Wow, Ken.  I'm sorry to hear all this, and no, it's not more than I wanted
to know, don't worry!
:-)

I had trouble recuperating from my neck surgery last year, and I'm not
spastic at all in my neck or shoulders.   (if you'll recall, I had a bone
spur removed from my neck).  And you have to be very very careful not to jar
your neck in any way for a couple of months at least, and I had to wear a
cervical collar for three months.  So I can imagine how difficult it would
be in your case.

Good luck and let us know how your case proceeds!

Kat

----- Original Message -----
From: "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 7:27 PM
Subject: my neuro visit today


> some of you know i am wrote up on workers comp and on sick leave for
> tendon and ligament damage from fingers to shoulders. the doc is going
> to try to get me on disability on this. at the same time he tried and
> was ignored on getting my herniated disks in the c-3 to c-7 section of
> my neck with bone spurs in the same area. the neuro told me today that
> the steass and strain on the job was definately part of the neck problem
> too and will continue to do damage. he is going to give me another mri to
> see how far it has advanced since i first had it found in 1998.
> we will apply for work related injury on it by itself, since they
> already accepted the arms and hands. in addition, i'll get some new
> medicine and botox injections as soon as they can schedule them.
>   the doctor that found the disk problem wanted to do surgery. i told
> him that with my muscles spasming as they did, i did not think surgery
> was a good idea. the doc today just told me that under no circumstances
> should i let anybody do surgery on my neck, because with my spasms, i'd
> never heal up correctly and also said the elbows and shoulders should be
> off limits as far as surgery.
> that is my present circumstances. no surgery, new meds, botox
> injections, and another work related injury claim to be put into the
> system.
> now you all know more than you wanted to know.