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Tendon and Nerve Degeneration
by Pistol_Patti, Jun 24, 2008 06:32PM
I am 47 years old, obese and female. I have compressed nerves and bulging disks in c-7, c6 & c5, a pinched ulnar nerve in the left arm, old compression fracture in the s5-L1 area, idopathic peripheral neuropathy, degernerative tendons/tendonitis. I also have OS Trigonom (?) and a high grade tear or rupture in the peronus brevis in the right foot.
I have degenerative disc disease, degenertive joint disease and have tremors sporatically and flench at night with my legs, feet, hands and arms.
My first ankle surgery was 6/10/06 for the left and 10/15/08 for the right. Both surgeries were to repair tendons and remove myelin that was damaged. The for the right foot only a calcanial osteotomey.
My hands are feeling more numb and tighter in the morning. My feet feel stiff, sore and swollen until I have moved around alittle.
The MDA doctor concluded from the lab tests that I do not have Muscular Dystrophy.
Just last week I found out about my right foot damage from the MRI.
I was told from the begining the peripheral neuropathy was slow in progression. I went from having a "normal" foot on the right side to walking almost on my ankle. I had 1.5 inch orthodics in my shoes and still continued to get worse. Then surgery in 6 months later and still no progress with walk or stance.
What is considered a slow progression? 6 months certainly does not seem to be slow by my standards. One - two years would not be either.
Who should I turn to for direction in detecting the problems? I know that there are no cures for the problems that I have. I would like to prepare for I am currently unaware and may face in the near future. A wheel chair may be in the near future, I don't know.
Is there any thing else that I could be doing to become better informed about my condition?
Thank you.
I have degenerative disc disease, degenertive joint disease and have tremors sporatically and flench at night with my legs, feet, hands and arms.
My first ankle surgery was 6/10/06 for the left and 10/15/08 for the right. Both surgeries were to repair tendons and remove myelin that was damaged. The for the right foot only a calcanial osteotomey.
My hands are feeling more numb and tighter in the morning. My feet feel stiff, sore and swollen until I have moved around alittle.
The MDA doctor concluded from the lab tests that I do not have Muscular Dystrophy.
Just last week I found out about my right foot damage from the MRI.
I was told from the begining the peripheral neuropathy was slow in progression. I went from having a "normal" foot on the right side to walking almost on my ankle. I had 1.5 inch orthodics in my shoes and still continued to get worse. Then surgery in 6 months later and still no progress with walk or stance.
What is considered a slow progression? 6 months certainly does not seem to be slow by my standards. One - two years would not be either.
Who should I turn to for direction in detecting the problems? I know that there are no cures for the problems that I have. I would like to prepare for I am currently unaware and may face in the near future. A wheel chair may be in the near future, I don't know.
Is there any thing else that I could be doing to become better informed about my condition?
Thank you.
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