--- In Cervical_Spondylosis@yahoogroups.com, "kathy sorensen"
<bedstemor@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, Val and Laurie ....
>
> After suffering with neck pain for about a year, I went to my GP.
He told
> me what the problem was and that there were shots (very involved
and not
> just "shots" or surgery ... read about them here:
>
> http://mayoclinic.com/health/cervical-spondylosis/DS00697/DSECTION=8
>
> What they don't tell you is that it is nearly a surgical
procedure ... the
> needle must be guided by a series of xrays.
>
> The shots help for several weeks or several hours ... depends.
>
> I didn't want any invasive procedures if at all possible. I asked
him what
> else I could try. He recommended either a chiropractor or physical
therapy.
> I tried a chiroprator for about six weeks. He didn absolutely
nothing for
> me. Used massage with a large hand held massager and some
manipulation. I
> think he was afraid to do anything to my neck itself.
>
> Went back to the GP. He said to try the physical therapist. I
went there
> for 12 weeks ... I was told that if I didn't use it, I'd lose it.
I was
> given posture exercises. I was told to trun my neck constantly,
even if it
> did hurt. Well, it hurt so badly I was finally in tears. 'Nuf of
that.
>
> Went back to the GP. He sent me next to a pain management clinic.
Would
> you believe, he suggested either the shots (first) and if they
didn't work,
> the surgery. When I asked if there were non-invasive treatments,
he asked
> about my history. When I told him what the chiro did/didn't do, he
gave me
> the name and address of a different one and sent me there. Another
6 weeks!
> This one manipulated my neck and I just kept hurting more and
more.
>
> Went back to my GP and he told me exactly the same thing Val just
said ...
> learn to live with it. That was about 6 months ago and you know
what? ....
> I took an anti-inflammatory for six months and now I don't need it
except on
> rare occasions when I work too long in one position ... I am nearly
pain
> free.
>
> And yes, I was diagnosed with an MRI.
>
> So I am not going to try anything more. The pain I have left (the
therapist
> and the chiro only made it worse, I believe) I can tolerate.
>
> This makes me think of the old adage ... 95% of what people go to
the doctor
> for would cure itself. Doctors can fix 4% of what we go there
for. The
> other 1% is what you are going to die with. Surgery is NOT the
answer to
> everything.
>
> P.S. I think the Mayo Clinic site has very good info.
>
> http//:mayoclinic.com
>
> If God really, really loved us, he would have made our saliva taste
like
> chocolate!
> Kathy/Mom/Bedstemor in Kenosha, Wisconsin USA
> NEEDLEWORK FOREVER!!! HOUSEWORK WHENEVER. bedstemor@...
>
> >From: Val Charman <valcharman@...>
> >Reply-To: Cervical_Spondylosis@yahoogroups.com
> >To: Cervical_Spondylosis@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [Cervical_Spondylosis] (unknown)
> >Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:09:26 +0100 (BST)
> >
> >Hi Lauri
> >
> > I was told by my GP to learn to live with the pain and he gave
me some
> >very strong painkillers that made me dizzy and disorientated so no
use at
> >all !! I have been wearing magnetic bracelets and wrist bands (one
on my
> >ankle as I have arthritis too) and I have been having Reiki
healing
> >treatment. It has been so good that I have learned to do the
healing
> >myself so I can do self healing every day. I have found it has
helped
> >reduce the pain and has also helped me to become much calmer and
relaxed
> >about everything and take one day at a time and not to worry too
much about
> >stuff.
> >
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> > Best wishes
> >
> > Val
> >
> >lauri schmidt <smith21061@...> wrote:
> > Hi my name is Lauri Schmidt. I am a 46 year old
mother of two
> >g-ma of four. I found out about a week ago that I have Cevical
Spodylosis
> >and Cervical Stenosis. When I was 10 years old I was diagnosed
with
> >Scolosis and had 3 curves in my spine. I had 2 surgeries and
thought it
> >was all good. I've lived with back pain for the last 19 years but
this
> >pain is all so different. I see a nerosurgeon this Thursday ( 3-
29-07) I
> >am opting at this time to not have surgery but to try to manage
the pain.
> >My life has changed somewhat in the past 5 weeks. I never
before would
> >take anything stronger than motrin. I am now living on Norco and
> >sometimes valium but the valium does nothing for me. I would just
like to
> >talk with people that know about this and could explain it better
than my
> >doctor did. She gave me a diagnosis and some perscriptions and
sent me out
> >the door with a referal to the nerosurgeon. I have had to look
everything
> >up I have learned online.
> > Thank you for listening to me.
> >
> > Lauri JO
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Hi Kathy and Val,


I saw the nerosurgeon on Friday. He is sending me to pain management
and to physical therapy. He is also having me get another EMG. He
told me that if I want to wait on the surgery it's ok and he will see
me once a month to see how everything is working. ( Therapy & pain
management).

I've had almost 2 full days pain free but late last night I woke up
in severe pain. I believe it's our weather that may be instigating
it!! I've been told to get a cervical pillow to sleep on so I will
try that next. Thank you both for all your info. I really appreciated
it. Lauri Schmidt