Bill
Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, some minor distractions.
Definitely don't feel like a fraud. Everybodies situation is unique and their own to deal with. What someone else is going through does not diminish or take away from what another has to deal with. I've been told by people to think of someone who is worse off and that I should feel lucky to be alive and walking. And although I feel sorry for them it does not change my situation and what I deal with everyday. So you should be mostly concerned with your own situation and what you need to do that is best for you. Since you've already had the MRI's you may have to do the Myelogram in the end to find out for sure what is the best treatment for you.
I can understand alot of your symptoms except the pins and needles in the face. The nerves to your face are above C5/6. Nerve roots leaving that level are to your shoulders and arms so I'm not sure whats causing that. I'd be careful with a chiropractor though. You don't want them twisting you around too much that could make things worse. I hope whatever you decide works out for you and decreases or eliminates your pain. I wish you all the best in dealing with this.
And Tony, I don't really consider myself a hero. I've just tried to deal with the cards I was dealt the best I can. Unfortunately I got a really @#$%^& hand and I wonder alot, Why Me?
Thanks to everyone for their comments and well wishes. I hope someday we'll all feel a little better and that someday injuries like ours are a thing of the past and if not that modern medicine can better help those unfortunate enough to have to endure them.
Willie
