Re: Discograms and a question

[Guest guest]

,

I hear your frustration with pain and activity. This group could be

called " Sick of pain " group.

I remember my worst days when I had to take vicodin and flexirile 5

minutes after geting out of bed then keep taking it to make it

through the day. It was still very painful but I wouldn't pass out

from pain on the meds.

I have had muscles lock up on right and left shoulders at base of

neck. It feels like a golf ball imbedded in the base of my neck. I've

had neuromuscular masssages whrre they grab the muscle and hold it

tightly which really hurts but sometimes makes the muscle finally

relax. It comes back though by the time I drive home.

Have you asked for a TENS unit? It's the only sure thing that works

for me. However, my skin developes a sensitivity to the electrodes If

I use it often.

Also, I have found from experience not to talk to people about my

pain unless they have had the experience. Most people think you have

to be openly bleeding to death to be in real pain and are good at

invalidating us. Pain is a very personal experience becase each of us

has their own particular place and strength where the disease

presents itself.

I have never heard of a discogram. What is it.

>

> HELLO everyone--

>

> I got my MRI results and the DR says it looks okay. He is still

> concerned with my headaches and arm pain. So, I am waiting to get

> scheduled for discograms. He wants C3-C4 C4-C5 C7-T1 done. I AM

> FREAKING OUT! I have heard that these are very painful. I am

> scared. I turn 32 on Saturday, and I am SO SICK of being in pain.

I

> have headaches all the time. It seems that most people think I

> am " exxagerating, or inflating " my pain and symptoms. I have a

> question for everyone with neck problems--I have an area at the

> back/base of my skull on the right side that swells to the size of

a

> golf ball and the throbbing is horrible. I rotate ice packs and

> cornbags to help shrink the blood vessels at the opinion of my PT,

> but it usually on ly takes away a smidgen of the pain. I am at my

> wits end. The pain shoots up the back of my head and wraps around

to

> my eye. IF it is the worst--then it goes up both sides. Some days

I

> wake up and I don't feel horrible, so I might try to be the " old

> " who stayed busy all the time. WEll, then I am down for

> days. I am on antidepressants and yet I just want to curl up in a

> ball and cry.

> I am not the person I used to be. I am a mom of 3 sons--and I am

> miserable all the time. It just depends on the severity. My house

> is a mess because I cannot do what I used to do. My husband is not

> much help because he has an artificial disc in his lower back (L4-

> L5). He is 31. I am hanging on my a thread here.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I hear your frustration with pain and activity. This group could be

called " Sick of pain " group.

I remember my worst days when I had to take vicodin and flexirile 5

minutes after geting out of bed then keep taking it to make it

through the day. It was still very painful but I wouldn't pass out

from pain on the meds.

I have had muscles lock up on right and left shoulders at base of

neck. It feels like a golf ball imbedded in the base of my neck. I've

had neuromuscular masssages whrre they grab the muscle and hold it

tightly which really hurts but sometimes makes the muscle finally

relax. It comes back though by the time I drive home.

Have you asked for a TENS unit? It's the only sure thing that works

for me. However, my skin developes a sensitivity to the electrodes If

I use it often.

Also, I have found from experience not to talk to people about my

pain unless they have had the experience. Most people think you have

to be openly bleeding to death to be in real pain and are good at

invalidating us. Pain is a very personal experience becase each of us

has their own particular place and strength where the disease

presents itself.

I have never heard of a discogram. What is it.

>

> HELLO everyone--

>

> I got my MRI results and the DR says it looks okay. He is still

> concerned with my headaches and arm pain. So, I am waiting to get

> scheduled for discograms. He wants C3-C4 C4-C5 C7-T1 done. I AM

> FREAKING OUT! I have heard that these are very painful. I am

> scared. I turn 32 on Saturday, and I am SO SICK of being in pain.

I

> have headaches all the time. It seems that most people think I

> am " exxagerating, or inflating " my pain and symptoms. I have a

> question for everyone with neck problems--I have an area at the

> back/base of my skull on the right side that swells to the size of

a

> golf ball and the throbbing is horrible. I rotate ice packs and

> cornbags to help shrink the blood vessels at the opinion of my PT,

> but it usually on ly takes away a smidgen of the pain. I am at my

> wits end. The pain shoots up the back of my head and wraps around

to

> my eye. IF it is the worst--then it goes up both sides. Some days

I

> wake up and I don't feel horrible, so I might try to be the " old

> " who stayed busy all the time. WEll, then I am down for

> days. I am on antidepressants and yet I just want to curl up in a

> ball and cry.

> I am not the person I used to be. I am a mom of 3 sons--and I am

> miserable all the time. It just depends on the severity. My house

> is a mess because I cannot do what I used to do. My husband is not

> much help because he has an artificial disc in his lower back (L4-

> L5). He is 31. I am hanging on my a thread here.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

--

Hello. I am sorry that you are in so much pain as well. I do have a

TENS unit, but it doesn't seem to help as much as it should. I am

trying to do yoga since I am such a tense person...

A discogram is a test where they inject dye into the disc while you

are fully conscious so you can tell the Dr what hurts the most and

what doesn't hurt. They can see if you have tears in the discs

because the dye will leak out of the disc space. They will inject 4

of my discs to see what damage I have. I am waiting for the referral

call.

> >

> > HELLO everyone--

> >

> > I got my MRI results and the DR says it looks okay. He is still

> > concerned with my headaches and arm pain. So, I am waiting to

get

> > scheduled for discograms. He wants C3-C4 C4-C5 C7-T1 done. I AM

> > FREAKING OUT! I have heard that these are very painful. I am

> > scared. I turn 32 on Saturday, and I am SO SICK of being in

pain.

> I

> > have headaches all the time. It seems that most people think I

> > am " exxagerating, or inflating " my pain and symptoms. I have a

> > question for everyone with neck problems--I have an area at the

> > back/base of my skull on the right side that swells to the size

of

> a

> > golf ball and the throbbing is horrible. I rotate ice packs and

> > cornbags to help shrink the blood vessels at the opinion of my

PT,

> > but it usually on ly takes away a smidgen of the pain. I am at

my

> > wits end. The pain shoots up the back of my head and wraps

around

> to

> > my eye. IF it is the worst--then it goes up both sides. Some

days

> I

> > wake up and I don't feel horrible, so I might try to be the " old

> > " who stayed busy all the time. WEll, then I am down for

> > days. I am on antidepressants and yet I just want to curl up in

a

> > ball and cry.

> > I am not the person I used to be. I am a mom of 3 sons--and I am

> > miserable all the time. It just depends on the severity. My

house

> > is a mess because I cannot do what I used to do. My husband is

not

> > much help because he has an artificial disc in his lower back (L4-

> > L5). He is 31. I am hanging on my a thread here.

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

--

Hello. I am sorry that you are in so much pain as well. I do have a

TENS unit, but it doesn't seem to help as much as it should. I am

trying to do yoga since I am such a tense person...

A discogram is a test where they inject dye into the disc while you

are fully conscious so you can tell the Dr what hurts the most and

what doesn't hurt. They can see if you have tears in the discs

because the dye will leak out of the disc space. They will inject 4

of my discs to see what damage I have. I am waiting for the referral

call.

> >

> > HELLO everyone--

> >

> > I got my MRI results and the DR says it looks okay. He is still

> > concerned with my headaches and arm pain. So, I am waiting to

get

> > scheduled for discograms. He wants C3-C4 C4-C5 C7-T1 done. I AM

> > FREAKING OUT! I have heard that these are very painful. I am

> > scared. I turn 32 on Saturday, and I am SO SICK of being in

pain.

> I

> > have headaches all the time. It seems that most people think I

> > am " exxagerating, or inflating " my pain and symptoms. I have a

> > question for everyone with neck problems--I have an area at the

> > back/base of my skull on the right side that swells to the size

of

> a

> > golf ball and the throbbing is horrible. I rotate ice packs and

> > cornbags to help shrink the blood vessels at the opinion of my

PT,

> > but it usually on ly takes away a smidgen of the pain. I am at

my

> > wits end. The pain shoots up the back of my head and wraps

around

> to

> > my eye. IF it is the worst--then it goes up both sides. Some

days

> I

> > wake up and I don't feel horrible, so I might try to be the " old

> > " who stayed busy all the time. WEll, then I am down for

> > days. I am on antidepressants and yet I just want to curl up in

a

> > ball and cry.

> > I am not the person I used to be. I am a mom of 3 sons--and I am

> > miserable all the time. It just depends on the severity. My

house

> > is a mess because I cannot do what I used to do. My husband is

not

> > much help because he has an artificial disc in his lower back (L4-

> > L5). He is 31. I am hanging on my a thread here.

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

, I too suffer from a simular problem. I looked up discogram and

what happens.. hope this explains the detials..

http://www.allaboutbackpain.com/html/spine_diagnostics/spine_diagnostics

_discogram.html

Pete

[Guest guest]

, I too suffer from a simular problem. I looked up discogram and

what happens.. hope this explains the detials..

http://www.allaboutbackpain.com/html/spine_diagnostics/spine_diagnostics

_discogram.html

Pete

[Guest guest]

>

> , I too suffer from a simular problem. I looked up discogram

and

> what happens.. hope this explains the detials..

>

>

http://www.allaboutbackpain.com/html/spine_diagnostics/spine_diagnostics

> _discogram.html

>

> Pete

>

Your right this one does not work..

http://www.allaboutbackpain.com/html/spine_diagnostics/spine_diagnostics

_discogram.html from your link above.. this one is a good link.. there

might of been a space in it try this one and the other one that I just

sent you from Spine U.

[Guest guest]

>

> , I too suffer from a simular problem. I looked up discogram

and

> what happens.. hope this explains the detials..

>

>

http://www.allaboutbackpain.com/html/spine_diagnostics/spine_diagnostics

> _discogram.html

>

> Pete

>

Your right this one does not work..

http://www.allaboutbackpain.com/html/spine_diagnostics/spine_diagnostics

_discogram.html from your link above.. this one is a good link.. there

might of been a space in it try this one and the other one that I just

sent you from Spine U.

[Guest guest]

This one didnt work either??

It is okay, I will start googling!!

thank goodness for GOOGLE

carrie

> >

> > , I too suffer from a simular problem. I looked up

discogram

> and

> > what happens.. hope this explains the detials..

> >

> >

>

http://www.allaboutbackpain.com/html/spine_diagnostics/spine_diagnosti

cs

> > _discogram.html

> >

> > Pete

> >

> Your right this one does not work..

>

http://www.allaboutbackpain.com/html/spine_diagnostics/spine_diagnosti

cs

> _discogram.html from your link above.. this one is a good link..

there

> might of been a space in it try this one and the other one that I

just

> sent you from Spine U.

>

[Guest guest]

This one didnt work either??

It is okay, I will start googling!!

thank goodness for GOOGLE

carrie

> >

> > , I too suffer from a simular problem. I looked up

discogram

> and

> > what happens.. hope this explains the detials..

> >

> >

>

http://www.allaboutbackpain.com/html/spine_diagnostics/spine_diagnosti

cs

> > _discogram.html

> >

> > Pete

> >

> Your right this one does not work..

>

http://www.allaboutbackpain.com/html/spine_diagnostics/spine_diagnosti

cs

> _discogram.html from your link above.. this one is a good link..

there

> might of been a space in it try this one and the other one that I

just

> sent you from Spine U.

>