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@bernese53

I hope you did go to the ER. Please keep us updated.

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@jm1 @jenniferhunter

Hi bernese53,

how are you?

Thank you for your concerns.

Yesterday I did go to the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne Australia and showed them my neurologist letter at ED.

They performed a CT scan after a couple of hours waiting.

They said that nothing had changed since my last scan in my neck, but I do have these new numbness symptoms. in my neck, groin and foot.
Maybe a CT scan can't reveal damaged nerves? Perhaps they should have done an MRI instead?

I don't know.

I am still feeling the numbness when sitting and lying down.

This morning I suddenly woke up around 5AM with a massive cramp of the left side of my neck and left side of my lower back. It was so painful.

Also I had an appointment with my pain management doctor on 23/3/2023. He told me that he was going to change my pain management medication to replace Pregabalin with Gabapentin and add an antispasmodic medicine but I am yet to receive his prescription after 6 days. I emailed him twice already.

Best regards

Alfred