EVER BEEN TO A NERVE SPECIALIST?

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

Just following up with progress here.

To recap ----

I've been getting shooting pains in my left leg and some other tingling sensations in my right hand.

I went to Urgent Care, and they referred me to an orthopedic surgeon with recommendations.

Just saw the Ortho, and after talking, he said he couldn't help me .... and was referring me to a nerve specialist.

Just curious .... how do they work to diagnose and treat? Write a prescription? Recommend physical therapy?

What might they do?

TIA!

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

Just following up with progress here.

To recap ----

I've been getting shooting pains in my left leg and some other tingling sensations in my right hand.

I went to Urgent Care, and they referred me to an orthopedic surgeon with recommendations.

Just saw the Ortho, and after talking, he said he couldn't help me .... and was referring me to a nerve specialist.

Just curious .... how do they work to diagnose and treat? Write a prescription? What might they do?

TIA!

@Tinkrbl44

Whatever it is...they will charge you in the hundreds of thousands... di

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wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

Could a nerve specialist be a neurologist? I went to one a few times for nerve issues mostly from the tingling and numbness if my hands a feet after chemo and then for positional vertigo too. There are tests and scans they do. My adice, if you can, make an appointment to talk with one. Most likely they would know who or if you need something more.

YanksFan · ‎08-13-2013

They can do nerve conduction tests to determine if their is a problem with the nerves. I had (have) nerve damage in my hand and was eventually treated by an anastheologist who performed nerve blocks to resolve the worst part of the issue. I am sending my best wishes to you for a resolution. Nerve pain is frustrating to resolve..

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@Tinkrbl44. I recall your earlier thread on this subject with several people suggesting it might be sciatica. Have they ruled that in or out?

There's really nothing that can be done for it except doing some exercises at PT. There's no drug that will help or relieve the tpain. It seems to come and go and can be debilitating and mild or severe. Mine has gotten worse as I've aged.

Perhaps you should go back and re-read your earlier post?

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pdlinda · ‎10-23-2011

@Tinkrbl44 I had similar pains radiating down my right leg and some numbness in my fingers. It all boiled down to MY BACK. I have lower back stenosis. All my various pains and numbness revert back to that.

I was referred to a pain mgt surgeon. He suggested I try epidural injections (steroids). I go to a surgery center 4X a year for these injections.

I had an MRI so they know just where the nerves are that are inflamed. The injections vary in their effectiveness so I'm wondering if it's worth the bother of continuing the injections or just managing the pain and numbness myself.

I put heat on my back and that helps; also, I put some topical creams on my right hamstring and left quad muscle when they "kick up."

BOTTOM LINE: From my understanding, there is no magical cure for nerve pain and/or other nerve-induced discomfort.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

I was referred to a neurologist for severe neck pain and ended up in surgery the following week for cervical fusion surgery. Neurosurgeon said if he didn't do what he had to do at that time, I would have been paralyzed from my neck down. LHM!

Bonkers1 · ‎07-29-2012

@Tinkrbl44

Good luck on your journey anything that can give you help is worth everything.

conlt · ‎03-16-2010

@SilleeMee I had the opposite happen. I had pain at a 10 in my arm, just below my elbow. I work in the medical field and was able to see a Neurologist that day. He sent me immediately to a Neurosurgeon. He told me that I needed surgery or I was going to lose the use of my right arm/hand. I had 2 herniated cervical discs.

I went to the Neurosurgeon and he opted to put me into Physical Therapy. I went to Physical Therapy from May into August and I have been fine ever since.

The Neurologist said I was not going to avoid surgery forever. My primary doctor told me to avoid surgery as long as I can.

I did not refuse surgery, the neurosurgeon thought that physical therapy would help me and it did.

To note, the neurologist gave me one of those nerve tests with the needles in my body. That was a terrible test. I never want to do that again.

We have a Physical Therapy school in my town and it is 1 of the best PT schools in the country. I was lucky to see a PT all of that time. They do not pass your off to a PTA here. The therapists are also trained in a specific form of manual therapy developed by the schools founder. I am lucky to have access to those therapists.

That was in 2008, 18 years ago.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

@conlt

I'm glad things worked out for you and that you didn't need surgery. My neck was a disaster waiting to happen. The only option was surgery. Today I'm pain free and no worries about going paralyzed.