I had 4 cervical spine surgeries with the last one in 1/2005. He fused me from C-4-C-7 and told me that C7-T1 was herniated and would need to be worked on soon.
In January of 2006 I lived my mother in her hospital bed and collapsed my l5-s1. I went to a chiropractor who wouldn't touch me due to the fact that my disc was collapsed so I ended up going to a neurosurgeon who told me I needed surgery. My sugery was in 8/06. I was discharged from the hospital late on Friday afternoon. That whole weeked I threw up. Anything I tried to eat came back up. I called my doc and he told me to go to the ER. They decided I had a bowel obstruction but there was nothing causing it. I went thru a week of blood draws cat scans and x ray. They sent me home that Fri. I was home for 3 hours and my daughters had to call an ambulance for me because my stomach was blowing up. To make it short and sweet the surgeon that did my surgery, not the neuro, nicked my bowels and caused a hernia to form. I had emergency surgery that night. I never felt any better after that surgery. I was working at that time and had to sit. I couldn't stand or work in the reception area. I would take a pain pill when I got to work and that kept me going till after I got home. The pain was horrible and in February I had a second surgery on my back.
all the same symptoms were there except after that surgery I couldn't walk at all. The pain was too intense. I am now seeing a pain doc and he has me on the fentynal patch 50 mcg, skelaxin, hydrocodone 100/325. All of a sudden for the last 2 weeks my arms and hands start to shake and tremble and jerk uncontrollably. Does anyone know what that is? Do you think it is because of my neck? I am at my wits end and all I can do is just stay in bed at this point. The trembling and jerking don't usually last more 1-2 hours.
Can anyone help me?