Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Encinitas, Ca, USA
Chronic Neck Pain Posted: 01-16-06 13:10pm
5 years ago my son was 18 yrs old and in
very good health except he had been having
neck pain for some time. The doctor
detemined he had a tumor between c2-c3 in
the spinal column. He had surgery with
successful removal of what turned out to
be a benign tumor. He has continued to
have severe pain constantly since the
operation. He is a health minded person
and does not like taking pain medication
constantly, therefore, he has pain all the
time. I have done considerable reading
on the subject and wonder if an epidural
injection or the prfn-pulsed radio
frequency neutronomy procedure would
possibly help. Does he have epidural
fibrosis from scar tissue that formed on
the nerves that might have been disturbed?
The neurosurgeon removed some of the
bones that help protect the spinal column
during the surgery...Does this have any
effect? My son used to go to physical
therapy, do exercises that were designed
for his condition and take pills...Nothing
has worked. Any suggestions? This is
my first time on this or any site-looking
for help!
Has or is anyone experiencing the same
thing, possibly after a similar
operation...Successful removal of benign
cervical tumor or lesion?
Thanks, tom
