Looking for some direction
 

Hello, I am new here, so I will start from the begining of my issues. In April of this year I was rear-ended in a car accident one week before delivering my second child. I ended up having three herniated discs. Well, I then delivered my baby (causing a ton more strain on my neck) to top it off I got a spinal headache that was relieved only after two bloodpatches. I still have a tingling nerve pain in my right arm where they pulled the blood for the patch. So my neck was holding up my brain from the CSF leak from the epidural. (MY POOR NECK) Then for about 4 months everything was fine. After a ride at the fair and removing some wallpaper, my neck became very sore and I started getting these SEVERE pressure on the top of my head. To top it off, the left side of my head, face and neck go numb intermittenly for days at a time. It feels like someone is pouring cold water into my head and it is running down my face. WIERD i know! So, I have this whacky pressure when I lean foward and worse when I lay down, numbness and coldness, I suffer migraines already and my CT's and MRI's had shown nothing. So nuero reffered to it as musculoskeletal and sent me to physical therapy. I had a tiny bit of relief from heat and traction, but now I am back to the begining. I went to ER today for more tingling and horrible pressure and they did another CT and found thickening of my sinuses. So, are there any opinions on where to start? and what may be related to what? (CSF and neck pain? head pressure and sinuses? Numbness and migraines?) I have no answers, getting depressed and consumed by these things...thanks for letting me vent.

Hi....
Well.....I just joined the forum last night, but see this as being a wonderful place in which to vent your frustrations and pain. If you are confident that your doctors are addressing your problems then the only thing you can do is work on how you cope with all of this. This is a trying time for you right now especially with young children to take care of. I only hope and pray that your husband is supportive and understanding, or that you have someone else who is helping you.
You were right in sharing here, for I believe that what people need more than anything when they're faced with something this horrible is for someone to witness their pain. And trust me I have had my share of pain through the years. I have learned though that how you cope emotionally can ultimately help with your healing process. And sometimes it takes as long as it takes to get over something like this, so please don't push yourself.
Make sure that you ask for help and get the rest that you need to heal properly.
I do hear your frustration and sadness about all of this and wish I could do more. I will keep you in my prayers and if you want to share more....feel free. Getting this stuff out will help more than you know.

Cindy

Thanks for your reply. I am just now getting more sleep than when DD was first born. I do have a wonderful supportive husband and remind mysel of my blessings everyday and it does help. I also pray that my doctors are able to figure this out. I am greatful nothing scary has shown up on any tests, thanks for your encouragement and prayers.

My neuro gave me a nerve block in each occipital nerve in the back of my neck, she thinks this is where the pressure on the top of my head is coming from. I had relief at first from the numbing, but the pressure is slowly creeping back. :( and I thought it would be the answer!