Therapy

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Hi All,

I finally started therapy yesterday for the first time since 02. It was an

excruciating painful experience to say the least. He did a few neuro exams,

checked how much movement I have left in my neck... and said my neck is about

the worst he's seen yet, I have very little rotation, I have a double fusion

starting a c3-4 and c4-5, with no disc at level c6, plates and screws. I voiced

my concern about the disc I have left, and what kind of impact the fusion might

have on them. Well he wanted me to lay down on the table with my head over the

end, and to let him have full control of my neck, needless to say I could not

relax enough to even try, every time I tried and relax I would get very sharp

pain from my lower spine all the way up, and jerk back tensing up again, which

would really hurt like hell. After the third attempt he gave up not wanting to

cause any spasms or damage from the manipulation. So he decided to try some deep

muscle massage, stating

they felt like rock hard. I thought it was suppose to help but jeez did it

hurt, I feel like he bruised my shoulder muscle's. Eventually it turned out to

be a very rough night for me, nothing would help, except for heat, the muscle

relaxers and pain meds got the best of me. I was hurting so bad I could not

stand my DW to touch me, I usually get that feeling anyway, but it felt 10x's

worst last night. I hope this therapy will work, I am not going to give up on

this even though I got the feeling from his reaction that my neck is in really

bad shape. I don't want to have anymore work done to my neck, the idea of never

being able to turn my head again is scary. Today is not going so well, I can't

seem to get my pain level down past a 9, even with taking the maximum amount of

muscle relaxers I can have, when I turn my head it feels/sounds like bones

cracking, and I feel like that mack truck hit me more than once and then backed

up on top of me.

I'm going to have to close this for now I am feeling really rough right now, and

am going to get some heat on and maybe try and lay down, I never thought that

just the idea of laying down was nightmare in it self. What a miserable life

this is. I would just a soon have it cut short than to have to live in this much

pain for very much longer. This is no way a human should have to live, ya'll

take care, and please keep me in your prayers. I need some relief this is too

much to handle.

geo

P.S. May you all have more pain-free days.