Joined: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Mississippi
Loss of Cervical Lordosis And & 7mm Hemangioma At C4 Posted: 01-05-06 02:39am
Hi,
i am having severe pain in my neck and
the base of my head that will not ease up.
Pain relievers, heat, lying down, rubs,
epsom salt baths, I mean nothing helps
this.
In august I had two mri's done that I
posted here stating that I have a small
tumor and loss of cervical lordosis.
Just wondering if anyone else has this?
Aside from the severe pain, I have neck
and shoulder stiffness, it now hurts to
hold my head up during the pain state, my
left arm and hand get weak and shaky and
at times, also tingly.
Shouldn't someone be treating or at least
keeping a close eye on this?
And one last question. Does anyone know
of treatment options for this?
Thanks,
heather
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 01-05-06 09:24am
That is a pretty big tumor. If the folks
treating you refuse to help, check out
your films, and try to get a different
neurosurgeon. That will be the only
person qualified to treat this problem.
You do not under any circumstance want to
have an orthopedic surgeon working on your
cervical spine, especially if it is going
to involve removal of a tumor in or near
the spinal canal.
The first thing you should do is get a
phone book from the biggest city around
you and look in the yelow pages for a
neurosurgeon or you can go onto www.Spineuniverse.Com
and look for doctors in your area. You
need to get this treated and if your
current doc will not even talk to you
about the planned treatment for you, you
need to move. Pain meds are ok when
stable and not worsening but surgery is
the only way to stop a bigger loss of
mobility and even premature death in this
case. (i am not I medical pro in any
form, just a guy wth an opinion)
good luck,
brian
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heather029
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Mississippi
Posted: 01-05-06 16:08pm
Brian,
the pm doc told me that this was a very
small tumor, "about the size of a black
eye pea" were his exact words.
I agree with you in the fact that this
should be watched closely and treated, if
necessasary.
The thing is, I only found out about it
when I demanded my mri results. I also
knew nothing of the loss of c. Lordosis
either. Funny how they fail to tell
things, isn't it.
I'm very concerned about this and even
thought I felt it the other day when I was
rubbing my neck. I honestly believe it
is part of my pain and I don't like
knowing a tumor is inside my body.
There is so much to take care of with my
spine right now, I am overwhelmed. I
just don't know what to do. And still
haven't seen a ns. This is total bs if
you ask me.
Thank you for answering my post. You're
the best.
Heather
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PainPhysician
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Ohio
Posted: 01-07-06 03:30am
A hemeangioma is benign. It is just a
collection of blood vessels. Also, it
is on the anterior part of the cervical
vertebrae (in front of the vertebrae).
The spinal cord is on the posterior side
(the back) of the vertebrae. It is not
the cause of your pain. It will not lead
to any kind of neurological problem.
You may need a trial of cervical facet or
medial branch blocks.
Good luck.
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 01-07-06 08:46am
painphysician
wrote:
a hemeangioma is benign.
It is just a collection of blood vessels.
Also, it is on the anterior part of the
cervical vertebrae (in front of the
vertebrae). The spinal cord is on the
posterior side (the back) of the
vertebrae. It is not the cause of your
pain. It will not lead to any kind of
neurological problem.
You may need a trial of cervical facet or
medial branch blocks.
Good luck.
see why you need a real doc to help with
stuff sometimes. :) I was hoping pain
physician would get this one because to me
this was something to be worried about but
again I am not a doc. Thanks for the help
on this.
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smcneil
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Dec 2005 Posts: 8 Location: pennsylvania
Posted: 01-21-06 01:15am
What causes loss of cervical lordosis?
Genetics and aging? I also have this,
along with my cervical arthritis....
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heather029
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Mississippi
Posted: 01-21-06 03:38am
I'm not really sure. I only know that
it's painful. Maybe someone can help us
out.
Heather
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snehasaha
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 2 Location: india
Loss of Cervical Lordosis Posted: 06-16-07 10:29am
even i hav dis problem...can any1 suggest
me what it is and what are the
implications???
