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Reply With QuoteNo fun, I'm sorry you are going through this. Hopefully, the medication will help and the headaches will go away for good.
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Sinus pain--NOT I saw an ENT specialist yesterday. He said my sinuses were clear, even did a CT scan. I have been having a fairly rapid onset of intense, stabbing pain over and behind my right eye in the are of a frontal sinus lasting 3-6 hours and once overnight. When it comes on, it hits me in the middle of the afternoon. The past couple months, there are times when it is every day and then it may skip a week.
The doc was pretty sure it is cluster headaches. He gave me Fiorinal to try.
I really don't understand what either my body or my God has in mind but I'm ready for a break in this health cascade.
Low back pain became somewhat dehabilitating in 2005
Have had 11 steroid injections, IDET, Trial for nerve stimulator, PT, chiropractic trial, practically every med known to mankind. Discogram indicated three diseased levels with L5-S1 being the most likely pain generator. Post minimally invasive PLIF with internal fixation (titanium) on 12-28-09 of L5-S1. Doing better than expected. Last opioid 7/9/10. Five months pain free, then my neck turned against me. MRI on 12/1/10-- disease at C2 to C7. Only surgical alternative is to fuse entire C-spine. Diagnosed now with Aggressive Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis with cord & brainstem active lesions
Re: Sinus pain--NOT No fun, I'm sorry you are going through this. Hopefully, the medication will help and the headaches will go away for good.
31 years old- 1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 6 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011, completely pain free still!
Re: Sinus pain--NOT Jack, I'm so sorry that you have yet another source of pain. Is there any way to find what's triggering them? If they are migraines/cluster headaches (I'm not sure if they are the same), my friend finds that it is stress and not enough sleep.
They are nasty, very nasty. I remember my mom disappearing for hours in a dark room and becoming very ill from the pain. I hope you find a way to end them soon.
Severe compression of spinal cord, flaval ligament, etc. at C4/5 & 5/6.
Herniation and compression, at L3/4 to L5/S1 plus spondylosis at the latter level. Severe allergy to most metals.
Three level surgery in Brazil with Dr. Luiz Pimenta on March 17/2010 using non-metal appliances. L5/S1-PEEK cage, ALIF; L4/5-PEEK cage, XLIF; C5/6-NuVasive NeoDisc. Three separate approaches, two minimally invasive. Currently minor residual back pain, from SI ligament and still overdoing things. Therapy and chiropractic treatments helping immensely. Gone from being almost bedridden to near normal activities including gardening. Life is gooooood!
Re: Sinus pain--NOT Hi Jack
I can relate with the headaches it may be my C Spine going out
I hope things clear up for you
take Care
Gil
L5-S1 lam 1994
L2 to L5 DDD
L3 -L4 hern Dec 2007.
L4-L5 Annular fissure with mild central stenosis and moderate facet hypertrophy.
L5-S1 bilaterial neural foraminal narrowing with inferior effacement.
L2-L3 Right-sided neural foraminal narrowing
L3-L4 related to posterolateral hypertrophic spurs and facet hypertrophy.
C3-C4 limited DDD
15 injections Depo. P.T. 18 months 9 dose packs,
Nerve Block Injections.4 ESI S1
L5-S1 Foraminotomy 09
L4-L5 Microdiscectomy 09 ReHerniation 4-2010
Surgery 6-29-11 L4-L5-S1 Decompression Fusion L5-S1 and Coflex F implants
Re: Sinus pain--NOT Jack, I am sorry too for the onslaught of health ills. Sometimes, okay many times, life just is not fair. I hear you loud and clear. I hope you get the much deserved break your body is craving right now. Hang in there buddy.
• January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
• June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
• April 2006 right hip, labral tear and repair
• April 2007 3 level ProDisc @ L3/4, L4/5 & L5/6✷ ✷Lumbosacral transitional vertebra; Dr. Rudolph Bertagnoli
• July 2, 2008 ALIF & Laminectomy @ L6/S1
• July 30, 2008 re-opened 28 days later to remove bone cement that had leaked onto S1 nerve root
• August 2008 Pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, re-hospitalized 1 week
• March 10, 2009 Right SI Joint Fusion
• April 27, 2010 2nd right hip arthroscopy to remove adhesions and release psoas muscle
• September 30, 2010 lumbar facet rhizotomy
• December 9, 2010 12 bilateral lumbar trigger point and steroid injections
• December 23, 2010 12 more bilateral trigger point injections w/o steroid
• February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
Did Spinal Cord Stimulator trial from 5/11/11-5/17/11 with excellent results; Spinal Cord Stimulator surgery is Monday,
July 18, 2011
Re: Sinus pain--NOT Hi Jack,
I am sorry you are going through so much pain.It is hell when things like that happen.
You really need to find out the cause. I knew you have put your brain in gear to figure this thing out. It is really not fair. I wish I could help you like you helped me. Could it be allergies? Allergies could be really bad and come up with all kinds of different problems. This is the worst time of year for them.when everything starts budding. It is just a suggestion. I found that Vit B-12 shots work great for me. I give them to myself. I found out about them on a different forum. The information was especially pertinent to spine patients. Stress is not what we need. Hopefully someone will find out what was causing it.
Carmen
- Scoliosis and multilevel severe degeneration of the intervertebral disks
- Marked multilevel facet arthrosis
- Fusion of the L5 and S1 vertebrae
- Grade 1 spondylolisthesis at L4-L5 and L5 and S1
- Slight antherolisthesis at L3-4
- Multilevel asymmetrical neuroforaminal narrowing
Re: Sinus pain--NOT Progress report,
Things seem to be trending downward or at the very least two steps forward and 2.25 steps back.. At the first of last week, I had another couple days of high fever. I was up 5 times going to the bathroom to pee during the night with burning pain. The next morning, my pee looked like it had a vanilla shake mixed in. I passed two kidney stones that day. I managed to get fitted in late in the day at my FP’s office with his PA. A U/A showed a packed field of WBCs with left flank pain. This particular kidney also has a Type II Bosnick complex renal cyst that I have to have checked every year. I’ve been on Cipro for 3.5 days now. Pee is clearing up but I still feel really sick from something.
I saw an Endocrinologist Friday who took blood for more tests. I also went to se a Psychiatrist and saw his PA the same day for the first time ever just to cover all bases. He did give me a few Cymbalta samples to try and see if that helps. I’m getting desperate to (A) find out what the heck it is and (B) to get rid of it. In some ways, I hope it is the kidney thing just so I’ll know. In another sense, I hope it is not. One thing it is not is an STD, unless it takes over twenty years to start having symptoms, and no I have no signs of tertiary syphilis.
This past week left little free time to lie around. Monday we had an electrical storm that knocked out our power from 40 PM to 6:30 AM. We live in the sticks and are at the end of the line power service wise. Several people around us have 40-50Kw backup generators that come own automatically if the power goes out. If I still had the money that I had 4 years ago, I would get one. Our big generator was not ready so tried to get by with the little 3000 watt one and string cords all over the house. My wife had to work the next day so my job was to get the house in order for an extended power outage. I slept about 3 hours, plus started with the 101-102 degree temp. Tuesday was when I had the fever and getting up to pee.
Still searching for answers but this is getting as annoying as my back pain use to be.
Low back pain became somewhat dehabilitating in 2005
Have had 11 steroid injections, IDET, Trial for nerve stimulator, PT, chiropractic trial, practically every med known to mankind. Discogram indicated three diseased levels with L5-S1 being the most likely pain generator. Post minimally invasive PLIF with internal fixation (titanium) on 12-28-09 of L5-S1. Doing better than expected. Last opioid 7/9/10. Five months pain free, then my neck turned against me. MRI on 12/1/10-- disease at C2 to C7. Only surgical alternative is to fuse entire C-spine. Diagnosed now with Aggressive Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis with cord & brainstem active lesions
Re: Sinus pain--NOT Hi Jack of all trades,
It sounds like you are going to put some of those to use. My girlfriend came over since she was with out power from the storm last night. I was getting candles ready for the power outage but it never happened. My girlfriend stayed around and helped. The last time she helped me she cleaned my frig out an through-out all of the food. I had to spend 239.00 to replenish my supply. I do have a sparkly clean refrigerator.
Anyway I hope from one of the tests you took that they will find some answers. I know you have researched it yourself to find out. Maybe you should try a different doctor in another town, but close by. Maybe your storm was the same storm we had. Let me know what you find out. Carmen
- Scoliosis and multilevel severe degeneration of the intervertebral disks
- Marked multilevel facet arthrosis
- Fusion of the L5 and S1 vertebrae
- Grade 1 spondylolisthesis at L4-L5 and L5 and S1
- Slight antherolisthesis at L3-4
- Multilevel asymmetrical neuroforaminal narrowing
Re: Sinus pain--NOT Jack- That just sounds very painful. I completely get wanting to know what is wrong, but hoping it's not what you think it is. I hope you find out soon.
Kathy
31 years old- 1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 6 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011
Re: Sinus pain--NOT Hang in there, Jack... I hope you find some relief/answers soon.
Justin Averna
Founder & President, Spine Patient Society™
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- 1994: Football Injury, Severe Hyperextension
- 1997: Snow Skiing Injury
- 3/7/1997: Laminotomy L4/L5
- 1999 & 2003: Motor Vehicle Accidents (not at fault both times) --> Grade V Annular Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6
- 11/15/2003: 2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6*, *lumbosacral transitional vertebra --> Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
- 4/2008: 4.5 years pain-free before "new" leg pain
- 5/14/2009: Dynamic Stabilization System L4/L5, Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
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