Neck Degeneration Help please

[rockingian]

.i am at the moment having treatment at the hospital for degeneration of the neck in other words one of my joints in the neck has slipped out (ouch) i had a 5" inch needle put into the top of my spine and cylicon pumped into the joint i have got another appointment for this treatment again in 2 weeks time .has anyone else had this problem please and had the opperation my specialist at the hospital told me its a very dangerouse opperation and i should try to avoid it if possible i dont fancy having a 5" inch needle and cylicon pumped into my neck every 3 months and nor do i want to be paralized if the opperation goes wrong if i decide to have it done.the injection only numbs the pain for about 3 weeks then i live on tramadol pain killers and sleeping tablets (what a life) thanks for any help and please no comments i know im a pain in the neck .wouldnt wish this on my worst enemy .thankyou for taking the time to read this . Ian.

[coco pops]

As someone who has to take lots of painkillers and still can be in pain i can understand how you are feeling . As you said the procedure can be dangerous so what works for one person may not work for you. Do you think the risk of paralysis is worth the 3 weeks that the treatment works? PERSONALLY would rather not take the chance of being paralised for the sake of 3 weeks pain relief but you could have the treatment and it could last for longer than 3 weeks .Have you thought about asking for a second opinion to see if there are any other options and also about different pain relief

[rockingian]

Hi Thank you for your kind reply .the doctor at the hospital told me exactly what you have said what works for one may not work for someone else .the doctor told be before the Injection that i had to tell him or the nurse if i was about to passout as this injection was quite rare and did make some patiance do so.i must admit i had to grip the side of the trolly this injection meant me sitting upright with my chin on my chest .i very nearly did pass out but did not say anything but this was after pulling the needle out and they had to put me in the recovery position what also makes this worse is that i also suffer with Angina and this could have brought on an heart attack.i still think i am lucky and there is people a lot worse than myself .anyway i have got to tell the doctor at the hospital how long the injection worked for as he told me the surgions want a full report and may have to offer me the opperation i am also booked in at the hospital for accupuncture in 2 weeks time .thankyou again for your kind reply nice to know someone tries to help in kind advice and words thank you,. Ian