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What Causes Severe Pain In Back And Neck?

Hi, I broke my back in two places a couple years ago. I was lifting weights and had 2 anterior compression fractures of the L2 and L3 vertebrate. When I went in at first they did an xray and said I was fine. I kept having muscle spasms and kept coming into the hospital. I didn t have insurance so they would nt do an mri and they labeled me a drug seeker due to other people going in for drugs. So I finally got indigent insurance and an mri was done and they found the fractures. I received an apology and an explanation. I also received a spinal tap to asparate the fracture area. So about a month goes by and I lose 50 pounds and I m sick every day so I start frequenting the hospital again and they label me as a drug seeker AGAIN! All they do is give me a bag of saline and tell me to go home and I even had to go in by ambulance a couple times because I couldn t even get off of the floor! So about a month after that I go to a hospital out of state almost incoherent and they do an xray and find staph right where the spinal tap was done(MSSA). I get flight for lifed out of state to another hospital where I am on a pick line with antibiotics for 6 weeks until my platelets drop so they had to put me on oral antibiotics for 2 weeks. I barely survived. I came back to my home state and there s obviously no apology this time because they messed up bad. So about a year goes by and my neck starts hurting bad and they mri it and find arthritis as bad as a 60 year old. Now my back is hurting again bad and I have had numerous visits to the ER but don t have insurance again and no way to treat pain where there is significant damage. What do I do? Free clinics wont prescribe pain meds and everyone labels you as a drug seeker because meds are so highly abused these days so do I just need to go score some smack (kidding!) to treat this or what can I possibly do? Sorry don t have money to have question answered.
Wed, 30 Sep 2015
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Orthopaedic Surgeon 's  Response
Hello,

I have studied your case.
Physiotherapy like ultrasound and interferential therapy will give quick relief.

For these symptoms analgesic and neurotropic medication like pregabalin and methylcobalamine can be started consulting your doctor.
Till time, avoid lifting weights.
I will advise to check your vit B12 and vit D3 level.

Your lumbar scan also shows some disc bulge but not compressing nerve root.
So continue physiotherapy for lumbar spine also.
Epidural injection shot may help if no relief.

Avoid lifting weights. Avoid bending forwards.

Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.

Wishing you good health.

Take care.


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What Causes Severe Pain In Back And Neck?

Hello, I have studied your case. Physiotherapy like ultrasound and interferential therapy will give quick relief. For these symptoms analgesic and neurotropic medication like pregabalin and methylcobalamine can be started consulting your doctor. Till time, avoid lifting weights. I will advise to check your vit B12 and vit D3 level. Your lumbar scan also shows some disc bulge but not compressing nerve root. So continue physiotherapy for lumbar spine also. Epidural injection shot may help if no relief. Avoid lifting weights. Avoid bending forwards. Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care.