Mark...
I'm sorry to hear that you're having that horrible wrap-around pain. Any word on the ESI? Are they going to consider attempting to knock out C7-T1, or are the going to address t-spine only?
Its just crazy how closely related some of the nerves are, and the cross over of dermatomes can vary from person to person, injury to injury. I've been getting horrible high thoracic pain lately with the increase in workload (yay new clients! but man my spine is not happy about the extra computer/keyboard time).
I hope that conservative tx and lifestyle changes will help eliminate some of your pain. My chiro has been on me to make sure I am changing postion frequently...sometimes something as simple as that can make a difference. After so long dealing with these issues, Dr. Reul is right, we do look at things with "orthopedic goggles".
Be well.
Theresa
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