Hey to all, I am here bc I have been suffering 4 so long. I had an ACD & F spinal diskectomy back in Feb.'06 and it started w/my right arm muscle burning. It moved into my shoulders and neck. I was suffering so much I went ahead and had 3 ESI's(Epidural Steroid Inj.) and the last one was hit I think in the spinal cord or something bc I jumped on the table like a lightning bolt had struck me. I then had immediate numbness in my hands and feet. The doc who done the procedure made me stay and monitor me for over an hour. He seemed to be afraid he done something to me. He said it was "Friction" that occured when I jumped. I don't know. I have been doing some research and people who have had ESI's have a good chance of contracting "Arachnoiditis". I am so afraid that I have this disease for I suffer now everyday 24/7 and that is just not right.
Another thing it could be it is what a friend of mine of who is a Chiro told me that after xrays he saw a nerve trapped in an opening in my surgery. I am sure he wouldn't lie to me for he has had 800 hrs. of Neuropathy and was insistant that I had to get them removed. I went back to the NS who done the surgery and he of course denied it. I am just at my wits end.I am going to an Orhopedic Surgeon April 6th and pray that he will get to the bottom of this.
All I know is that I hurt from head to toe. My legs constantly hurt,especially behind my knees and my feet are so sore. My neck has stiffness and pain. My shoulders ache and I have to use my TENS unit a lot for spasms/tremors...muscle stiffness. I am just worried @ what is the source of all of this. It just doesn't make sense. I went in to have surgery on my C5-C6 and turned out to have a list of things wrong w/me.
DX with: DDD of Cervical,Lumbar & Hip/Joint
Spinal Stenosis
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Spondylosis
Cervicalgia
Fibromyalgia- in which is often misdiagnosed for MS or Arachnoiditis
Chiari Malformation- in which I didn't even know I had until 4yrs. later when filed DIS.
T3-T4 compressed fractured vertebrea- also didn't know @ until I filed Disability
Migraines
Chronic Pain Syndrome
Venous Angioma- in which I have heard recently can turn into a caverness malformation..but they act like it is nothing, but I hurt so bad in the base of my neck...
I , as you can tell feels like something went wrong somewhere. Wouldn't you if all you were told that you had was a ruptured petrusion. I don't know. Maybe they found all of this after they got in, but what is the basis for all of my misery...excruciating pain now..
If you have a clue...please help. I am so tired. I thank you for any info you can give. GOD BLESS...Karen
Another thing it could be it is what a friend of mine of who is a Chiro told me that after xrays he saw a nerve trapped in an opening in my surgery. I am sure he wouldn't lie to me for he has had 800 hrs. of Neuropathy and was insistant that I had to get them removed. I went back to the NS who done the surgery and he of course denied it. I am just at my wits end.I am going to an Orhopedic Surgeon April 6th and pray that he will get to the bottom of this.
All I know is that I hurt from head to toe. My legs constantly hurt,especially behind my knees and my feet are so sore. My neck has stiffness and pain. My shoulders ache and I have to use my TENS unit a lot for spasms/tremors...muscle stiffness. I am just worried @ what is the source of all of this. It just doesn't make sense. I went in to have surgery on my C5-C6 and turned out to have a list of things wrong w/me.
DX with: DDD of Cervical,Lumbar & Hip/Joint
Spinal Stenosis
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Spondylosis
Cervicalgia
Fibromyalgia- in which is often misdiagnosed for MS or Arachnoiditis
Chiari Malformation- in which I didn't even know I had until 4yrs. later when filed DIS.
T3-T4 compressed fractured vertebrea- also didn't know @ until I filed Disability
Migraines
Chronic Pain Syndrome
Venous Angioma- in which I have heard recently can turn into a caverness malformation..but they act like it is nothing, but I hurt so bad in the base of my neck...
I , as you can tell feels like something went wrong somewhere. Wouldn't you if all you were told that you had was a ruptured petrusion. I don't know. Maybe they found all of this after they got in, but what is the basis for all of my misery...excruciating pain now..
If you have a clue...please help. I am so tired. I thank you for any info you can give. GOD BLESS...Karen