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Complications with Peripheral Neuropathy

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Sep 7 9:22pm | Replies (28)

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I saw my neurologist this week and he is saying that mine has advanced to the central nervous system which is interpreting more and more normally benign contact with threats(paresthesia of skin, heperesthesia and other chronic pain). And yep, he doubled my baclofen again. He stressed mild exercise such as walking and water aerobics as important to maintain muscle strength but again no other treatment plan. I’ve stopped seeing my neurosurgeon. He was leaving it up to me but wanted to put two posterior rods in my neck to stabilize it. C5-C6 haven’t fused and kyphosis has started again. He said it was a 50/50 chance that the surgery would stop the nerve hypersensitivity but considering this started after the original acdf as hypersensitivity to metals there’s no way that I’m willing to have more metal put in my neck. I think we’re in the same situation where our symptoms are falling in a grey area where no effective treatment is known and meds to lessen the symptoms temporarily are all they have in their bag for us.

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If you don't mind me asking, where are you located? You can send me a private message I think. I am single, live alone, older and feeling very overwhelmed.

I have experienced twitches, and if I am sitting watching tv my entire body will jerk.
Then different parts of my body will shake or jerk. I thought it could be a side effect of the medication I take: Lyrica. A relative of mine was on Lyrica and she had suicidal thoughts and had to get off the Lyrica.