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Have Broken Cervical Bones, Electrical Spasms, Numbness, Sleepy Leg, Pins And Needles In Foot. Need Specialist

I am on SSA, permanent disability for domestic violence ending in my cervical C3-C5 being broke, as well as L5-S1 broken. I have Medicare and no money at this time. I need to find a neurosurgeon, head/neck, and or spine specialist for surgery but you do not have to write back. I live in Northern VA, 25 miles outside Wash, DC. The pain is predominately in my back with electrical piercing spasms from my old surgery out to my left butt cheek and hip completely numb, down left leg, numbness and sleepy leg, pins and needles settling in left leg and foot. Within the past 11 months I have experienced extreme, violent, tortuous violence and trauma to my head, neck and spine.I cannot yet find a spine specialist/neurosurgeon
to take my case after they are given the facts of the extensive stenosis and a L5-S1 perfect fusion in 1993 no longer a fusion, just bone on bone. Being 54, I refuse to be a victim of 52 years of abuse that has been so horrendous, it is one of those things so evil it is said should not even be spoken of in the dark of night. I AM A SURVIVOR, THANK YOU!! Recently my left butt cheek actually goes totally numb around to the left side of my lower stomach which has also become number, my point being that standing in line at the grocery, my urine slides down onto the floor and i did not even feel it! So, the right side of my butt cheek that is not numb, felt 1/2 the cramp and before I had a 2zee on the floor also, off i flew to the bathroom.!! On Vicodin, 7.5/325 ; Tramodol, 2-50mg pills, 2x day, and 2-800 mg. tablets of Neurontin, the unrelenting pain was eased for 23 hrs only!! I even broke through 2-3week, 3x per week sessions of steroidal injections, and the pain came back!! I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES, DO YOU? I know GOD already has the specialist coming my way to repair my neck and spine, so the pain killer band aids all these scared doctors are giving me will stop for good. I am normally very active, not now!! I will go where the specialist wants me to be put back together again, would you happen to know the Miracle worker thats coming my way, thank u for reading this even if you will not or cannot help me. sincerely, cindy ; cell is: 571-535-8443, just in case............thanks Doc!! :)
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Orthopaedic Surgeon 's  Response
Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
After the fracture of cervical spine, the symptoms that you are having in the feet is not likely to be associated with the fracture. It is more likely to be due to a degenerative changes in the lumbar spine.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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Have Broken Cervical Bones, Electrical Spasms, Numbness, Sleepy Leg, Pins And Needles In Foot. Need Specialist

Hello. Thanks for writing to us. After the fracture of cervical spine, the symptoms that you are having in the feet is not likely to be associated with the fracture. It is more likely to be due to a degenerative changes in the lumbar spine. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. Regards, Dr. Praveen Tayal , drtayal72@gmail.com