Woke up on January 31st this year with terrible pain in my neck and right arm and pretty much coundn’t lift my arm straight up in the air or straight forward. Went to a physical therapist on the recommendation of my doctor. They nailed it as to the reason. Nerve irritation from my C5 and C6 vertebrae. I’ve gotten to about 80% function and that’s it. Sucks. Hate getting old and injuring myself by sleeping.
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You may abandon the D with your presence but you've got all the D ailments.
Back tightness from running for so many years. Still run but not as much. I am always looking for that next "pop."
Anxiety....not fun.
Anxiety....not fun.
50 and the best shape of my life. Benched 335 in the gym last month.
Same here, mine began about 6 weeks ago out of the blue. Horrible pain from my neck down into my left arm. First thought: heart attack. Wife takes me to the E.R. They do an xray and determine I have two herniated discs, with at least one of them pinching a nerve. Been back to the E.R 3 times since then to get relief via pain shots in my thigh. It's the only relief I get, coupled with steroid injections and pills.
Going in for surgery on the 20th, and I wish it was tomorrow. At it's worst, the pain is literally unbearable. It will feel like my arm is in a vise and the bone is ready to be crushed. The past eight days have been better, but I just finished another steroid regimen, so I know that's the main reason I'm feeling better.
I went for two weeks solid with only an occasional 5-10 minute nap, and that was only due to sheer exhaustion. Could not sleep on either side due to the pain. I lived in my recliner except to go to the bathroom or to shower. Then that Saturday, all of a sudden the pain was gone, just....gone. I was on cloud nine. I slept for 9 hours, then got up and mowed and trimmed the yard. Then, that night it came back even worse. Another trip to the E.R and another Dilottan, (sp?), injection.
The worst part is not knowing how this came about, except for getting older perhaps. It's miserable because you can't get comfortable AT ALL, and no pain medicine works on it.
Doctor says they're going to replace a couple of discs and fuse them. Worried about the surgery of course, but so ready to get it over with so I can get my old life back. I want to be able to throw football with my son, and to take him fishing this fall.
As a matter of fact, that happens from time to time, depending on my pot posture.
Had my C5 / C6 vertebrae fused back in 2009. Chronic poor posture, excessive phone usage would crick my neck and using the computer mouse would make my right arm go numb after about 10 minutes.
I’ve used a headset for my phone and switched to my left hand for the mouse. Not perfect but hasn’t gotten worse.
I've had 2 heart attacks and a minor stroke (I didn't think it was minor at the time but that's what the Dr. said.). Oh, and my golf game is a mixed bag of garbage right now.
Oh, one more thing...I keep waiting for my people
to come back and get me off this rock! :angry: Damn bastards!!!!:chairshot: QUIT playing around! These Earthlings are NUTS!
Oh, one more thing...I keep waiting for my people
to come back and get me off this rock! :angry: Damn bastards!!!!:chairshot: QUIT playing around! These Earthlings are NUTS!Arthritis in the knees.
Lack of energy.
15 lbs too heavy.
Delayed ejaculation.
Lack of energy.
15 lbs too heavy.
Delayed ejaculation.
Good luck with everything. My fusions definitely helped the nerve pain immensely, but it made me about useless to do the things I use to do. So much more limited with what I can do, but I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease before the surgeries.
I actually have so much joint pain that everything I do is a pain versus reward decision. 1 bad ankle, 1 really bad ankle, 1 so-so knee, and 1 store bought knee. I'm thankful every day that my hips are good or I'd elbow crawl into traffic.
Thanks.
Well, they're telling me that, after the surgery, I'll see a little loss of motion in regards to how much I can turn my head, but that's it. I hope that's all I'll lose, but honestly, I'm ready for the pain to end. Here it is 3am and I woke up about an hour ago with pain in my shoulder and wrist. Weird how it moves around like it does.
I've dealt with severe pain for almost 20 years; I was badly injured on a job site in '99 and had several operations, including a knee replacement. This pain is different; with it being nerve pain it's very difficult to treat. The doctors at the E.R have told me not to wait until it's unbearable before I come, but it goes from "I can deal with it", to "Damn, I can't take it", in no time.
Sucks getting old.
Torn rotator cuff. Gout every now and then. My body produces a big kidney stone every 5 years or so.
Diverticulitis
Separated my right shoulder playing football in high school. Re-injured it in college being drunk and stupid. Never saw a doctor about the second injury. Toughed it out and let it "heal."
Now, I can't lie on it for more than 2 minutes without it going numb or hurting, I can feel the rain coming in my shoulder and I don't quite have full range of motion in it.
Separated my right shoulder playing football in high school. Re-injured it in college being drunk and stupid. Never saw a doctor about the second injury. Toughed it out and let it "heal."
Now, I can't lie on it for more than 2 minutes without it going numb or hurting, I can feel the rain coming in my shoulder and I don't quite have full range of motion in it.
I feel your pain with gout. I get it a half dozen times a year or so. If yours is as bad as mine, the pain is, well, I’ll describe mine as really considering chopping my foot off.
@TruBluCatFan 's problem is that he responds to the wrong messages.Laugh it up Kev. But I served my country you damn commie.
Well dammit. I lost 2 legs in Nam and did a shitload of drugs when I got home. What do you expect.
I pop my knees, knuckles, and toes all the time. Strangely enough I have no issues with any of those.
My damn back, however, bothers the crap out of me. I'm only 38 but was always very active playing basketball and golf. At around the age of 34 is when it started to really bother me. I'm 6'2 and weigh 185lbs, so playing ball with guys who were 18-25 years old and in great shape (several college players, over seas pro players, and semi-pro players) took it's toll on me.
I was told it would get better if I limited my activity for 4-6 weeks, but it ended up taking about 12-16 weeks for it to get better. Now when I play a round of golf of try to play ball, my lower back will really bother me for several days. It'll even bother me out of the blue when I haven't even been all that active.
It completely killed all athleticism I still had left as well. Agility is gone, speed is gone, jumping ability is gone. Sucks.
My damn back, however, bothers the crap out of me. I'm only 38 but was always very active playing basketball and golf. At around the age of 34 is when it started to really bother me. I'm 6'2 and weigh 185lbs, so playing ball with guys who were 18-25 years old and in great shape (several college players, over seas pro players, and semi-pro players) took it's toll on me.
I was told it would get better if I limited my activity for 4-6 weeks, but it ended up taking about 12-16 weeks for it to get better. Now when I play a round of golf of try to play ball, my lower back will really bother me for several days. It'll even bother me out of the blue when I haven't even been all that active.
It completely killed all athleticism I still had left as well. Agility is gone, speed is gone, jumping ability is gone. Sucks.
The one in my neck would send pain from up in my head, down my neck to my upper back, over to my right shoulder, down the back of my arm, and then end with tingling and numbness in my fingers. It wasn't to the point yours is, but they had to fix it before they messed with my lower back. I did lose some range of motion with c5-7 getting fused, but the main issue is that I can't look up, down, or lay on my pillow wrong for very long or I end up with a headache (sometimes a migraine).
My lower back sounds more like what you are going through. I was miserable all the time and got no relief from steroid shots unless I just sat around all day on my couch. As soon as I got up and walked around the pain came right back. When that pain was going on (which was most all of the time) I couldn't do anything really. It was an epic battle just to sit on the toilet and try and get up and wipe. Everything hurt from my whole lower back, over to my right side, and down my right leg into my foot (which was numb like you were sitting on it and it was asleep all the time).
The first surgery there was a discectomy. That worked wonders and I woke up feeling almost no pain except from the surgery. It took about a month for my foot numbness to go completely away though. I got through another 8 years before my pains started coming back and we decided to do both the neck and lower back fusions. I don't have the chronic nerve pain all the time now, but only can do most things for a short time before I start having pain that gets progressively worse. So it limits all my activities.
You shouldn't have as much of an issue with yours being in your neck and arm area. The lower back just affects everything you do in life (lifting, bending, twisting, standing, sitting, lying, etc). There is an old thread on here somewhere where I talked about both fusions and the recovery when they happened. If you haven't read it, it might be worth a read. There were other people's experiences with similar issues in it as well. I'll add the link if I find it to this reply.
Here's the link.
https://kentucky.forums.rivals.com/threads/anyone-had-a-spinal-fusion-done.149709/#post-3265407
Really wish Willy was here to respond to this.
Whatever the muscle(s) is/are that runs from your leg to your knee on the right of my right leg will get really tight, like cramping tight, and won't loosen up until over 24 hours later when I try doing anything resembling vigorous exercise. Nothing I have done to help prevent or alleviate it works so I basically just retired from any exercising other than walking and other light stuff.
A little over a month ago I figured out I was gluten intolerant.
A little over a month ago I figured out I was gluten intolerant.
Good luck welder. Just had a buddy have c56 done. He’s a world better.
With us sharp pains in the lower legs. Early on I though flies or mosquitoes were biting.
My 2 cents... have your testosterone checked. Check out some yoga stretching and stay out of drive throughs. Surgery should be a last option. I've known people who surgery served well and others who were never right even after surgery.
The test replacement won't heal any aches and pains but it will give you lost energy and stamina to help you at least get back in the gym and help get everything loose and working better. Just my opinion.
The test replacement won't heal any aches and pains but it will give you lost energy and stamina to help you at least get back in the gym and help get everything loose and working better. Just my opinion.
He's living the vegan life, getting queefed in the face by his model girlfriend.
Pancreas shot 18 years ago.
19 thousand and seven hundred injections of insulin later.
3 per day plus any corrections.
19 thousand and seven hundred injections of insulin later.
3 per day plus any corrections.
I remember that thread. I read it at the time because I was having terrible shoulder pain. I thought at the time it was just from sleeping wrong or some such stupid thing, lol. I had a couple of injections to alleviate the pain, totally unaware that that I had something wrong with my spine.
I wish you the best bud, sounds like you have a lot more going on than I do, considering your lower back is involved. Everybody has different pain tolerances, but I do believe mine is on the high side. At it's worst mine is a 9 out of 10, hence the trips to the E.R. Best of luck KyCatFan, and thanks for the back and forth info, much appreciated.
Btw, how long was your recovery after your surgery? Was the surgical pain very bad?