Please read my bio or signature to get up to date. It is a long, agonizing story. I still have pain and pressure in my lower spine and if I try to walk to far (through WalMart or Target) my legs go numb. My ortho doc said there is nothing left he can do for me. I am fused from T4 to S1 and after all my infections, surgery is out of the question. We went and bought a wheelchair recently. My favorite sport - shopping - is now a chore and there is no pleasure.
The begining of March, I started with SEVERE pain in my shoulder. My ortho doc though I might have an infection and sent me to the ER. After a biopsy, MRI and EMG he told me I have Parsonage Turner syndrome. I am in week 2 of PT, my arm is weak and it HURTS! I can handle muscle pain but nerve pain is the worst. I am starting to see a pain management doc. She prescribed Cymbalta 30 mg twice a day. She said it helps with the nerve pain and might help me sleep. She said she will add another med when I see her in 3 weeks. I still take gabapentin 600 mg twice a day from the latest spinal fusion. From info on the internet and from the doc, I am in for a long recovery.
My husband and boys are getting tired of not having their mom. I sit in my bed most days. I rarely cook or do any cleaning. Right now the future looks bleak.
Has anybody else experienced this???
Thanks for all the support.
The begining of March, I started with SEVERE pain in my shoulder. My ortho doc though I might have an infection and sent me to the ER. After a biopsy, MRI and EMG he told me I have Parsonage Turner syndrome. I am in week 2 of PT, my arm is weak and it HURTS! I can handle muscle pain but nerve pain is the worst. I am starting to see a pain management doc. She prescribed Cymbalta 30 mg twice a day. She said it helps with the nerve pain and might help me sleep. She said she will add another med when I see her in 3 weeks. I still take gabapentin 600 mg twice a day from the latest spinal fusion. From info on the internet and from the doc, I am in for a long recovery.
My husband and boys are getting tired of not having their mom. I sit in my bed most days. I rarely cook or do any cleaning. Right now the future looks bleak.
Has anybody else experienced this???
Thanks for all the support.
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