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Chronic pain in Neck, shoulder and arm

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Sep 15 12:28pm | Replies (18)
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Has your wife had an updated MRI of her cervical spine after her ACDF surgery and more recently? Did you read through the detail of the MRI report? Did her MRI show spinal cord compression or nerve root/nerve/radiculopathy? I had ACDF surgery c5-c6 due to spinal cord flattening/compression injury affecting neck/shoulders/arms/hands. I was never sent for PT. Why did your wife have 40 sessions in 3 months?

Has your wife had X-rays/ultrasound/MRI/CT scan of shoulder/arm/hand?

Has your wife had a vein specialist look at her veins/blood vessels from neck to fingers? Microvascular issues should be ruled out, too.

Has your wife had a MRI of her brain? Has she had a spinal tap to check for elevated proteins for chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy?

Has your wife had testing of viruses that impact central/peripheral nervous systems (like Epstein Barr/mononucleosis, herpes simplex/chickenpox, etc.)? Did your wife get COVID vaccines in that arm?

Has your wife had an ultrasound of her neck/thyroid to see if there is a nodule compressing nerves/blood vessels to right shoulder to fingers?

Has your wife had a myelogram mapping of nerves to check nerve health? Did she have an upper EMG done by a neurologist?

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jack993 | @jack993 | Sep 6 8:29am

Thank you DLY for replying.

Thankfully, cervical spine MRIs are clear with no complications or disc compression.

Before the operation, there was a mild compression on the nerve root, and now that compression was resolved.
The most common thing doctors keep on saying that her cervical spine is straight with no C curve shape due to muscles spasms.

XRays, MRIs and ultrasound reports showed that she has an inflammations on the shoulder even after the capsular release surgery.

Regarding veins and blood vessels, all showed clear.

Protein ratio is very high and to be more accurate, it’s currently double the normal amount.

Both COVID shots were taken on both shoulder on 2021.

As for the myelogram mapping m, i contacted our doctor and asked for that test in order to check this one as well.

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