LEFT LEG INTO FOOT
IVE TRIED EVRYTHING DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. SCARED AND IN INTENSE PAIN
PLEASE HELP CANT GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM ANYONE. I WANT MY LIFE BACK
CATHY
2. MILD DISC DESICCATION AND POSSIBLE MINIMAL TO MILD POSTERIOR BULGING OF THE ANNULUS FIBROSIS AT THE LEVEL L5-S1 LEVEL. OMT DR ALSO SAYS I HAVE HERNIATIONS AND BULGES IN NECK. THIS IS WHAT CAUSES MY NECK TO SWELL ON BOTH SIDES AND INTENSE HEADACHES. ABOUT A MONTH AGO BOTH LEGS AND FEET BLEW UP LIKE BALLOONS WITH BURNING,TINGLING, NUMBNESS. PUT ON WATER PILSS AND BED REST TO SWELING WENT DOWN. PRESENTLY BEING TREATED WITH NEURONTIN 300MGS SOME A DAY SOME DAYS IT HELPS SOME IT DONT.
ON FENATHL PAIN PATCH 50MGS CHANGE EVERY 3 DAYS. I GO TO OMT TWICE A MONTH CUZ THEY SAY MY BACK AND NECK ARE SO BAD THATS HOW OFTEN THEY CAN TREAT ME. IVE HAD NERVE BLOCKS AND TRIGGER POINT INJECTIONS. NOTHING HELPS...IM IN CHRONIC PAIN. I DO TAKE SEVERAL SHORT WALKS A DAY TO KEEP THE BLIOOD FLOW CIRCULATING TO MY LEGS AND FEET. RECENTLY IVE DEVELOPED TINGILING, NUMBNESS AND PAIN DOWN RIGHT NECK,ARM AND HAND. IVE TRIED PT AND IT FEELS GOOD AT THE TIME BUT THATS IT. ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS 2 DAYS AGO MY DR TOLD ME MY ANA BLOOD TEST REULTS ARE159 AND I MAY HAVE LUPUS REFERRED TO RHEUMATALOGIST. GOING TO NEUROLOGIST ON JULY 7TH
SO FRUSTRATED ONE DR SAYS OMT THE OTHER SAYS SURGERY ANOTHER SAYS PAIN MANAGEMENT I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. IN CANT TAKE THE PAIN. IM ON DISABILITY DO TO MY INJURIES
PLEASE HELP I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO...INSTEAD OF GETTING BETTER IM GETTING WORSE. WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN. ONE DR SAYS EVENTUALLY I WONT BE ABLE TO WALK. ALSO PAIN GOING DOWN LEFT LEG INTO FOOT
IVE TRIED EVRYTHING DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. SCARED AND IN INTENSE PAIN
PLEASE HELP CANT GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM ANYONE. I WANT MY LIFE BACK
CATHY
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