| View Blog
|
|
|
Today was the day that I saw the spine specialist after having a C-scan of my neck to see if the fusion took. Also EMG test done on nerves in right & left arm and neck, very very painful producedure when you have a damaged nerve in your neck and he sticks a needle in to it. Anyhoot, the spine specialist looked at the C-scan and said he still couldn't conclusively say if the fusion took, unbelieveable...........!There is a titanium plate and disc in there an on all the pics there's a black line about a quarter of an inch throughout, can't get a clear picture of the area.
So on to the EMG, the doc tell me that I have carpal tunnel syndrome in both wrists, right more than left. How in God name did that happen and why is it important in all of this I'll never know because I have been unable to do much of anything, none of my hobbies, very little house cleaning, driving hurts because you have to move your neck. I don't have any of the symptoms or signs of CTS except the EMG test results. Now I have to see a wrist specialist, I'll se the one who did my daughters surgery 3 months ago, and until I see him nothing will be done about my neck and the nerve pain I'm having there. That was the reason for my visit.
Afterwards I sat in my car a cried for 1/2 hour to my sister on the phone. I couldn't drive, I can't take anymore of this, just when I think I might make progress on my neck problems something else pops up that I have to deal with.
And now to top all that off, tonight my hubby said I should consider having the rhizotomy, it's a radio-frequency burning of the nerve, hopefully killing it and stopping the pain. Problem is the docs said it's a painful procedure and it will hurt alot for about 10 days. Since I'm allergic to pain meds we haven't done it. We thought if he could give me something to help me sleep alot and deeply after the procedure we could do that, so we tried Ativan which I had previously been on and it worked. So I tried it and sure and whatever I broke out in hives. So now I can't take that. My hubby said basically that if I don't have the procedure, which he understand if I don't why, he'll just have to find a way to deal with it. That means how to deal with the fact that we can't go far in a car together without me having pain, no vacations on a plane, no drive more than an hour away. He said he'll have to "find another way to get his needs met", (not sexually, that areas OK, he just a high maintenance guy emotionally and likes to go exploring and just do things). Considering he had an affair a few months after my injury, my mind immediately goes to is he planning on finding someone else to do this stuff with. After that Valentines Day disaster and him using the same words he used when he was having an affair and didn't buy me a V-day card and I bought him two, his excuse was "I didn't think you were going to buy me one so I did n't get you one", and he used those same words this year. There as starting to be signs that I don't like.
The stress of all these delays in treatment and problems coming up have cause me to become more depressed and sad and I haven't been eating much of anything. Mainly in the morning because if I don't the Adderal will kill my stomach, but I haven't been eating much the rest of the day. I'm 5'5" and 98 lbs. I've lost 15lbs. in the past year and no one seems to car. I called my famly doc today and when he called back I told him what the EMG showed and instead of saying I'm sorry to hear there's something else going on, what can I do to help you, he says "I haven't gotten a copy of the report yet, have them fax it to me tomorrow". OK, I say and just started crying and hung up. This guy is probably tired of me. He's not sending me to specialists or suggesting any treatments, I'm doing all that... This medical system is full of docs who are overmanaged by the insurance companies and I'm paying the price, soon it will be with my life.
|
|
Posted by Robochicken on 2008-02-19 23:33:55 | Rating: | Views: 101
|
| |
|
|
| Blog Comments
|
|
|
|
Hi there,
I too have a fusion in my neck. I was in extreme pain before the surgery and I was much better after. However, I am now having problems with my lower back. They have done xrays and MRI to see what was going on. They tried the epidural shots which didn't work and then did lumbar facet injections which aren't working as well. My legs hurt and sometimes they go all tingly and numb like my arms use to do.
I know how frustrated you feel. I also found out that I had CTS with my EMG. Like it really matters since I also have nerve damage. The only time that part really bothers me since surgery now is having my arms above my head so mostly when I am trying to sleep.
Hang in there and I hope you feel better soon.
|
|
Posted by cholwuttle
on 2008-02-20 00:03:02
|
|
|
|
|
I was only taking 5 mg. Adderal and stopped taking it months ago and my appetite isn't back, it's the depression and the fact that I don't care to live some days....
|
|
Posted by Robochicken
on 2008-05-18 00:06:04
|
|
|
|
|
|
