Cervical spin injections

[snapdragen]

That is awesome news Catrin!! I am doing a happy dance.

[redrhodie]

Great news! Don't try to bunny hop today.

[Catrin]

That is awesome news Catrin!! I am doing a happy dance.

Thanks Crankin and Snap, I am as well I admit it was the apparent neurological symptoms that had me so concerned, I never dreamed that it could "simply" be referred from the arthritis (if referred pain could ever be called simple).

Hopefully it won't hurt to put the PT off until next month but I've not much of a choice there...

LOL Red - thankfully I've not yet learned how to do that

[OakLeaf]

That does sound like good news - hope the injections relieve your symptoms!

[Catrin]

That does sound like good news - hope the injections relieve your symptoms!

He thinks it will take the combination of the injections plus physical therapy. He said that specific muscle groups need strengthened that aren't normally focused on in normal strength training (outside of those who compete in body building). This doctor seems to know his stuff, hopefully it will work out that way. There is a chance that further injections won't be necessary.

[indysteel]

I'm glad it went well. I'm even more thrilled that you're seeing a doctor that wants to take a broader view of your treatment. Hopefully you'll be right as rain soon.

[emily_in_nc]

Thanks for the update. It sounds like the best possible news you could have received, given everything. And glad you don't remember anything from the procedure itself. (I felt sure you wouldn't after having similar sedation for my first colonoscopy this spring.) Keep us posted!

[Catrin]

My neck feels better this afternoon than it has in some time...of course there are likely still drugs in my system. I am hopeful though, it isn't even making noises when I turn my head

I don't FEEL drugged, but am also not chock full of energy...it is good that I am just spending the afternoon curled up on the couch reading "The Lost Continent" by Terry Pratchett, listening to a radio station, and checking email and TE every few hours. That is about as active as I feel like being.

[goldfinch]

He thinks it will take the combination of the injections plus physical therapy. He said that specific muscle groups need strengthened that aren't normally focused on in normal strength training (outside of those who compete in body building). This doctor seems to know his stuff, hopefully it will work out that way. There is a chance that further injections won't be necessary.

I have arthritis in my cervical spine and did the PT and have kept up on the exercises. It has made a big difference in my comfort, especially on the bike for long distances.

[Catrin]

Thanks for the update. Was thinking of you today. Sounds like you're on the right track with the right health care pros. Take it easy for a few days and let the injection do its thing.

The New Years PT sounds like a great plan, so long as they feel you can wait. And really, it only a few weeks away

Take care of yourself. Happy couch time.

I am sure the specialist would prefer I didn't wait, but the PT does expect to get paid...I do know that he wants me to work on my upper back extensors, so I can ask my trainer about that and start work before then. I can't believe there is a muscle group in my body we haven't worked on in the last two years but the doctor said that these don't normally get a lot of attention in normal conditioning.

I would like to do my usual Wed weights and ArcTrainer tonight, but it would probably be best to take one more day off and just start back with spinning class tomorrow night...I do have my stuff with me but you have a good point.

I have arthritis in my cervical spine and did the PT and have kept up on the exercises. It has made a big difference in my comfort, especially on the bike for long distances.

This is good to know, thank you. I do feel better now that I know I don't have real nerve impingement and the numbness/tingling in my right arm is referred pain from the arthritis. That is what really had me concerned, especially when it started from my right jaw and went all the way down to my finger tips Thankfully this wasn't on the LEFT side...

[Dogmama]

Fantastic!! So glad that you've found a non-surgical solution!