Originally Posted by Gracemary

All the Doctors want to do is injections. I order my MRI results and look up on line what it meant. My neck is in serious shape. I will eventually need surgery.

Originally Posted by Gracemary

I also have herniated disc. But no Doctor told me. I requested my MRI report. Look it up on line. I am really in a lot of pain. I wake up with pain. And go to sleep with pain. I feel that my head is going to explode . Now my Dr. That I have seen want to do injections. Why? The shots will not help. I finally went to ER. The pain has went to my left side of my neck. All the way down to my left arm. Now my lower back is hurting. No one will give out meds. But ER did. Finally some relief . I have a follow up again. With a internal medicine doctor. ER gave meds for 2 days. Whew I am impressed. Injections scare me. Now that their finding out the shots are not so good. I am going for a second opinion for neck surgery. The one surgeon was gun hoe to do the surgery. Not sure what to do.

Originally Posted by don1956

hey.. thanks.no the tear is in my neck.one of the disc(they didn't say which one though).people though I had a rotator cuff problem but its in my shoulder.so they cut out that bone..said it was arthritc.now I cant lift with it and my neck(discC5-c7) with arthritis...couldn't have one or 2.But I got the whole package..the pain is so bad at times(like sunday night).I feel like im going to pass out or I just got out of surgery

Originally Posted by mg neck prob

Wow Don---that sucks!!!!!. I know my sleep is horrible I work 10 hrs day 2 hrs commute and waking up every hour ---because feels like a broken shoulder. I dont want to hang out be social anymore. Without words you can tell friends,family ....dont really want to ask nor do I want to really tell how im feeling because its like ground hog day ---same thing over and over.I was always upbeat person ---but this has taken a reall toll on every aspect of my life. How long has your pain been like this??

Originally Posted by don1956

yes I got quite a few of them.they give me nerve block injection and im on "gabapetin".but they don't help much.they don't want to do surgery.it can fix the disc's but the function and pain will still be there.there damage.plus I have arthritis there and a "tear".all in my neck and shoulder.it just keep compounding

Originally Posted by don1956

it was a gradual thing for me over the years.i found it was hard to bend and flex my fingers constantly.people at my job would joke about it.especially if i had to talk the the "deaf",if you cant bend your fingers rapidly then you cant communicate.it was arthritis,but i didnt know.then it started moving thru out my neck and shoulder,arms and fingers.i work construction @lockheed for 30yrs,i slipped and fell forward twice with 5minutes time doing the same task @ work.my left arm and hand went numb.they later found from xrays and mri that i had all this damage.my doctor didnt believe me,but the fed judge did(go figure).so its been about 4yrs now with this cronic pain.all i get now is "gabapetin"its for pain(or something like that)