my name is jond i live in orange county n.y. i was working in a secure pysch unit and was attavked and serously assualted by a patient after numerous test and spinal cord infection{painful} i had cerviacal fusion which at first helped this was in 2005 after about 2 months wow i went down hill the pain in my arms elbows neck shoulders my head feals like a cinder block most of the time i did everything i was required to do now my days are waking up at 2am going to pt coming home and doing nothing dont have many friends depressed as hell went to pain support group but reaaly no help plus i have other injuries from the attack traumatic carpal tunnel in both hands fractured shoulder bicep severed in right arm i had spinal cord stimulator put in it help in the beginning now its just something else to be worry about anyway that is some of what i have experieced since 2004 plus my friend was killed on the job right after my attack so i have all this guilt in me thaT IF I WAS THERE HE WOULDNT BE DEAD SI IVE LEARNED ALOT ABOUT PAIN HOW TO DEAL WITH IT but i always felt it was only me that this was happpening to but i see there r many so if any one has ways for me to keep going i ll be glad to listen. i understand what u all r gong through it is terrible. hope to connect to some of u thank you jon doonan

Hi Jon and welcome to NeuroTalk! Wow....sounds like you have really been through it. I'm sorry to hear about all that has happened to you and the pain you're in.

I'm not sure which forum to direct you to but I thought maybe the Chronic Pain forum might be a good starting place. Here is the link http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum10.html

Please feel free to have a look around all the forums and join in on any of them you feel comfortable with.

There are many caring, helpful and friendly people here at NeuroTalk. I'm glad you decided to join us!

Hello jond and welcome to NeuroTalk from me as well.

I'm sorry to hear about that terrible pain that you've through. I see HereKitty has referred to the Chronic Pain Forum, but with cervical pain you may like to check out our Spinal Disorders Forum as well.

Here's the direct link incase you haven't found it yet. http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum22.html

Hi, Jon! Welcome to NeuroTalk!

What a horrible experience this has been for you. I hope you'll find our community here both supportive and informative.

Hello and welcome to Neurotalk - you will meet many great and supportive people here!

I am so sorry to hear about what you are and have been through

If I can help you in any way, please just let me know - I am more than happy to help you in any way I possibly can!

Thanks and i'm looking forward to seeing you around the forum soon!

Best wishes,
Alison

hello and welcome to the NT boards, sounds like you have been through a lot, sorry to hear this, hope you able to get some relief, you will there are a lot of very kind and helpful people here, again welcome

My name is Rich, and I am really glad to meet you. It sounds like you've had a really hard time of it the last few years. I live with chronic pain myself, but what you've been through makes me feel like I'm lucky. CP is a really hard thing to live with, as I'm sure you know. We all learn little tricks that we get from others, or figure out on our own. But no matter what, there are always days which just suck. I'm glad that you found us here at our site, and that you plan to join in with us. I am always happy to talk to anyone I can help, and so is most everyone else here. There are a lot of good people. Good luck to you, Jond, and the very best of wishes. I hope to see you around.

Idealist

Hi Jon and welcome to NeuroTalk. Sure do hope you cruise around the boards and make yourself at home. You'll find that everyone here is really kind and helpful. Glad you found us.

Hi John and welcome to NT.

Sorry to hear about your chronic pain. How awful that must be.

Take care of yourself and good luck

Welcome Jond,
I live with pain each and everyday and these wonderful people here has pulled me back from the cliff's edge and put me back on my path, and I have no doubt they can do the same for you!