Question: Hi! I have degenerative disk disease amongst many other problems through out my entire spine, including severe stenosis in the cervical area. That is due to a major car accident and I cannot find a Dr. to give me a diagnosis, Is the disk disease hereditary? I was adopted and am 51 yrs.my lower back I hurt at work. In October of last year, I was in a major car accident and again in April of this year. There are days I can barely move, my neck grinds when I move it. I was in a soft collar, but am trying to keep strength in my neck. I try and be active, unfortunately, I pay for it! I am on pain med, Percocet 10 mg./ morphine 15mg/ER, trazadone at night 2-50mg. and Lexapro 20 mg

Thank you for your response. Before my accident, I was seeing a chiropractor, who had me on disk decompression for my lower back. It was the only thing that gave me some relief in that area. Unfortunately, that is a work comp case, and they will not allow me any more treatment. The Emergency Dr. was serious when he told me a: I could become paralized or B: I could possibly die due to neck injury. Common sense tells me to not go back to chiropractic medicine. During crash, a vehicle turned left in front of us and stopped! We hit the back axle mainly on passenger side where I was. At point of impact, I was looking to the left at my boyfriend and saw his head hit the steering wheel. I have numbness on the right side of my face, both arms and hands. I have trouble concentrating, remembering, and finding words. No MRI or ct scan was done on my head although, chiropractor suggested that to be done. The numbness and memory is getting worse. I live in California, USA and have state medical insurance at this time. Very difficult if possible to be seen by a specialist. I'm not getting better and do not know where to turn to for help. I have all reports of all tests done. What do I do? Thank you for caring