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DiscussionExcruciating chronic left side neck pain plus lumbar issues
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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