That awkward moment when you're trying to gradually return to work because your #chronicpain is slowly improving & your doctor says "There is no way I am sending you back to work now. Take four more weeks of medical leave and then we'll reassess."

Then that awkward internalized moment of simultaneous relief & guilt that the #capitalist ethic imposes even while your hand use is so limited.

#cervicalstenosis #foraminalstenosis #stenosis #degenerativediscdisease #herniateddisc #pinchednerve

Question for #orthopedic mastodon...I had a #nerve test and they said it's #CubitalTunnelSyndrome. But I thought that affects just the ring and pinky fingers. I've got tingling in my index and middle finger. Is that possible?

#pinchednerve

Dealing with #pinchednerve and a diagnosis of #foraminalstenosis while already suffering from #chronic #neuralgia and now being #renovicted is difficult and expensive on so many levels.

Anyone out there with #CervicalRadiculopathy or #DegenerativeDiscDisease affecting the arms or hands? Or a #PinchedNerve?

I'm having issues above the thoracic fusion point for my #scoliosis.

Will be going to a doctor to get it checked out. Wondering what treatments you might be using.

#SpineHealth

Walked up to my physio even though it’s incredibly painful to walk because I didn’t think I’d be able to get parking (I was right, no parking).

It’s normally about a 5 minute walk as it’s only a couple of streets away. Today it took me 15 minutes. I actually thought it would take me longer so I am 10 minutes early for my appointment. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Goddamnit, I hate being in pain and having to pay money to fix my body because it decides it doesn’t want to be normal.

I don’t mind being weird in other ways but if my body could stop being weird, that’d be great.

Oh, and if you ever want to know what it’s like to have an electric fence wire running through your leg, just get yourself a pinched sciatic nerve.

#physio #physiotherapy #pain #sciatica #SciaticNerve #early #weird #PinchedNerve

Here’s exactly my back problem. Every word. 😕 #PinchedNerve
https://deukspine.com/conditions-we-treat/herniated-disc/c6-c7-disc-herniation/

I have a “huge”, his words, not mine, bulging disc in my neck. Which is putting pressure on the nerve and causing nonstop swelling, tingling in the hands and mild/annoying pain in my arm. As of right now, outpatient surgery on March 20. #WednesdayMotivation #PinchedNerve

I’ve got a spine doctors appointment tomorrow w/MRI results. Ready to fix this… make this happen. ❤️ #PinchedNerve

My index finger feels like needles. #PinchedNerve 😕
Constant swelling in the neck. Going on three months.

I tried to sleep on the bed. Lasted 4 hrs. Back to the couch. ☹️ #Lastnight #pinchednerve

Gonna try to sleep in my own bed tonight. Pillows will be toddler pillows. No more huge fluffy pillows. Part of the problem. Need to fix posture and those pillows are part of the problem.
#sleeplife #pinchednerve

My left arm is so weak, I can barely hold this iPhone. Strange feeling. #pinchednerve.

When you have a pinched nerve in your neck, your hand feels like the blood is rushing to your fingertips. All the time. #PinchedNerve

Physical therapy January 19, 2023. #PinchedNerve
Ready for all this to be over.
ALL OF IT.

Swelling in the arm leads to some tight undergarments just added more pressure. So I’ve got lots of discomfort. This fkn sucks. I’m not going to lie. #PinchedNerve

First day on the job without any relief is kind of painful. All the ibuprofen and Tylenol I’ve been taking has gave me a stomachache. I can say it’s tolerable, but still painful. #WorkLife #PinchedNerve #Older

OK, I’m not getting my hopes up, but my neck popped. Just a small tiny little pop as I look to my left. And now I feel a sense of relief; no tingling/aching in my hands. A bit sore but hopefully in the morning, it will get even better. #NotGettingHopesUp #PinchedNerve #Documentation 🤞🏻

I read steroids only last two weeks before the flare up begins. 😖 #pinchednerve