Hi Dave,

How are you doing? Recovering from recent injuries?

Thinking of you daily.
Warmly,
DejaVu

Hi DejaVu,

Things are not settling at all, I'm afraid. Neck and referred pain in right arm is excruciating and now I have new numbness in right thumb, index and middle fingers. Only relief from pain I get is laying flat with semicircular foam pillow under neck. Numbness never goes, makes typing harder to manage than just with double vision and I can only use my phone - Tablets are too heavy to pick up and manipulate.

The way things are going this may be a new 'Normal', but I see my wonderful PM Consultant in a few weeks, he may have some ideas.

Thanks for asking, sorry to be so negative. It is depressing not being able to participate fully here.

Dave.

Hi Dave,

Oh Wow. So sorry.

I hope this isn't your new "normal."

It's great to have you here, Dave! Sorry it's so difficult for you.

Still praying for you and offering healing energy.

Warmly,
DejaVu

So sorry to hear this Dave - when you've shared so much to help others through their struggles, to read what you're experiencing now, makes me wish we could carry some of that pain for you. There needs to be a special EnglishDave shorthand so that you only have to type one character and we would know what you intend to say longhand.
Calm meditations.
bluesfan

Ugh Dave no! I don't want to accept this as your new normal. I can only imagine how you must be feeling right now. I am so sorry you are stuck on your back.

I know you have a lot of vertebra issues so I don't know if this would be comfortable for you or not.... Some people benefit from a light stretch, emphasis on light, of the cervical vertebrae. A person can do it for you gently or there is an over the door light traction device. Sounds like you've gone and gotten more impingement or knocked something off kilter in there. Do you benefit from massage? sometimes just the muscle tension from an injury and compensation is enough to throw things off and then hold them there.

I like the idea of a Dave shorthand. several people here could use that. You could try sweet Eva's technique and start writing us some poetry instead.

I hope you feel better soon. I am sending gentle hugs and prayers for healing.

Oh Dave....This really sucks.
I, too, sure pray this is not your new normal.

With your great PM doc, I am sure they will pull something new out
of their bag of tricks.

I know it is hard but, please hang on to hope that this injury is
simply stubborn and slow to heal but it will.

I know we have talked quite a bit about the meds we take but I had forgotten
if you take one of the stronger anti-inflammatory like MOBIC or RELAFEN. I just restarted MOBIC last week and it has really helped me. I had an accidental thump to the top of my head that really exacerbated headaches and neck pain and the MOBIC was like putting water on a fire. I hope your doc comes up with something similar for you.

I also use a U shaped pillow called a BUCKY pillow for my neck.

from Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_2q85m1029o_b

or company website

http://bucky.com/

It has an internal pillow filled, I believe with buckwheat groats, and a cover that zippers. I like it because you can move or remove the groats to suit your perfectly. Also, PamelaJune told me she has a few similar pillows she puts in the freezer and they don't have the sharp cold of a regular icepack
that would bother your sensitivity but give you some gentle cold.

All my best,
D.

Thank you all for your concern, I like the idea of a shorthand but I never even embraced Textspeak. Things will either become the new 'Normal', in which case PM will help and I can become accustomed to this level over months, or they will ease and the problem will dissipate slightly. My real worry is the new numbness in my right hand.

Littlepaw - Massage! Are you mad?!? With my Hypersensitivity the very thought of someone touching me is enough to send me climbing the walls. I cannot bear my clothes touching my body, let alone anything else

Diandra - The anti-inflammatory I take is Arcoxia. Without it my hands, knees and neck swell up, become bright red and burningly painful. I am loath to increase the dose because of the affect it has on the heart.

Dave.

Including you in my prayer this morning Dave. You are an inspiration to this group.

Dave, I am sorry that things are not improving as well as you would like.

Please don't worry about not being able to contribute here as often as you have before - your needs always have to be #1.

Hang in there mate .

Dave - Just to say Hi and hope you're doing okay. Hope your PM appt. is soon and you get some relief sorted. Take care. NRN (No Reply Needed)