Pain in the neck - pinched nerve

gravity..

 

A while back my arm/hand tingling kept me from riding. Well went for xrays and MRI. Family doctor thought I had a bulging disk which didn't sound good. The surgeon (who rides) said he did not see that in the MRI. He said that I had arthiritis in my spine which was closing up the areas around the nerves which led to me pinching the nerve severly when I picked up my scooteer after having dropped it over. I was embararassed when it happend and apparently jerked my neck. He said he thought that after about 6 weeks of PT that I would be back in the saddle. Well, PT for 2 weeks and I am doing about 90% normal. Have ridden wearing a glove and not had an issue. The meloicam that they gave me for the pain I think gave me a minor heart attack when it knocked me to the floor one night so I stopped taking it. Haven't even had to take an aspirin or anything for 2 weeks now. Guess the saw bones was right. Now looking forward to our reunion in Sturgis!

 

Hey man, don't take having a minor heart attack lightly - you should get yourself checked out ASAP. Don't wait until something else breaks loose and does more damage to your heart. Once that tissue becomes damaged it is irreparable - and not to worry you, but it could be a precursor to a major heart attack. Believe me when I say that it's much less expensive and less painful to take care of a blockage ahead of time - often times it can be done on an outpatient basis. Be proactive when it comes to your heart man - if your heart doesn't move your blood effectively, you've got a whole new set of problems.

 

If you hae insurance i think your first step should be an m.d. . To find out what's going on . It doesn't mean you have to have surgery or take anything they perscribe you . You need to get a diagnosis . Like everything else medicine has become big business . And some doctors are better then others Do your homework , even if you have to go outside your local area . There are some good ortopedic doctors out there whose first solution is not to cut . They can refer you to a p.t. if needed . I have seen two back operations , which left the people having them worse off then before . I have also seen a neck fushion that worked fantastic . Done by a top notch doc .

And I do believe Scratcho is right about chiroparactor's they do indeed help some people without surgery . I have a friend with bad back problems who loves his guy . Says it gave him his life back . He now only needs to go once or twice a year for tweaking and is doing great with it . Again some are better than others .