Arm pain freaking me out....

[Guest guest]

Hello Everyone...I haven't posted in ages, which I guess is a good sign because

I tend to come here for advice and support when I'm struggling with something.

I am 3 years post revision, working and living a fairly normal life (just at a

slower pace due to a bit of a limp, lol). I have recently developed R arm

pain...shoulder tip to the fingers which runs down the middle of my arm and

leaves numbness and tingling in the last two fingers. That would indicate an

issue at C8 and I'm already full of hardware from T1 thru the sacrum and am just

not ready to start working the inner scaffolding look in the other direction!

Anyone else having the same kind of symptoms? Maybe its just carpal tunnel?

Maybe I need a new chair at work?

(and Matt too)

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Sorry to hear about your arm pain. About 5 yrs ago i had similar pain except my

numbness was in thumb and next finger so it was C5C6. I wound up with having a

severe herniation pressing my spinal cord. At this time i was already fused

from t2 to L1. Now two weeks ago i had to have a fusion from L1 to S1 due to

flatback and a few severe herniations. I was so nervous to have so much of my

spine fused and i understand your fear of more surgery especially the neck. The

good news for me is that i am already feeling so much better and i am learning

how to move the correct way. My surgeon wants to start PT in two months and he

also said getting a goood pilates instructor would help tremendously for core

strength. I of course hope your pain is from something much easier but if not I

wanted to let you know with the right team and attitude you can handle anything!

Best of luck!

Tricia

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> Hello Everyone...I haven't posted in ages, which I guess is a good sign

because I tend to come here for advice and support when I'm struggling with

something.

>

> I am 3 years post revision, working and living a fairly normal life (just at a

slower pace due to a bit of a limp, lol). I have recently developed R arm

pain...shoulder tip to the fingers which runs down the middle of my arm and

leaves numbness and tingling in the last two fingers. That would indicate an

issue at C8 and I'm already full of hardware from T1 thru the sacrum and am just

not ready to start working the inner scaffolding look in the other direction!

>

> Anyone else having the same kind of symptoms? Maybe its just carpal tunnel?

Maybe I need a new chair at work?

>

> (and Matt too)

>