Cervical pain Scapula Pain

[Guest guest]

Guys-

The best thing my internist did was send me right away for an MRI.

It showed the huge osteophyte pointing at my spinal cord, the

disintegrated disc at C5/C6, C6/C7, the cervical stenosis and

cervical spondylosis. It

STILL took a year to schedule surgery, conservative treatment usually

the best course, but it wasn't for me I needed it right away to be

better and in the meantime I lost my

home, job, etc because I couldn't get out of bed without ever

increasing amounts of morphine for a year. Almost 4 years post onset,

3 years

post anterior cervical discectomy & severe carpal tunnel surgeries

both hands, and having received my first SSDI

check ever, living with family, I am grateful for every minimal pain

day. The surgery took away 50% of the pain, which has made it

manageable. What works for me to self manage since I still haven't

gotten medicare or medical treatment (been without for 1 1/2 years

and truly suffering) mostly is just not doing anything. Literally.

Horizontal on bed. The next biggest technique is ice on my neck. I

purchased some sheets meant for use in an ice chest one summer,with

little pillows that form ice, and I can roll it up to the right

thickness to make a little pillow under my neck to lay on my back, or

I can use it single thickness on a wider area. Warm water pool

therapy was a godsend to get me up and moving again after 18 months

horizontal 20/7. I still spend about 16 hours a day in bed, just to

be horizontal and sometimes the pain is so bad I don't think I can

bear it but I do somehow. I practice mental visualization, and bio

feedback technique I learned years ago for stress reduction to train

my mind away from focusing on it and how much I've lost. I had a CT

scan also which further documented right before surgery. I have

gained another 85 lbs and due to this my blood pressure is sky high

and being treated. I'd love to lose weight and get the blood pressure

back down. The blood pressure was elevated initially as a side effect

of the pain.

Shortly, MRI, Catscan, surgery, warm water pool therapy, physical

therapy to

strengthen the muscles that hold up my neck, ice on my neck and doing

very

little are what have worked for me and my right scapula right arm

pain.

in OR

[Guest guest]

Guys-

The best thing my internist did was send me right away for an MRI.

It showed the huge osteophyte pointing at my spinal cord, the

disintegrated disc at C5/C6, C6/C7, the cervical stenosis and

cervical spondylosis. It

STILL took a year to schedule surgery, conservative treatment usually

the best course, but it wasn't for me I needed it right away to be

better and in the meantime I lost my

home, job, etc because I couldn't get out of bed without ever

increasing amounts of morphine for a year. Almost 4 years post onset,

3 years

post anterior cervical discectomy & severe carpal tunnel surgeries

both hands, and having received my first SSDI

check ever, living with family, I am grateful for every minimal pain

day. The surgery took away 50% of the pain, which has made it

manageable. What works for me to self manage since I still haven't

gotten medicare or medical treatment (been without for 1 1/2 years

and truly suffering) mostly is just not doing anything. Literally.

Horizontal on bed. The next biggest technique is ice on my neck. I

purchased some sheets meant for use in an ice chest one summer,with

little pillows that form ice, and I can roll it up to the right

thickness to make a little pillow under my neck to lay on my back, or

I can use it single thickness on a wider area. Warm water pool

therapy was a godsend to get me up and moving again after 18 months

horizontal 20/7. I still spend about 16 hours a day in bed, just to

be horizontal and sometimes the pain is so bad I don't think I can

bear it but I do somehow. I practice mental visualization, and bio

feedback technique I learned years ago for stress reduction to train

my mind away from focusing on it and how much I've lost. I had a CT

scan also which further documented right before surgery. I have

gained another 85 lbs and due to this my blood pressure is sky high

and being treated. I'd love to lose weight and get the blood pressure

back down. The blood pressure was elevated initially as a side effect

of the pain.

Shortly, MRI, Catscan, surgery, warm water pool therapy, physical

therapy to

strengthen the muscles that hold up my neck, ice on my neck and doing

very

little are what have worked for me and my right scapula right arm

pain.

in OR