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Originally Posted by mg neck prob
[ Hi Kathy,
By my name you can tell all my problems are neck related I had c-4 thru c7 fusion. However I come from a long line of spinal problems. I will say I had member in family have the same procedure as you ---pain over time got worse ansd wore....to the point finally got another MRI --and come to find out its not un-common for the disc to - re--herinated again --2nd surgery for him was a fusion ...now he tons better for it. I would suggest get another MRI --and seek a good neuro --or ortho spine surgeon. Hopefully more back experts will chime in to help. Best Wishes !!!!
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Hi mg_neck_prob,
Thanks for the reply! I do think it must be something along those lines although I am puzzled by the most severe symptom, the thigh, buttock and groin numbness and knee/thigh weakness issues. These are not L5/S1 issues, so I am totally stumped. I understand from looking online it could be a problem somewhere between L1 and L3 but when these symptoms started (nowhere near this bad) nothing was mentioned by the neurosurgeon at my old hospital for that area, even with the MRI report (which I don't have). He was stumped by those symptoms, not even having an idea or test to try. His only focus was on the L5/S1, and he wrote off the other symptoms as something he couldn't explain or fix. Now these are the worst symptoms I am terrified it will still be unfixable. I suppose I just have to wait for the neurosurgeon appointment. The GP hopes I will get seen before the end of April, unlike the pain clinic (otherwise known as chocolate teapot clinic) lol.
I am hoping I will get a copy of the MRI report before April, it was ordered by the Pain Clinic so it might be that they don't "share". They've not been very helpful so far despite my promising first visit.
I forgot to say in my first post that the 2nd Facet Joint Injections in November 2012 were totally unsuccessful and I was disabled with crippling back and rib pain, and electric shocks down both arms.
Thanks again
Kathy
xx