Hi jm1,
How are you?

Thanks for your input.

New rule for me:

No more manipulations!

I had enough! You tell them to be gentle to begin with then they do what they please on your neck.
Most of them are cowboys in Melbourne Australia.

You won't believe this. Last Wedbesday I had a lung function test because I was feeling breathless at times. I was asked to inhale and exhale fast and strong.
After the test now i have a deep pain at the mid thoracic spine on the right spreading in to my right ribs. I hope that it is of a muscular nature. It has been 3 days now but the pain has reduced marginally near the spine spreading into the right rear rib cage

I can't believe my bad luck .

My new doctors told me that there may not be a surgical solution for my neck and continue with pain management which is not helping much when going to sleep.

My life is very difficult and the severe neck pain is causing incredible amounts of anxiety and increased blood pressure. My neurologist told me that I may have cervicalgia.

Saturday next week I am getting a new MRI of my cervical and thoracic spine. I had to push hard for this with the transport accident insurance to get it financed. My new specialists didn't want to give me a new request for imaging services. In the end I asked my GP who was more understanding and got the request .

To be honest I have fear of a fusion surgery because multiple levels in my neck may be fused.
I am thinking about going to Melbourne Florida eventually to go and see Deukspine. There they use a disc repair laser to remove disc bulging and bone spurs. I watched a lot of positive videos of patients that got rid of their pain for good. Currently my problem is getting finance to pay for this surgery. I am not rich and I will have to raise funds through GoFundMe website.

My transport accident insurer in Australia would not pay for any surgeries done outside of Australia.

I keep praying 🙏 .

Alfred