I was involved in a car accident almost 5 years ago. I’ve been to one chiropractor for almost 2 years with no results. Then to 2 different physical therapy, with little relief besides when they pulled my neck away from my body. I’ve had many injections in my back, 1 lasting 3-4 months, another for 1 month or so, and the others maybe a week or so, sometimes nothing at all.
I’ve had 2 Epidurals done, one lasted 3 months the other a month.
I’ve gone to a sports medicine doctor, a few other specialists. Most not recommending surgery because they cannot find the problem. I had a cat scan and a MRI and showed there was something a bit strange in my T 7-8 in my back. I have to take vicodin everyday for pain, and sometimes it doesn’t even work. I’m a healthly 22 year old. Working out at the gym seems to help my back sometimes. It’s a sharp pain in my upper right side of my back, near my spine too. If you push on certain spots on my spine near the pain, its really tender.
I’m running out of help and ideas, please someone, guide me towards someone to see, or some kind of doctor, I will not do surgery as i’ve been recommended not to, so I’m not sure what to do. I just need help, I want to be normal again and not in pain. I still can barely do the things I love and it’s really starting to take effect on how I live my life and my mood. Please someone…. Help..
I live near SF, California if that helps.
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Way back in Nov. I ended up in the ER from pain in my back and shoulder. I couldn’t even lift my arm. It had started weeks before, but had progressed to the point that I oculdn’t move. There is a section of skin over my spine that I cannot feel. THe pain often goes down my arm into my wrist. THe back and neck pain is severe, and the shoulder pain is unbearable. Our ER is terrible, and they didn’t XRay, or even examine me in any way they just gave me muscle relaxers and told me to call my Dr. Well, I then went to an Orthopedic Dr. He did XRays & said I had a problem in my neck & shoulder, & should go to Physical Therapy & have an MRI–didn’t say what the problem was. I went to him several times since the MRI & I have had a Cortisone shot in my shoulder, & I was going to the PT twice a week for several months. I’ve had time off work to rest, so I don’t think it is a pulled muscle plus it has affected so many parts of my body. Any ideas of what it could be or what I should do next?
Hi, my question is in reference to my mother, and I thank you in advance for taking the time to offer any opinions you may have!
About 2 months ago, my mother was accidentally tripped at school by one of her students. When she fell, she fell into a bookcase and spiral fractured her distal humerus bone. A local orthopedic surgeon performed emergency surgery, inserting a rod, screw etc. to fix the fracture.
It has now been 8 weeks since the surgery, and my mother continues to be such intense pain that she can’t sleep, and often fights back the tears that have never easily come to her.
She has been in physical therapy for 4 weeks now, and her pain has not improved. When asking her doc about the pain, he has almost blown her off saying it was a bad break and that it takes time.
Now for the pain management side of the issue. She has tried Darvocet, Tramadol, and Hydrocodone. She has to be fairly careful in this area, as she has a very touchy stomach, and hiatal hernia that have been big problems for her in the past. Her GI docs have strongly warned against anything that could possibly irritate her stomach lining (ibuprofen etc…).
So in summary, we have a very active 59 year old woman with a high pain tolerance who (8 weeks out of surgery) continues to have pain so intense in her arm that she every day insists that it has to be broken in other places. The two big questions are: 1.) Is this pain abnormal, or is it simply just this painful to recover? and 2.) What alternatives could she try to get her pain under control?
Thank you to any of you kind people who can offer some help, my mother and entire family are thankful!
My 12yr old daughter dislocated her elbow and fractured her wrist and elbow. She just had her cast removed on Monday but is in lots of pain, even to the touch, on her elbow. The Otho. said she needs to have physical therapy but i don’t think she could handled the pain. She is usually never a baby about pain so i’m really concerned. I don’t want to overreact if this is normal.