Re: I feel desperate please help me
Hi there,
I replied to your last post about this, first of all stop worrying, i went to a lot of people with my back pain ,and was told it was a disc problem, like you I did'nt believe them thought it was a tumour as the pain was so bad . Eventually had mri scan guess what it showed i have a disc prolapse and also arthritis ,okay so i now need an op as it is so bad, but its not a tumour...............now my really bad symptoms started in july and didn't get my mri until this month so thats about 4 mths i was waiting.
The doctor will be trying to see what different meds could maybe help, the diclofenac, you have to keep taking as it builds up gradually , although it doesn't help me much, have you asked the doctor about gabapentin it is for nueropathic pain caused by these sorts of things( it's what i'm on at moment ) also there is amitryptyline as well.........because my disc is so bad and i cant take codamol products for my tummy i've had to go on slow release morphine tablets........ so that alone tells you the kind of pain you get when nerves are involved.
I can't say much else apart from asking your doctor maybe about these options, oh and i meant to say my step mum had a trapped nerve in her shoulder and had to have a small op to fix it as it was very painful.
So it's not a tumour , stop worrying and enjoy having time with your family , you will eventually get an mri, or you may not even need it if these tablets work, you take care and feel free to pm me if you are still worrying and need someone to chat to.
xx
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