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Hi willjean19
How are you?
Thank you very much for sharing your experience.
Today I feel very disappointed.
I had an appointment with my pain management doctor this morning. I asked him to explain the MRI and the results of the C7/T1. T1/T2, T2/T3 facet joints cortisone injections.
I also asked him the meaning of "severe right neural compressive foraminal stenosis" but he told me that people may have this and have no symptoms and should not worry about it.
I am trying to understand what is meant by right and left on the MRI report. Is it my rear left/right or my front left/right? @jenniferhunter
I was told by him that my anxiety is increasing the pain. I told him that when the pain increases to astronomical levels, I get anxiety, not the other way around.
When my pain is low I don't complain.
He doesn't think that the facet joints are causing the pain.
According to him, he doesn't know where the pain is coming from yet.
I thought the proper diagnostics would be to test all suspect facets and nerves one by one until the correct source is found.
I can tell you with some certainty that my main pain is between C7-T1. The pain is a burning type causing tingling and numbness going downwards. I also get referred pain in my left trap, shoulder, arm, index/middle fingers from time to time.
Then I asked the doctor what is his plan for me. He told me to keep taking the pain medication (endep, lyrica, diclofenac, clonidine and targin) .
I questioned him: For life?
He answered: Why not?
I am not prepared to take this drugs to mask my pain for ever. I want the problem fixed.
I think that I should be looking for another specialist.
Best regards
Alfred