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What Causes Neck Pain Long After Fusion In Neck And Left Shoulder Pain?
Question: 3yrs. fusion in neck still having pain no dr. knows what it is last 10 days worse hands severe burning and bending severe pain shooting up to lleft shoulder
Brief Answer:
Likely cervical spondylitis with neuropathy
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for choosing healthcaremagic for posting your query.
I'm Dr. Sudhir Kumar
I have gone through your question in detail and understand your concern.You are having cervical spondylitis with radiculopathy. There seems to be some nerve compression. It is confirmed by x ray cervical spine. MRI is helpful in seeing compression. Diacerine and glucosamine are helpful in delaying degenerative arthritis. Methylcobalamine is helpful in radiating pain and numbness. Analgesic such as ibuprofen pain relief. If pain is severe tramadol can give relief. You can discuss with your doctor about it.
Hope I have answered your query.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
Wishing you a good health
Take care.
Likely cervical spondylitis with neuropathy
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for choosing healthcaremagic for posting your query.
I'm Dr. Sudhir Kumar
I have gone through your question in detail and understand your concern.You are having cervical spondylitis with radiculopathy. There seems to be some nerve compression. It is confirmed by x ray cervical spine. MRI is helpful in seeing compression. Diacerine and glucosamine are helpful in delaying degenerative arthritis. Methylcobalamine is helpful in radiating pain and numbness. Analgesic such as ibuprofen pain relief. If pain is severe tramadol can give relief. You can discuss with your doctor about it.
Hope I have answered your query.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
Wishing you a good health
Take care.
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Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
to dr XXXXXXX kumaf thank you for your answer however I re-read my question and I don't think I put down the pain is at the bottom of the fusion and goes out to the right and left and of course new pain burning in hands and severe pain shouting up to left shoulder when I bend when I have the severe burning in hands ror appox. 2 hours I cry the whole time putting hands in cold water does not help again I have a very lonf fusion the severe pain in middle of back I have to put ice bag on at all times when im not using mt tens unit
Brief Answer:
You can rule out bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back
As you are having severe pain in hand that comes up to shoulders I think it is due one of nerve being entrapment in degenerative changes (oesteophytes) i.e. it is neuropathy pain due to nerve compression at cervical spine . Second possibility is you are also having bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome along with compression at cervical spine called double compression syndrome. Third possibility in bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome without compression at cervical spine.
You can investigate it by nerve conduction tests of upper limbs.
You are already taking tegretol,gabantine and synthyroid. You can take tramadol if pain is not relieved by other analgesic.
You can get your thyroid status by T3,T4 and TSH as hypothyroidism are leads to swelling in subcutaneous tissue and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Rest has already been discussed.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
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Wishing you a good health
Take care
You can rule out bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back
As you are having severe pain in hand that comes up to shoulders I think it is due one of nerve being entrapment in degenerative changes (oesteophytes) i.e. it is neuropathy pain due to nerve compression at cervical spine . Second possibility is you are also having bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome along with compression at cervical spine called double compression syndrome. Third possibility in bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome without compression at cervical spine.
You can investigate it by nerve conduction tests of upper limbs.
You are already taking tegretol,gabantine and synthyroid. You can take tramadol if pain is not relieved by other analgesic.
You can get your thyroid status by T3,T4 and TSH as hypothyroidism are leads to swelling in subcutaneous tissue and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Rest has already been discussed.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho
Wishing you a good health
Take care
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