Hi everyone,
I think that I introduced my self here once before. I usually post on the pain mgmt board but really wated to make some friends and be able to chat with some pleople with understand what I am going through. Someone very kind suggested that i introduce myself here, so here I am.
I am a 38 year old single mother with a 11 year old son and a 17 year old daughter. I work a fulltime job in the music industry. My job is pretty stressful but I love it.
I was in my first car accident when I was 18, i was in the front seat in a head on collision. I injured my neck ans face very bad. I had to have a lot of plastic surgery on my face and had to have my teeth reconstructed. I healed pretty well. Was pretty much back to normal by the in 3 months. i did have some lingering neck pain and stiffness.
I was in anther accident a few years later, not as bad but injured my neck again. a year ago last Oct ( october 02) I was rear ended again. i have been in chronic pain ever since. i see a doctor, ( pcp) one a month who prescribes PT, meds and who has now referred me to a phiologist (sp?) to see if he can help with injections. He wants me to have a MRi which I am having today. Once he reads the flims he will tell me where we are going from here.
My xrays say:
DDD, DJD and spinal stenosis of c-spine, forminal narrowing of c5-c7.
My doctor says that she thinks that I will need surgery to correct the bones spurs that are pinching off nerves in my neck. She thinks that is what creates my pain and weakness and numbing in my rt arm. There are days that I barley feel my hand, I drop things constantly. I also have constant bruning that runs down my arm.
The meds I take are in my signature, they only help sometimes.
Does anyone relate?
I look forward to getting to know all of you!
Hedy
So i am havig my MRi today and see the specialist on Friday
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