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Occipital Cervical Fusion (T-2): anyone have this fusion?

Spine Health | Last Active: Mar 20 3:53pm | Replies (6)
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I've been to 5 different pain management offices, other than throw drugs at me, which doesn't help this issue and the injection they tried, never helped, if anything with that injection it flared the muscles up. The pain from that injection was excruciating. I also went to physical therapy for vestibular therapy. I got so dizzy from the massage they did at the base of my skull, I couldn't leave until I could see straight. For years I got tired of doctors thinking I was drug seeking. I wasn't I was already on dilaudid (which I was taking for end stage degenerative disease in my feet) , and tranquilizers which I had at home. I didn't need drugs from them. Nowadays, I am using marijuanna for flare ups, with only 30 to 45 minutes relief, long enough to make dinner or do something else that needs to be done.And I don't use it every day.
That's why I'm on this site.I'm hoping someone had the same surgery and by miracle, find a doc that wants to listen, and actually touch you.

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sb4ca | @sb4ca | Mar 19 2:47pm

My first thought is have you gone to an ENT consultation or with a neurologist? This may have absolutely nothing to do with past surgery or could be an adjacent issue. There is a major nerve in your face called the trigeminal nerve that branches across the face and can affect everything from balance to headaches and much more in between. I am not specifically referring to trigeminal neuralgia (which will automatically come up when you search this nerve). There are other head and skull nerves as well. It could be you're focusing on your surgery to find the keys to unlocking what is wrong. My intent here is to open the discussion beyond an orthopedic topic. In your shoes, I would go to a neurologist or at least an ENT.

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