Hi everyone,
I’m looking to better understand the symptoms I’m experience, not a diagnosis just opinions or feedback to if this sounds similar to experiences you or others may have.
Currently seeing a Spine specialist, GP, Pain mgmt - Soon will be seeing a Rheumatologist and Neurologist
I've had upper back pain near my neck for about 10 years that I let hang around, never testing or treating it. Also know, I've trained in the gym as a bodybuilding for nearly 20 years as well and never witnessed these symptoms. Now I'm trying to understand a new onset of symptoms, with recent tests Bloodwork, MRI of entire back and neck and X-rays which show the below:
- Multiple MRI’s and X-rays of back and neck
- Herniated discs: C5 to C7
- 4 Bulging discs lower back
- My 2 panels of blood tests all came back Normal except Folates and HLA B27, tests performed:
- RF
- C-Reactive Protein
- Sedimentation
- Antinuclear Antibodies
- T3, T4, TSH
- B12, B6
- Folates: Low
- HLA B27 was positive
The spine specialist I'm seeing thought there could be a nerve that is compressed possibly. So I received an epidural injection in my cervical area, no relief. I’m confused on how such an onset of symptoms can come on so abruptly.
- No swelling or redness
- No stiffness really
- Fingers, toes, and ears feel cold frequently then will warm up
- Fingers 2nd and 3rd knuckles soreness like pain off and on
- Some numbness occasionally
- Pain and tender spots in feet or ankles or toes
- Pain in hands rotates
- Had some burning inner tricep a few times, felt like a sunburn almost
- Muscular twitching through body randomly, mainly leg or triceps which is fine doesn't hurt
- Dull pain in knees sometimes
- Hamstring area ache when sitting occasionally
- Feet and back of heels hurt if standing or walking very long
- Numbness / burning down right side of trap occasionally
The pain area constantly rotates and is hard to explain the type of pain:
The pain can be sharp shooting, sore ache, electric pinch pain
All of these symptoms came on literally two weeks after a medial branch nerve block injection, coincidence I assume...