Originally Posted by sponge920

Hey guys, first post, pretty new. I'm freakin myself out right now though.
Here's the life story. lol

So, 2 years ago I got into an MVA. I fractured C2-C3, and shattered C6. I had a spinal fusion on the c6 vertebrae, and pins in the other 2. I was placed in a halo for 3 months, got out and was in a collar for another month. For 6 months after that, I had tingling and numbness in my arms and shoulders whenever I moved my head. That went away, and since then I've had increasing chronic pain around the fusion, and spreading to the kidney area. About 3 weeks to a month ago, it started leaking a small amount of blood from the bottom of the scar, where the drain stitch was, that amount slowly increased, and now it is both blood and a clear fluid, enough to make my shirt have a spot on it the size of a dime after an hour. In the last week, it has gotten more painful to stand up after sitting for any duration of time, or to walk.

I'm worried about it getting worse, and I can't get in to see the doc till Wednesday. (small town, one doc). Nsaids do nothing, and the oxycodones that got prescribed to me for the fusion never did anything either. When I went to the Doc for pain was in june, took a bunch of xrays, and determined the the spinal cord itself was torn (can't think of the term he used, described it as pulling a cheese stick apart) and he never prescribed me any meds, and I had to quit my job because of it.

Pretty much what I am asking is, What do I need to be worried about, anything I can do to help myself? I am at a total loss. I work at subway, and I can barely do that right now. Which is depressing for me, I love doing stuff with my hands. Any help would be great.

Thanks, Nick Larivere