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Join Date: Jan 2009
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Originally Posted by Sarayuwx
Now I have burning pain in my arms. Muscle spasms in my neck and shoulders.....My husband is most unsympathetic to my pain and fusses when things do not get done......
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Hi,
You suggest that the burning arm pain is post-surgical. While it may be an annoying, resolving residual of the surgery, it might represent a post-surgical complication, of which there are several, including complex regional pain syndrome. The chances are against it however if it is present, you must pursue appropriate therapies for such. CRPS/RSD is a naughty acronym in the ortho/neuro surgical vernacular and will likely be swept under the rug until it is much too late to do anything about it.
Please discuss such a possibility with both your surgeon or neurologist or PM doc as initiation of specific therapy for such much after 3 or 4 months becomes mostly ineffectual. Also, since you are post-discectomy with ongoing symptoms, ask about follow-up MRI with contrast to rule out recurrent disc. Oh...give your muscle relaxers and all other anxiety medications to your husband....sounds like he could us them!
Good luck!
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