I had an MRI - which only showed I had a herniated disc at the C5 - C6 which has probably been there for years and an EMG. I was sent to a nuerologist that was a surgeon and he didn't even want to listen to me and just wanted to do surgery for the herniated disc. I had my Dr. and another nuerologist both say they believed it was from the shot which was too high up on my arm and I was sitting and he was standing so the needle was at the wrong angle. I have been on numerous medications, but the gabapentin seems to work the best. I also went to physical therapy 3 times. That does not seem to be helping much and I do the excercises at home also. I found accupuncture and massage therapy helps the most. I am going into my fifth week. The pain in the beginning was about an 8, now it is between a 3 to 5. The pain is constant. I would definetly go back to the Dr. and explore other avenues.
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I had an MRI - which only showed I had a herniated disc at the C5 - C6 which has probably been there for years and an EMG. I was sent to a nuerologist that was a surgeon and he didn't even want to listen to me and just wanted to do surgery for the herniated disc. I had my Dr. and another nuerologist both say they believed it was from the shot which was too high up on my arm and I was sitting and he was standing so the needle was at the wrong angle. I have been on numerous medications, but the gabapentin seems to work the best. I also went to physical therapy 3 times. That does not seem to be helping much and I do the excercises at home also. I found accupuncture and massage therapy helps the most. I am going into my fifth week. The pain in the beginning was about an 8, now it is between a 3 to 5. The pain is constant. I would definetly go back to the Dr. and explore other avenues.
January 28, 2015 - 6:30pmThis Comment
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