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Excruciating pain from cervical (C7/T1) radiculopathy

Spine Health | Last Active: Jul 19, 2023 | Replies (61)
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@caroline321

I have a C6 herniation with severe pain going down into my shoulder that continues down my arm, forearm, into my thumb and index finger. My shoulder pain is so severe they checked to make sure I didn’t injure my shoulder or rotator cuff when I went to the ER (there was not). The shoulder pain is deep and intense.

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birdman518 | @birdman518 | Mar 3, 2021

@caroline321 I could have (probably did) write the exact same description. I even used to be a tennis player, and had a rotator cuff injury that felt the same in my shoulder. Let us know if you get any treatment or relief. Good luck!

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doloridicorpo65 | @doloridicorpo65 | Mar 3, 2021

I've been in the same situation and lost the use of my left arm. Steroid shots to my cervical spine and the first lumbar disk and oral steroids helped followed by PT. Unfortunately I put on 25 pounds in a month . Dr said it was all the steroids. I'll only do the shots again if I lose the ability to use the arm
Good luck!

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fighter | @fighter | Mar 3, 2021

I had C-7 nerve damage, and it was extremely painful. What got me through was Tizanidine 3x/day and Lyrica 75 mg.

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