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Severe nerve pain in the C2 and C3 area of your neck

Posted by eddieboy143 @eddieboy143, Jul 9 11:18pm

Is anyone having any success in dealing with occipital nerve pain in the C2, C3 area of your neck? If so, I would like to know what you are taking for pain and is it working. Thank you for your input!

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kimmaries | @kimmaries | Jul 12 1:15am

5mg methadone at night worked for me. I felt oversedated first couple of weeks, but all good now.

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kjoed53 | @kjoed53 | Jul 12 9:32am

For anyone who still suffers from spinal pain, please discuss LDN with your doctor. It's off label, requires a compounding pharmacy and is not covered by insurance, but I just paid $110 for a 90 day supply at a local compounding pharmacy. An online compounding pharmacy would have been only about $75 but I didn't get a new prescription in time for that. There's several ongoing studies looking at new usage. I have severe cervical spine issues, PMR and I was recently diagnosed with SMM. I'm using LDN with my prednisone tapering.

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anthony29621 | @anthony29621 | Jul 16 11:24am

I’m on a 3 day fentanyl patch , it helps, but not always the case I’m also on 3x75mg of plaxia

I do suffer from chronic pain .. and have suffered 2 strokes from the pain over the last 4 yrs appox

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feelbetter2 | @feelbetter2 | Jul 16 10:11pm
In reply to @davidyapp "I have pain from herniated disks as well as a spinal cord tumor removed from C6/C7..." + (show)
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I have pain from herniated disks as well as a spinal cord tumor removed from C6/C7 (ependymoma) -- 28 years ago. My walking has degraded over time with the pain levels increasing. I've tried many pain drugs & most of them affect me cognitively. The best drug for me is to take 50 mg Tramadol in the morning with my cup of coffee. It takes the edge of my pain. I also use physical therapy to increase the strength in my core and legs ... we also do a lot of stretching exercises. I try to control the things that I can control. I try to stay way from worrying about my state of pain. My pain fluctuates from 5 to a 6. I've tired oblation on my discs ... killing the nerves ... works for a couple months but the nerves grow back. My primary doctor wants me to try an epidural ... I'm not sure how long these last. I usually go to a new technique when my back starts to spasm. The spasms last for a couple of weeks along with sciatica down my left leg. The key for me is to get though these periods with additional pain techniques. I', normally good with my 50 mg tramadol. You just got to try new things when you pain levels are 7 & higher. I have some discussion with my pain doctors at UCLA ... they have all of the tried & true techniques . I try to stay away from surgery as it usually doesn't help & leaves me more longer-term issues.

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Have you tried decompression ?

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longhauler64 | @longhauler64 | Jul 17 8:51am

I would be very interested in hearing from participants that are using LDN. Thank you!

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davidyapp | @davidyapp | Jul 17 12:52pm
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@davidyapp
Have you tried decompression ?

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What is decompression? Is it surgery? Physical Therapy? I haven't heard about this one.
Please share.

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