Hi I am a 32 yr old female. I was in a car accident in 2010. Originally dx with whiplash and sent for pt. All was going ok. Couple weeks into pt my right arm started to hurt a lot. Primary doc sent me to have an EMG/NCS which showed nothing. BTW I HATED that test.

My arm pain was increasing. So primary sent me to and Orthopaedic doc. He did x-rays and an MRI of my arm and elbow. He dx me wth tennis elbow due to the force of the crash and holding the stering wheel on impact. He fitted me with a wrist splint and sent me on my way with a return appt in 6 weeks when all would be better. WRONG! now the pain is in my whole arm down to my fingers so bad I cant even hold a pen.

Ortho doc put me on medrol to help with swelling. Even my pain pills werent really helping much. My sleep was decresing and the pain was getting worse I also was having convulsions in my arm that werent very pleasant felt like I was being shocked along with the feeling that my arm was being set on fire and at the same time ice cubes were being pushed thru my veins. Went back to ortho doc who at this point said nothing was wrong and seeing nothing was wrong bone wise referred me to a Muskeloskelital/Pain managment dr. He sent me for an MRI of my neck to see if I had something more than just whiplash.

Well come to find out I have a ruptured disc at my c7-t1 Went to a neuro-surgeon who said I wasnt a canidate for fusion surgery. Went back to musk dr 3 weeks later. Accident happend in Aug 2010 I went back to musk dr in 1/2011 at this time I have lost use of my right arm. He dx me with CRPS I and he presscribed Keppra for my convulsions in my arm. I had a cervical epidural in 2/2011 and that gave me relief for one day.

I was told that I would have to be on pain pills to manage the pain. Well now its present day and I have adapted to using my left hand for everything. Thank God for my awesome husband whos literally been my right hand thru all this even though he doesnt understand whats happening to me.

I saw my musk dr last week and he said my last ditch effort to try and help with the pain was SCS. Ill be honest that scares the crap outta me. So right now thats where I stand. Im trying to decided if thats the way I wanna go. Im at the point Ill do anything and I mean anything to just have a pain free day.

I dont really know why I joined this group I think it was to be able to talk to ppl who know what im dealing with and to seek advice and to maybe help someone else in the process something good has to come from this disease. Thanks for listening

~Amy~