Dear Lauren,
Well i have seen many cases, where the investigation reports are just about normal but the person suffers from many vague problems and co-relating the events become really difficult.
I would suggest you , not to meet any new doctor and give yourself a time off. Else too many opinions will result into gross confusion, related to the treatment to be followed.
Whiplash is a condition which can't be diagnosed at all via few investigations and treatment is only rest. So i hope you have fully recovered from it.
I would ask you to just go for nerve medicines (Vit b-12,cyanomethcobalamine, alpha lopolic acid, etc) , nothing else is required presently.
Please discuss with me, if there is some confusion / clarity required.
Regards..
So do you think that my symptoms are indeed neurological? Perhaps a special diet could help? The whiplash occurred over 5 years ago so I am not sure if this was caused by it or not or just a coincidence
Thanks - I already had surgery on the shoulder though so I imagine they would have detected it.
Are you having the same symptoms aside from the shoulder? I know I wish I had started PT sooner after the accident - not sure if it would have helped or not - but couldn't hurt considering how i feel now. I hope you can get it diagnosed and taken care of. I go to the pain clinic again tomorrow - after not seeing them for about a yr - hopefully they will have some suggestions
Thanks for the reply. Yes, since you had shoulder surgery, they should have detected a SLAP tear. Let me tell you a little bit more of my boyfriends accident. He was coming home from work, and his boss was driving. They stopped for a school bus, and the girl in a car behind them failed to stop. So, their truck was also rear-ended. I also tried to brace myself with my left arm. I am having numbness, and tingling in my left arm, weakness, a collapsed vein near my elbow in the inside, and my forearm on the left has 3 indentations, like muscle disfigurement. I have no idea what it is or what is causing these symptoms. If you can go to my profile page, you can see a picture that I posted. So far, since Nov. 2009, when my accident happened, I have had several MRI's on my cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, and it shows degenerative changes, a protuding disk narrowing the spinal canal, bulging disks, is several places. I had also had an MRI and Arthrogram on my left shoulder. The syptoms of my left arm are now going to the right arm as well. I have seen a Orthopedic and at the end of this month, I will see a Neurologist. I think that part of the problem in my shoulder is bursitis, because the report says, "mild subdeltoid fluid is seen," and this causes a burning pain. But, my pain also goes into my chest under the left breast. This is what scares me. I don't know what it is yet. I have large bumps or bulges on my back the size of a fist, and they are red in color, and itch. The hospital told me it was a pulled muscle, I don't know for sure.
One other question that I had for you was, is your insurance company covering all medical bills, as long as it is pertaining to the accident? Do you have to get a lawyer?
Above, when I used the work I, I was speaking for my boyfriend. I forgot to mention that he had blurred vision, pressure (not headaches) in his head, and dizziness also. He also loses his balance when walking, and I think that it is due to a bulging disk that is "flattening the spinal canal." He often drops things with his left hand. There is tingling and numbness in his left hand, and pain.