countrygirl
05-08-08, 17:10
Its a long one this but need someone to talk to:emot-crying: . I have damage to all my spinal cord from herniated discs to degenerated discs to arthritis but nothing that is going to paralyse me! I also have a possible ms diagnosis because of results of brain mri but as I won't have lumbar puncture cannot confirm.
For past year I keep getting bad attacks of what seem to be nerve pain - it feels like a dentist is drilling into a tooth nerve without aneathetic! - but it can be in different parts of my body.
6 months ago I had my appendix out and an exploratory op becuase of severe nerve pain in one spot just to right of navel. They were sure it wasn't appendix and they were right but had to be sure so took it out - surgeon did big expl op and could find nothing eles wrong. the nerve pain had actually gone away while I was on my way to operating theatre. It rarely lasts longer than a day at a time but is so bad it is very frightening.
I have also had it in my chest - arms and legs and now keep getting it just below left rib.
I have had endless ultrsound and bowel tests just had colonsocpy and nothing.
Mt gp says its referred nerve pain from my spine but of course I panic and worry and when I have it it is so bad I am convinced I need to get to the hospital. Suddenly it will go like flicking a switch.
I am so frightened that they have missed something but my gp says not much left to check out on me. One minute I think its my stomach because its 3 yrs since last endoscopy but dr says I would be sick as well if it was stomach then I worry its my small bowel but surgeon had that all out on table so to speak and said no sign of any bowel disease it was compeltely normal but wherever the pain is I can find something that it might be.
I know nerve pain can be problem of both ms and fibromyalgia and spinal problems but I am finding it hard to cope and also believe.
Don't know what I am saying but you are all so understanding.
I doubt anyone else experiences pain like this . I am having yet another mri of lumbar and sacroilliac joints in a week.
For past year I keep getting bad attacks of what seem to be nerve pain - it feels like a dentist is drilling into a tooth nerve without aneathetic! - but it can be in different parts of my body.
6 months ago I had my appendix out and an exploratory op becuase of severe nerve pain in one spot just to right of navel. They were sure it wasn't appendix and they were right but had to be sure so took it out - surgeon did big expl op and could find nothing eles wrong. the nerve pain had actually gone away while I was on my way to operating theatre. It rarely lasts longer than a day at a time but is so bad it is very frightening.
I have also had it in my chest - arms and legs and now keep getting it just below left rib.
I have had endless ultrsound and bowel tests just had colonsocpy and nothing.
Mt gp says its referred nerve pain from my spine but of course I panic and worry and when I have it it is so bad I am convinced I need to get to the hospital. Suddenly it will go like flicking a switch.
I am so frightened that they have missed something but my gp says not much left to check out on me. One minute I think its my stomach because its 3 yrs since last endoscopy but dr says I would be sick as well if it was stomach then I worry its my small bowel but surgeon had that all out on table so to speak and said no sign of any bowel disease it was compeltely normal but wherever the pain is I can find something that it might be.
I know nerve pain can be problem of both ms and fibromyalgia and spinal problems but I am finding it hard to cope and also believe.
Don't know what I am saying but you are all so understanding.
I doubt anyone else experiences pain like this . I am having yet another mri of lumbar and sacroilliac joints in a week.