About Me: Male, 34, Shrewsbury - NJ, member since Jun 2008
I am a 33 year old who is still suffering from the effects of having two brain surgeries for Chiari 1 malformation. In July of 2000 I had my first craniectomy which was unlike anything I ever thought could be done to someone. In February of 2001 I was having major shoul
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[More]der, head, and neck pain so I had arthoscopic shoulder surgery which did nothing. I also tried several pain management sessions, but once again no help. I had several procedures and many medications which did nothing and finally had the second operation in 2004. Now here I am disabled in 2008 from nerve damage that effects my daily living. I am still going through treatments including 5 electro acupuncture treatments which have done nothing. I have a nerve root block shot for my C2-C3 in two weeks. I have seen over 40 doctors since 2000 and everyone has a different opinion. I am currently seeing a new neurologist which has been trying to get rid of my pain, but even he is stumped by my pain and not responding to narcotics or other shots, trigger point injections, stellate ganglion block shots, I am miserable, but still optomistic. Brian Murphy NJ
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Hello I am looking for options for treatments for nerve damage. I have syringomyelia as well as pain from having 2 brain surgeries. Other minor procedures with no positive...[more]
I have been in pain for 8 years from having two brain operations. I have tried every medicine and procedure including block shots, trigger point injections, electro acupun...[more]
