my name is jond i live in orange county n.y. i was working in a secure pysch unit and was attavked and serously assualted by a patient after numerous test and spinal cord infection{painful} i had cerviacal fusion which at first helped this was in 2005 after about 2 months wow i went down hill the pain in my arms elbows neck shoulders my head feals like a cinder block most of the time i did everything i was required to do now my days are waking up at 2am going to pt coming home and doing nothing dont have many friends depressed as hell went to pain support group but reaaly no help plus i have other injuries from the attack traumatic carpal tunnel in both hands fractured shoulder bicep severed in right arm i had spinal cord stimulator put in it help in the beginning now its just something else to be worry about anyway that is some of what i have experieced since 2004 plus my friend was killed on the job right after my attack so i have all this guilt in me thaT IF I WAS THERE HE WOULDNT BE DEAD SI IVE LEARNED ALOT ABOUT PAIN HOW TO DEAL WITH IT but i always felt it was only me that this was happpening to but i see there r many so if any one has ways for me to keep going i ll be glad to listen. i understand what u all r gong through it is terrible. hope to connect to some of u thank you jon doonan