Wednesday, December 21, 2011

New info

I had an appointment at my pain management doctor's office today.  I found out that I do in fact have arthritis in my neck by the MRI done, and also by the nerve conduction study done there is an issue with the C7 nerve on the right.  I had been thinking maybe I was having carpal tunnel symptoms on the right  but this could obviously be caused by that nerve.  They are starting me on a medication called Limbrel.  I was told it was an antiinflammatory so I immediately looked it up.  I cannot take NSAIDs anymore so I was just not going to get it filled.  But it actually sounds good.  It is a "medical food" product according to the website and is not actually an NSAID so is not supposed to cause GI issues.  Who knows maybe it will help the headache.  One can only hope!

3 comments:

WinnyNinny PooPoo said...

Tara: Have HC and a stimulator. Sorry you have this diagnosis. Ice helps me also!!!

Unknown said...

Hey it's Tara from the hemicrania continua headache lounge! Hope the stimulator is still helping bunches.

WinnyNinny PooPoo said...

Wow, love your blog - didn't realize you were the same person!!! Limbrel is a new one - hoping it does the job...