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Toothache in my arm. Nerve root damage

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daniw83
daniw83

Hello, wondering if anyone can help, I have what i can only describe as toothache in my arm. Everytime i move my arm i feel like a cat is scratching my veins. (im right handed). it feels like the pain keeps travelling back & forth from my elbow to my wrist. Doc prescribed pregabalin & Co-Codamol. (Pain now for 5 months) This took edge of a bit but just made me sleepy & clumsy. Nerve conduction study come back as problem in C7 - C8 area. But cervical MRI showed nothing wrong. Finally saw a neurologist who said. There is some evidence of nerve root damage. But nothing he can do. So refering me to pain management team. Is this right? So now have to wait another 3 minths for that?. It wasnt the answer i was expecting.

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  • marshall71
    marshall71 daniw83

    Posted

    Get your GP to chase it up for pain clinc I did and it worked only had to less than a month

    I saw a neuro and was referred if they can't help you pain management will explain too you more treatment what drugs you should be on etc found them very good I saw a doctor who knows what he's taking about

    They will try different options for you

    Regards

    Paul

    • daniw83
      daniw83 marshall71

      Posted

      Hi thank you. I did ask my GP if ge could do a letter to chase it up. He said he can try. Useless. Gonna keep on at them. Thank you x
  • joanne47212
    joanne47212 daniw83

    Posted

    Would physio help?
    • marshall71
      marshall71 joanne47212

      Posted

      My experience with NHS phyiso was really bad lack of care and attention make matters worse for me the way I see it one size fits all way of working
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy joanne47212

      Posted

      I went privately to physio who is brilliant. My GP said that using the NHS may not be a good idea! I pay forty five pounds a session, which I suppose is quite expensive.
    • marshall71
      marshall71 ptolemy

      Posted

      I went private too years ago well worth it much better than the NHS
    • daniw83
      daniw83 joanne47212

      Posted

      Hi joanne, ive tried physio, chiropractor, reflexologist. It seems no one can fix me lol x
    • daniw83
      daniw83 marshall71

      Posted

      Was thinking about private heakthcare but dont no who to go with. A lot of people say its expensive
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy daniw83

      Posted

      If you have a chronic condition private healthcare cuts the queues and you can also have treatment not available on the NHS. 
    • marshall71
      marshall71 ptolemy

      Posted

      The only problem with me is I'm not working at all my condition is choric
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