Hi all
I'm desperate for others to talk to. I think my family is tired of hearing about my aches and pains. I'm a 34 year old female, my husband is deployed overseas.
In December, I had an MRI done that showed that I have 2 bulging and protruding discs in my lower back (caused from me falling hard on ice skates a few months prior).. The neurologist said that I didn't need surgery and advised me to start physical therapy. Well I went to 4 PT appointments and the pain seemed to go away, so I quit.
Here I am, 4 months later and I'm overwhelmed. 3 months ago, I started getting this pain, that felt kinda like a dull stinging pain behind my left ear. Every time it comes back, it is always in the same place. I seem to have started to get headaches more often, weird headaches. Not severely painful, but I feel as though my head is full of pressure.. My anxiety disorder has come back after 10 years of being gone.. If I get nervous, my arm starts throbbing.. I went to the E.R last month for 'arm pain, dizziness, and nausea'.. I thought I was having a heart attack.. But every time I've gone to the doctor with chest pains or something, they tell me my heart and lungs look perfect..
Could this all be related to the discs in my back is the question? I have heard something about compression headaches? Anyone heard of these? I'm so terrified that I have a brain tumor or something.. I am scheduled to have a CT scan on my head next week to see what is going on.. My doc tells me if it comes back normal, she is sending me back to the neuro.. I'm going insane.. As we speak, my head is bothering me..