Is it normal to be told by neurosurgeon dr's nothings wrong

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I have had two neck surgeries and one of them was a 4 cervical disc fusion with plate. I'm still having problems and it's been one year from the second surgery, two years from the first.
Shoulder and neck pain are severe! Numbing in the fingers just like it all started two years ago.
EMG test came back normal and they say the MRI and CT are normal. But I saw the CT and MRI and it shows C5 C6 are bulging slightly to the left with mild spinal stenosis.
I can't do this any longer!

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  • wreckd
    13 years ago

    Find a different Neurosurgeon. Most doctors only care about the paycheck. I'm sorry and I hope the matter resolves soon.

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  • Avant-Garde
    12 years ago

    I'm not a doctor and I know that's not normal. Some doctors lie when they don't know what's really wrong with their patients. See another doctor. Don't take "No" for a answer! Good Luck.

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  • lostwithoutu
    12 years ago

    Unfortunately yes, quite normal. Maybe not right though. Wow, you have been through a lot!!!!! If you are in that much pain, then SOMETHING isn't normal. Feel for you to have to live like that. I don't think it wise to see a chiro or at least let anyone actually adjust your neck. Try something like Quantum Neurology of which I am a huge fan.
    They have great sucess in difficult to treat people with nerve issues.

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  • MaestroJohan
    12 years ago

    Given that everyones been positive, I'm gonna play devils advocate. If you've been to multiple doctors and they all tell you nothings wrong, then maybe nothings wrong. It is entirely possible that you problem is psychosomatic and that there's nothing there. Now I'm not trying to be hateful, I'm trying to help you find a solution. You've been in pain for a long time first with the problem then from surgery, then another surgery, and even if they did fix the problem, surgery can take a year or more to recover from. Lets say it's not remnant pain from surgery though, sometimes the body experiences something for so long it doesn't know how to be with out it. Even after the pain was suppose to be gone your mind still expected it to be there to the point that it was, at least in your heAd it was. Then seeing the scans didn't help your mind (now mind you I don't know your profession, but most people don't know the complex workings of the body) took the tidbits of terms and information you've heard from other doctors and went crazy with it, making you see a problem that wasn't there (since you probably don't read the scans for a living nor have you been trained to). Now I'm not putting any blame on you, nor am I saying what you've said you've felt is a lie, psychosomatic symptoms are a serious problem and need to be treated as such. I'm just saying that this is something you should think about.

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  • howaminotmyself
    13 years ago

    ouch, what happened? Get a second opinion please. Have you spoke to a chiropractor? And if you're in pain I strongly recommend acupuncture.

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  • scotty4444
    13 years ago

    Most doctors do not like the idea that they cannot determine what is wrong with a patient, so in lieu of admitting their failure, they will simply relegate it to 'nothing' or an absence of any real medical issue. This also means ignoring statements made by the patient that would appear to be contradictory to their conclusions (or lack thereof). Always get a 3rd opinion when you can, and if you have not seen a specialist yet, then you need to do so ASAP. My neurologist told me the same thing when I had a seizure for the first time at the age of 29. Sure, they did a few of the obvious, really expensive tests to rule out the possibilities that you dont need a doctor to consider, but ultimately, they never came up with a reason why. I think its the beginning stages of diabetes myself, but noone seems to know for sure to this day. Good luck!

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  • syriandiamond
    13 years ago

    This happens a lot. Drs can always oversee things. My PA class studied a case where a women who always needs to get checked for breast cancer felt a lump. The place she goes to everytime to get checked told her it was nothing. So she went to a different place and it turned out she had breast cancer

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  • KeyboardSolo
    13 years ago

    Doctors are tricky. Some only care about the pay, some don't. Some will gladly welcome the opinions of patients while some find it insulting that an uneducated peon would offer advice on how to do their job.

    All you can do is keep at it until you find a doctor that cares about more than pay and who will listen to you rather than caring only about test results.

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  • Mel
    13 years ago

    Keep seeking different Drs until they take your concerns seriously. Tell them what YOU see & all your symptoms. With injuries such as yours, there might not be much more they can do w/o risk of further damage...if thats the case, find someone who will help you with pain management & work with you to help as much as possible! Ive had some really shitty Drs, until I found someone who is fantastic. Unfortunitely, it takes time. Feel better soon :)

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