wreck, your name says it all regarding your neck. I can understand the docs point of view, but more so I know where you're coming from, no life is not a good wy to live. I had C5-6 herniated and then replaced and fused a year later because my neck, upper back and left arm were in constant spams and I was using losing use of my left arm. Now I have DDD in my neck and C6-7 disc is starting to go. I also have bone spurs pushing on a nerve at T6-7 and a herniated disc going into the spinal cord at T9-10 and then L5-S1 (plus I think a few more down there) is herniated. Of course there's my fibro and best of all the ON/SON which I've had for almost 3 years now. Wow, time flies when you're having fun. Since my surgery I can't look up or down. At stores I have to back up to see what on the upper and lower shelves. Since DH (dear hubby) and I don't go out like we used to we decided to get a large screen TV and full cable package for entertainment. We put the TV at a perfect height so when I rest my hurting head and back on a chair the viewing is perfect. I found a bargain on-line on the TV so that was our Christmas two years ago. We've totally change our way of life because of this. It seems like once you adjust to one problem a few months later something new hits or gets worse. Regarding the nerve blocks, I recently had facet injection (2 months ago) at C5 & C6 (they're both now pinched, as opposed to one pinched before surgery, my body loves to produce scar tissue) and my injections were verticle, but it seemed like there were 6-7 injection sites and it went pretty high up my neck which surprised me since we were working on 5 & 6. Who knows. But I haven't had any pain in my lower neck, but the neck to shoulder and down the left arm pain is back, so now we'll be doing a rhizotomy (nerve burn) because that's about my only option at this point. Sorry to go on and on, we have a habit of doing this some days. Hope we've been able to help you and I pray that you find some relief soon. Patty As the group leader I am happy to give you my opinion on issues, but please remember I not a medical profession, just another suferer of ON.
Some days it's not even worth chewing through the restrains.
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