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Foot neuropathy due to cord compression

Spine Health | Last Active: Feb 28 5:55pm | Replies (23)

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@rdflash0788

Hey there, yes, I am still having some issues with spasms from the surgery. Especially in the rhomboid area and the back/right side of the neck. I've been following up with pain mgt here locally with trigger point injections to try and get it all to settle down. Unfortunately, it's been a rough season with my parents getting flooded out, having to move in with us for a few months and also dealing with some health issues of their own.
Back in November I came down with COVID and either it brought on new symptoms or made existing symptoms worse. I now have tremors, brain fog, fatigue issues, depression, swallowing issues and my smart watch fusses at me almost daily telling my O2 levels during sleep are going too low at times. My PCP referred me to neurology since most of the new issues seem to be "neurogenic" in nature. I saw them today and have some more tests scheduled for a brain MRI and an EEG to see if we can figure what might be going on. Hope that tells us something as this is just nuts. I just want to be able to name whatever this is so I can work at fighting it. It is really hard to fight/manage something when you don't even know what it is. And, add to that the fact that most of my family thinks it is just in my head, so that's fun too. 🙁

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@rdflash0788 I'm sorry to hear you have some struggles and lost your privacy. I understand helping family and that is important, but it also creates new stressors. What happens with surgery is you have scar tissue that gets tight and that can be at the source of the spasms. I recommend myofascial release to a lot of members here, and it may be worth a try for you. I do this a lot myself, and in addition to my being a spine patient, I also have Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. That makes my neck and chest tight and it does affect breathing making that difficult when spasms are yanking up on my upper ribs. My introduction to MFR work was to treat TOS. That can be more common in spine patients if the condition was caused by an injury. This is a way to stretch the tight fascia and the scar tissue within the fascia. It can release the tight surgical scar tissue. Here is our discussion where you can learn more, and there is a provider search at http://mfrtherapists.com/.

Neuropathy - "Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR) for treating compression and pain"
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/
Have you been working with a physical therapist?