Hello, Suddenly . . For the last 3 months I have had shard stabbing pain in my shoulder blade close to the spine. The pain and tingling travels down my arm to the elbow. From the elbow to my pinky and ring finger are tingling and numb. At times they ache. I have been managing this pain with 600mg of Gabapentin, 5mg of Baclofen, 1000mg of Tylenol and 400mg of ibuprofen 3 times a day . . . most of the time the pain is a 5 and often a 10. Lots of time in bed! I am a very active person: traveling the world, snorting in Mexico and else where, hiking and swimming in the Nile! But this medication is Not good for a person that just turned 80. I finally received a MRI . . the finds are long and involved concerning C-3 through C7 with severe degeneration in C-4 through C-7. Long story short I received a epidural yesterday. This is day one and things have improved . . . but have been told that it can take up to two weeks to really see full results and things can return worse before it get better. I see a spine surgeon in the coming weeks. Not sure what will be the outcome due to my age. All I know is I just want to return to the life I was experiencing before all this started.
Are there any suggestions from anyone that has experienced this.
Thank you for your time