[blondie90210]

Hi there it's so great to know there is a site where great advise and support is available. I have already had fusion and laminectomy of L5/6, my disks were degenerated beyond repair. I am three years post op and although I still have pain it's nothing like before, it got to the point where I could not walk. My cervical spine is degenerating the same as my lower spine but at an alarming rate. I recently had an updated MRI the last one being two years ago and the damage is significant since then. I have two bulging disks between c4&c5 and c6&c7 but the c6/c7 is bulging into my nerve cavity. I have spondylosis from c3 through to c7. I have bone spurs too and there's other bits showed up that I can't remember from the report! I am suffering from thoracic outlet syndrome on my right side and experiencing extreme pain that shoots down my shoulder blade, through my neck, and around my chest, sometimes suffocating pain that makes it hard to breath, migraines, chronic vertigo, tinnitis at times, I experience tingling and numbness at various levels through out my arms and sometimes face and at times shooting pain especially down my right arm that I don't know what to do with myself. Problem is I also have super ventricular tachycardia with intermittant arythmia which makes my heart highly sensitive to medications (I have landed up in the ER multiple times due to drug re actions) and can not have any anti inflamatories as I have had multiple stomach surgeries from sepsis after an appendix removal went wrong, emergency caesareans, hiatus hernia repairs, gall bladder removal and too many others to mention which has caused chronic adhesions and pain. I am highly suseptible to gastric ulcers which are not fun at all so this leaves me with very few pain control options as it is I have to take Omeprazole for stomach acid every day of my life. I am terrified to have the bulging disks operated on as I have honestly been through so much and all my medical problems have bankrupted us. My GP prescribed Gabapentin a few months ago and I'm still too scared to try it in case it affects my heart. I have tried Lyrica but my hair fell out, it made me eat too much and my eyes were blurry all the time. I take ativan for muscle spasm but only when I can't get off the bed from pain as our doctors are paranoid about addiction. The only other medication I take is Pynstop which is a combination of paracetamol, codiene and caffine. I am concerned about taking these too often because of liver damage from the paracetamol. I have started seeing a chiropractor for traction and massage but it's not helping much yet. I went this morning and have been nauseous all day from the headache. I do regular stretches and use a hot water bottle almost all the time as it is soothing. I don't know what else to do but I sure as hell can't take living in pain much more. I have chronic insomnia due to my heart problem that is worst at night and of course pain. I am prescribed Immovaine to sleep. Any suggestions anyone, I know there are people allot worse off than me it's just I'm in a bad place right now and depressed. I can't take anti depressants as they again affect my heart. I am seeing a heart specialist in two months to see about a pace maker. Thanks for your time and I hope I can be of help to you some time too!