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Hi there,

I am new here and from Germany, I am a member of another group

for health purposes, but I do not know if this one works alike, so

forgive me if I am doing something wrong.

I became a member of this group as I am urgently looking for help for

a dear friend, who is staying in the hospital since three weeks and

all the doctors are doing is giving her morphium to endure her pain.

All they can say is that her pain derives from the area c6/c7 and it

might (might!!!) be from an infection at the nerve´s root. But there

is no treatment proposed to her!!!!

She got in touch with an orthopedist, which made the neurologists

laugh at her, but she is desperate to DO something, she can´t stay on

morphium for the rest of her life!

So, my questions on her behalf are:

When is a spinal problem a matter of orthopedists and when for

neurologists?

Despite MRTs and x-rays, what else could be done to make sure of a

proper diagnosis?

Do you know any specialists/centres for spinal injuries in Germany?

Are there any German members here?

Thanks for listening, Corinna