[sbxcowboy]

Hi Guys...I'm going through something very very awful. I am losing hope everyday and am contemplating suicide. I've been on psych wards and discharged because it's not a "psych" problem. I was hit by a car (pedistrian) about 2 years ago. I seem to have recovered. However, a year later, I noticed very slight tingling in my right forearm at night. I was thinking "I hope this goes away." It did, very briefly...then it came back, jumped to my right forearm and then developed severe neck pain. The nerve tingling went throughout my body from the neck down: shoulders, back, chest, arms, hands, legs, feet. It's so severe now, I can't sleep. Severe tingling. I feel like I'm vibrating from the inside. I've tried physical therapy, "cervical traction," medications. On MRI's the see several bulges in my cervical spine. HOWEVER, many surgeons and doctors see these as minor. My original neruo guy however believes these disc are impinging on nerves and my spinal cord at times. He wants me to again do traction. Neurotin did nothing for me. Through error, my pharmacy gave me the new drug "Lyrica." I paid only $5. They were suppose to give me Percocet instead. Lyrica goes for about $250, and that doesn't cover a complete month. I don't want to give it back and say "it was the pharmacy's fault." Besides disc problems, I have to get checked for testicular cancer again (my cause nerve problems), diabetes (may cause nerve problems) and I had abused an inhalant for many years (yup, may cause nerve damage). My friends are tired of me complaining, crying. My family thinks I use this pain/tingling as an excuse not to work. It's been a year and a half now in agony. I'm losing hope and the will to live. Any info, feedback, how to cope, stories to share would be appreciated. CJ

[zippysgoddess]

I would say it is time to see more, and different doctor's, including a neurologist. You could have a neuralgia, or fibromyalgia.

Check out this forum, http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/

you will see tons of forums for different medical illnesses that could cause symptoms like yours, and read stories from many people who suffered because their docs weren't experienced with dealing with it.

My MRI's also show only slight herniations, but I most definitely have nerve impingement. So you need to find more experienced docs, and talk to more people to get an idea of what you are experiencing and how to get help.

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[mpvt]

Zip is right,don't give in until you are satisfied.Your pain is real and that means you need to have it looked after.Keep looking for that answer......Dave

[gloverj]

Well its a year later and i was wondering how sbxcowboy is doing ? i seem to have a similiar problem. Hopefully you are doing better now . JG

jogl

[mpvt]

Yes,I was wondering how he made out.I hope he got the answers he was looking for......Dave

[leead]

I am so sorry u are going through what you are going through. I am going through something similar as well. Every day is a fight to find an ounce of hope to cling on to. I was in a sever pedestrian accidnt as well. I have tingling all over my body like ants are crawling inside my nervous system and pulsing all over. What cured me was a relativley unknown method called uppercervical. PLease i know what it feels like to be at the end of your rope and im telling you can possibly be the answer. It was for me. Check out what uppercervical is just google it or something.