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Cervical Fusion c5-6, pain after surgery please help

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jessmarie0612
jessmarie0612

I had a cervical fusion c5-6 back in nov 2015, now in almost april im still having extreme pain in my neck and shoulders. My surgeon and pain management are in the same practice, after taking 3 months to get me a pain management appointment the doctor states to me he will not be giving me pain medication, but instead wants to do injections and i still have to wait another month for those. I have been doing pt for a month and a half. Muscle relaxers dont help. i understand that they a relucatant to prescribe pain med, but i only take a 5mg every 8 hours and im pain free. xrays done after surgery show everything is fine, everything is not fine this is not ok, im in extreme pain and now they dont want to help me and im not sure where to go from here.

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  • magyar777
    magyar777 jessmarie0612

    Posted

    Well, you have a conflict of interest and basically missing an unbiased view of your aches. I would go to another speciailst with pain management. Most of the time insurance will not allow you to do more than XX procedure every so often. It's also likely you have a second level needing attention, and will like me, need a second level fused. Bad news though, it's never going to go away 100%, you will always have pain, so once you come to terms with that, you can at least get rid of your frsutration. Good luck!
  • jo45172
    jo45172 jessmarie0612

    Posted

    Hi Jessmarie

    Pain is awful to deal with, I suggest you talk to your family doctor and perhaps go to another pain center, we have one here called North West pain center, they are many places in washington, check on line to find all pain centers close to you. I go to this one and you don't have to wait long or have a doctor referral. Hope this helps.

    Jo

    • jessmarie0612
      jessmarie0612 jo45172

      Posted

      Ive already made an appointment i go wednesday to see my pcp he wont be happy that they are not helping me as it took them 3 months to make me an appointment then still had to wait 1 month to be seen the pain is awful i had a migraine so bad yesterday i was vomiting due to the neck pain. I dont want to go on disability ive been working aince age 15 and its just not me i hope i can find the right pain management to help i do need a referral due to my insurance thru work. Where i was going was paid 23000 for my surgery now doesnt want to help me no good. Thanks for the comments.
  • respecthealth
    respecthealth jessmarie0612

    Posted

    Hi jessmarie0612. I feel for you and have you in my prayers. If you do not mind me asking, is it caused by osteoporosis as a relative of mine has been diagnosed with it?
    • jessmarie0612
      jessmarie0612 respecthealth

      Posted

      I dont know how it was caused woke up one morning in pain no accident no car accident i dont know im only 33 yrs old. Thank u for the prayers mine go out as well to ur family member.
  • respecthealth
    respecthealth jessmarie0612

    Posted

    Thank you very much. If it helps, my relative says intentionally doing more and more good things that distract her mind from the pain can help. For example, watching favourite shows (especially funny ones as laughter triggers feel-good chemicals called endorphins that also help with pain), following a passion or more, reading, etc.
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