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Arachnoiditis: Looking to talk with others

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I believe that I have arachnoiditis in my upper back area, but no doctor has diagnosed it. Arachnoiditis is harder to diagnose with MRI's in the neck area. It all started with a cervical (neck) steroid injection that went wrong. I have also been following Dr. Tennant. Do you follow his protocol? If so, what are you using?

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I was diagnosed witharachnoiditis in the lower back at the Mayo Clinic and after an MRI with contrast.. but many years earlier another fixture had told me I have scar tissue in the spinal cord. recent MRIs here in Houston show that it is getting worse ajjjj
I try to follow Dr. Tennant.
I am taking the suplementos etc. It’s a bit hard for me because I also have Trigeminal neuralgia and other conditions that require surgeries or procedures. It is hard to keep it up lol
Are you able to follow his diet and exercises?

Yes what Dr Tennant says makes sense--much more simple. However I only discovered him last week. I had done my own research on the subject and had determined that I had all the classic reasons to have arachnoiditis. Plus all the recommendations were not to have any more injections are invasive procedures. So when my doctor suggested these procedures I said no. At that time I contacted my long life long chiropractor who is very knowledgeable. And he at that time which was years ago said I needed to address the inflammation and got me on the MSM and watching my diet. I use one of those a large large exercise balls and lay back on it to give myself kind of Chiropractic adjustments rolling backwards on it. And I do stretches. I stretches that hurt and hold them for about 30 seconds. And I take the Young Living sulfurzyme which has strong MSM and that has worked better than the product that my chiropractor offered me. And it's been several years now. And I'm getting better. Although I still have difficulty walking for any distance at all because of all of the spinal stenosis and vertebrae problems and discs that were removed with no Fusion. Try that unstable spine. I recommend the most the most Simple Solutions. I do have to take Tramadol and Flexeril maybe once every two or three months because of the terrible leg cramps I get that are so severe that I can't stand it. But for the most part if I get in the right position with pillows under my belly I can make those go away right away. My arachnoiditis is in my lower back. I am trying hard to keep it from progressing. Dr. Tennant on one of his YouTube had talked about not using opioids and he had named three medications that were she actually referred to potentially curing the underlying cause Which is information. And now I haven't been able to find that YouTube again for the names of those medications. Maybe you can find them. Because I would like my regular doctor to be aware of this so that I can get those drugs if I need them. I no longer plan to go to any more spinal specialist because all of those experiences have turned out with negative results. I hope you find some relief and make progress. Best wishes.