I am a 37 year old female from Kentucky. For the past two years I have been suffering from a constant headache, pain in the back of my neck, tingling in my left arm and leg, dizziness, buzzing tongue, facial pain, visual disturbances, and cognitive problems (short term memory loss, trouble finding words, etc.) [...]
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Monday, September 11th, 2006Pinched Nerve Symptoms?
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006Dear Dr. Joshua, I’m 34 years old. I’ve been experiencing tingling/ pins and needles in my hands - pinky and ring fingers, and a bit up the forearm. It started about 3 years ago, while I was pregnant, and just came on if I fell asleep on my back. The tingling is now constant, worse [...]
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Saturday, August 26th, 2006This question and answer have been moved to:
Chronic Back Pain and Spinal Surgery
Cervical Disc Herniated Again
Thursday, August 17th, 2006Hi Doctor: I am a 39 yr old RN and I have an important question to ask you.
In 2002, I had C6-C7 fusion with plate and screws. Now I have a herniation at C5-C6 with radicular pain. My question, is it common for disks above or below a fusion to herniate?
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Thank [...]
Bicep Muscle Not Working
Friday, August 4th, 2006I’m a 50 year old male in good health and never been hospitalized. About 6 days ago I was having trouble raising my right arm over my head. I realized I couldn’t even flex my bicep, and I couldn’t raise the arm at all. A week before that my right shoulder was aching near my [...]
Continue readingSwallowing Difficulty - Caused by Cervical Spine?
Friday, August 4th, 2006August 2, 2006
Hi,
I need help!? I have been having swallowing problems and now experiencing weight loss.? I do not have an appointment with a gastro doctor until August 28, 2006.? I had a barium swallow test done and it showed that my neck bones are pressing on my esophagus.? Is this [...]
Neuropathy or Spinal Stenosis?
Wednesday, June 28th, 2006Dear Dr. Joshua,? ? My uncle is residing in India, he is 67 years old and in 2001 was diagnosed with a type of myopathy in his lower back spine. He does not have pain but has lost the strengh to get up from a bed or chair. He was told that this a rare [...]
Continue readingFatigue, Indifference, Back Pain, Blood in Stool, Depression?
Tuesday, May 16th, 2006here is a list of my symptoms..all beginning around January 3rdish.
1. chronic fatigue- i could sleep the entire day. i am often tired
when i wake up.
2. intolerance to alcohol - i used to drink pretty much every day and
now even the smell makes me nauseous.
3. chronic back pain - it is primarily in [...]
Tingling and Numbness in Fingers
Saturday, April 1st, 2006about four months ago i took a hard fall down a flight of stairs besides a large hematoma that had to be drained i have experienced long periods of loose stools which i have had testing for… that all came back fine. But more recently i have been experiencing numbness and tingling down my arms [...]
Continue readingNeck Pain, Cervical Pain, Numbness, Myelogram, Epidural Blocks, Need for Surgery?
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006Dr Joshua, I have had Cervical Neck pain off and on for 10 years. (I am a nurse) In the past 6 months it has gotten worse. I saw my doctor when I developed numbness in my left ring and pinky fingers. I received epidural blocks, and the numbness went away. [...]
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