[cainca]

Hi All....I appreciate this opportunity to be able to join this forum for some of your input on maybe what is going on with my husband. Back in Aug., his back starting hurting him (lower back on side), bad enough so that he couldn't take our nighlty walks-couldn't walk even a 1/2 a block! So he went to a chiropracter for an adjustment, which was fine until the next day, severe shoulder pain! As time went on he started to lose weight, for no reason, about 35-40 pounds worth since Dec. or so. Then his neck starting hurting too & I noticed that his gait was somewhat off when he walked. When he walked, his neck & shoulder pain was & is pretty bad....then the fatique set in! So he had an upper & lower MRI which showed that he had "arthritis" around C2-C3. Pain tx. sessions were set up with shots, but due to an UTI, he couldn't go through with it. His pain specialist put his tx. off until he took further tests to see what was going on with him (that was after I insisted in him watching my husband walk down the hall re. his gait-it is painful to see him struggle due to the pain. When he is seated or laying down, he is fine! As time went on (Dec.), he had to have 3 rounds of anti-biotics before it went away! Then I noticed a change in his voice...more hoarse sounding in the morning, then got better....now it is hoarse sounding most of the day.
So here we are today....a total of 3 MRI's-including the brain, 3 cat-scans (from neck-abdomen), colonoscopy, chest x-ray, all sorts of blood work, and I think that is it. Tomorrow we are going to see the ENT for a scope test to look at his vocal chords. So here is my question....does any of this sound familiar to anyone as far as any significant symptoms of a disorder? He hasn't worked since early Dec. and is beginning to go stir crazy! He is 57 years old & such a hard worker, this is so hard on him sitting around the house waiting to see why he is feeling this way! I have thought of everything from cancer, to ALS, MG, MS. We are strongly considering going to Barnes! Any thoughts & comments would be appreciated....I think not knowing is worse then knowing, at least you have something to start with! Thanks all, Cathy

[Dmom3005]

Cathy

Oh man it sounds very painful for him. And the things in his spine
I think the C2 and C3 sound so familiar. I had the shots and things
like that a few years ago. For a severe neck and with it back pain.

But mainly because I couldn't move my neck at all without pain.

I go to a pain management doctor now and he was the one that gave
me the shots. He watches over the symptoms for return.

And takes care of my fibromyalgia.


But can't say I've heard of what is going on with your husband, I hope
he can get some relief soon. If this doctor doesn't seem to now the
answers, maybe a neurologist is needed or a reumetologist.

Welcome, to our world, you will love it here.

Donna

[Darlene]

Cathy,

Hello and welcome, happy to see you have come to be with us, it a great place to be. As you can see we have a great number and caring fellow members here, welcome to a supportive and relaxing place. Have fun looking into the different forums. Our shoulders are here for support in many ways.

Check out the following forum:

Spinal Disorders & Back Pain:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum22.html

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene