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Anyone been diagnosed with arachnoiditis after spine surgery?
Spine Health | Last Active: Sep 27, 2023 | Replies (174)Comment receiving replies
Yes, a neurosurgeon from Northwestern took an updated MRI and saw it and prescribed an internal tens unit to stop pain. I did not, so he does not want to see me again. It's been verified by other doctors at Loyola. The neurologist at Northwestern did absolutely nothing for me except testing for polyneuropathy which I have, and he only concurred what other neuros told me. So .. here I am not rich enough to afford alternative medicine.. I love Dr. Tennant. Just recently talked to him. Also, Medicare does not have any help for us either, because they will not cover anything we can try. It,s a loose loose kind of a deal . Trying to get put back on hydroxychloriquin again for some relief. But that's like banging your head against the wall. Lord take me?
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I don’t know where you are located in Chicagoland but I recently transferred to Dr. Lubenow at Rush Pain Clinic. He is familiar with AA and responsive. Our options are limited but he seems willing to work through them to get the best outcome. I recently tried changing my drugs but that didn’t work out so I’m back to Lyrica, Hydrocodone, Cymbalta. I have a Spinal. Cord Stimulator and now working on changing the programming to get improved outcome. Is that what you mean by internal tens unit? He told me that the treatment for AA is combo of drugs & Spinal Cord Stimulator or pain pump. He is compassionate and takes his time though you have to see a resident first and the clinic is always running super late.