Chiropractor Appointment & 1st Injections

Hello Everyone,
 If you read my previous post you know that I've been dealing with constant pain from headaches and neck pain. Today I am posting an update about how everything is going and any new happenings with my condition, chiropractor visits, new doctors, and any new treatments I may try. Check back for new updates.

7.7.15

Today I had a chiropractor visit today with Dr. K. I fessed up on everything that had been happening ( as I mentioned in my previous post) and that it's only getting worse. I was driving down the road yesterday and just all of a sudden couldn't remember where I had just come from, what road I was on, and where I was even suppose to be going. It took a good 2 minutes of driving for my thoughts to come back to me. It was scary. All I could think about is that this is what happened to my grandmother right before she found out that a tumor on her brain had grown significantly. So, today I told my chiropractor everything. The new stuttering problem, the memory loss, the lack of ability to form sentences and phrases at times and in the past week the inability to sleep at night. My legs and arms are constantly hurting at night. Almost like an extreme case of RLS. No matter what position  and he said he was going to send me to a neurologist because I could possible have a mass or a busted blood vessel in my brain that he wouldn't be able to find himself.

(or so I'm told)

He also started me on a new treatment today. It's called "Trigger Point Injections". It's Lidocaine and one other natural medicine (I forgot the name of it) injected into certain "trigger" points in the neck and back that suppose to relax the muscles and assist in pain reduction, as I understand it. I had had 2 injections before of a different medicine and it wasn't that bad. So even though I was still nervous today, I didn't think it was going to be that bad (I have a major phobia about needles). The nurse practitioner administered the injections. I had 8 of them to be given, unbeknownst to me. She pressed on my neck in 8 different locations, marked them with a pen and said that we would choose the most tender areas, but they all hurt. So she said "Okay, lets get started. Here is the first one. There will be a little poke and just a tiny sting of the medication going in.". I thought...okay, I can handle just a little sting. It was the worst 10 minutes ever. The needle going in didn't hurt, it was the medication. It felt like someone grabbing those muscles right around the injection spot and just ripping them out of my neck, immediately giving me a major headache. Little too dramatic? It's honestly how it felt.


So here I sit, almost 9 hours later, and I can barley move my head, neck, & shoulders. The injections so far have only cause me the worst pain in my neck. He advised I get these demon injections once a week for 4 weeks for the maximum effect. I am currently doubting the ability of this method. I suppose we will see in the next few weeks how it's going to work.

I also had my regular adjustment today, which was much needed. Everything moved into place good, even though I was super tense and not the least bit relaxed for the adjustment. My next appoint is next week for another round of injections. I am not looking forward to it, but I am willing to try it...if it will get me out of pain like they said.

Comment below and let me know your thoughts or experience with these injections.

I'm going to ice my neck and relax for the rest of night. Hopefully I will get some sleep tonight. They say when you sleep your body heals, and I need some major healing going on tonight. Until next time...

Healing, Love, & Good Health to Everyone,