elanoftroy
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What a horrific experience...
Graham,
Reading your experience sent chills down my arms and spinal cord. My primary care doctor, an internal specialist with greater diagnostic knowledge than a regular MD, has denied for two year that I had any serious problem with my neck or arms. Neither he nor the two neurological specialists he sent me to did anything more than physical observation examinations - their diagnosis was nothing more than mental anxiety resulting from overwhelming stress.
Finally after two years I took my problem to the ER of the local hospital where my symptoms and pain were taken seriously and a CAT scan revealed a protruding disc impinging a nerve and a few other surprises. I hope you don’t mind me cutting this short – my shoulders and neck hurt. Thank you for taking the time to go into detail for me. I will resume my letter when I’m feeling better.
Best Wishes,
Helen
Minor case
By: aaronm : April 28th, 2008-06:03
Back when I worked as a developer I had a minor case in my right arm, what I did was get a brace, and more the mouse to the left side. That reduced the movement load on my right side enough to let it recover. I know a couple of people who've had the opera...
Saw my doctor last week
By: elanoftroy : May 5th, 2008-01:37
Aaron, He’s not sure that I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome because the pain goes too far up my arm. He thinks the problem is from a nerve impingement in my neck somewhere. I’m not sure he’s going to do the nerve conduction study in my arms, from what I’ve he...
Not so bad
By: hnsdoc : May 6th, 2008-14:42
Hi Helen, I had nerve conduction studies for a nerve problem in my elbow. It's not as painful as it might seem. The needles are very thin and short. The study may involve the doctor giving your arm small electric shocks, which doesn't hurt but feels stran...
Wow, thanks for your help
By: elanoftroy : May 20th, 2008-10:45
Sorry to say it’s not the regular type of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, my CTS is from a pinched nerve in my neck. I’ve been to the ER three times for pain and hospitalized four days due to the complexity. There’s a protruding disk in my neck at c4/5, pinching ...
Helen, i really feel...
By: G99 : May 20th, 2008-11:19
Helen, i really feel for you as i had my C3 fractured in 1993 conveniently damaging a nerve in the process not helped by lots of physiotherapy which just stopped the nerve healing properly. too much stretching and articulation apparently, hence the reason...
Helen, Never trust a...
By: G99 : May 21st, 2008-15:48
Helen, Never trust a doctor( unless they are forum members of course). General practitioners as we call them over here are on the whole pretty useless. i ruptured my lower disc in my back when i was 18 and lived with it for years with only occasional bout...
