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Hello all,
I wanted to know if anyone knows of a hospital that takes payments since I do not have insurance. I have very bad c-4 c-4 c-5 c-6 c-7 herniated discs. I have done some research since my thumb, index finger are feeling numb with tingle as well as major shoulder, arm, and neck pain. My nerves are pinched in these area's and as for the last MRI I got in the states, I have cord compression at c-6 c-7. Here is what I found for my symptoms and it seems to be right on the Money as I though, since I do have just about all of these at one time. I'm in so much pain!!! It has come back once again from 2 weeks ago and it lasted for 6 days. Now just 2 days of no issues, I'm now going on my 3rd day, but it feels much worse. Does anybody know of a hospital in the ENS. QuisQueya area that takes payments. I have gone to many hospitals and or clinics and they will not help me at all since i don't have Insurance or the money to pay for an MRI etc. Please help if you can and thank you so much in advance. Joe
Symptoms of a Cervical Herniated Disc
A cervical herniated disc will typically cause pain patterns and neurological deficits as follows:
C4 - C5 (C5 nerve root) - Can cause weakness in the deltoids muscle in the upper arm. Does not usually cause numbness or tingling. Can cause shoulder pain.
C5 - C6 (C6 nerve root) - Can cause weakness in the biceps (muscles in the front of the upper arms) and wrist extensors muscles. Numbness and tingling along with pain can radiate to the thumb side of the hand. This is one of the most common levels for a cervical disc herniation to occur.
C6 - C7 (C7 nerve root) - Can cause weakness in the triceps (muscles in the back of the upper arm and extending to the forearm) and the finger extensors muscles. Numbness and tingling along with pain can radiate down the triceps and into the middle finger. This is also one of the most common levels for a cervical disc herniation (see Figure 1).
C7 - T1 (C8 nerve root) - Can cause weakness with hand grip. Numbness and tingling and pain can radiate down the arm to the little finger side of hand.
It is important to note that the above list comprises typical pain patterns associated with a cervical disc herniation, but they are not absolute. Some people are simply wired up differently than others, and therefore their arm pain and other symptoms will be different.
Since there is not a lot of disc material between the vertebral bodies in the cervical spine, the discs are usually not very large. However, the space available for the nerves is also not that great, which means that even a small cervical disc herniation may impinge on the nerve and cause significant pain. The arm pain is usually most severe as the nerve first becomes pinched.
Treatments for a Cervical Herniated Disc
The majority of the time, the arm pain from a cervical herniated disc can be controlled with medication, and conservative (non-surgical) treatments alone are enough to resolve the condition.
Once the arm pain does start to improve it is unlikely to return, although it may take longer for the weakness and numbness/tingling to improve. If the arm pain gets better it is acceptable to continue with conservative treatment, as there really is no literature that supports the theory that surgery for cervical disc herniation helps the nerve root heal quicker.
All treatments for a cervical herniated disc are essentially designed to help resolve the arm pain, and usually the weakness and numbness/tingling will resolve with time.
I wanted to know if anyone knows of a hospital that takes payments since I do not have insurance. I have very bad c-4 c-4 c-5 c-6 c-7 herniated discs. I have done some research since my thumb, index finger are feeling numb with tingle as well as major shoulder, arm, and neck pain. My nerves are pinched in these area's and as for the last MRI I got in the states, I have cord compression at c-6 c-7. Here is what I found for my symptoms and it seems to be right on the Money as I though, since I do have just about all of these at one time. I'm in so much pain!!! It has come back once again from 2 weeks ago and it lasted for 6 days. Now just 2 days of no issues, I'm now going on my 3rd day, but it feels much worse. Does anybody know of a hospital in the ENS. QuisQueya area that takes payments. I have gone to many hospitals and or clinics and they will not help me at all since i don't have Insurance or the money to pay for an MRI etc. Please help if you can and thank you so much in advance. Joe
Symptoms of a Cervical Herniated Disc
A cervical herniated disc will typically cause pain patterns and neurological deficits as follows:
C4 - C5 (C5 nerve root) - Can cause weakness in the deltoids muscle in the upper arm. Does not usually cause numbness or tingling. Can cause shoulder pain.
C5 - C6 (C6 nerve root) - Can cause weakness in the biceps (muscles in the front of the upper arms) and wrist extensors muscles. Numbness and tingling along with pain can radiate to the thumb side of the hand. This is one of the most common levels for a cervical disc herniation to occur.
C6 - C7 (C7 nerve root) - Can cause weakness in the triceps (muscles in the back of the upper arm and extending to the forearm) and the finger extensors muscles. Numbness and tingling along with pain can radiate down the triceps and into the middle finger. This is also one of the most common levels for a cervical disc herniation (see Figure 1).
C7 - T1 (C8 nerve root) - Can cause weakness with hand grip. Numbness and tingling and pain can radiate down the arm to the little finger side of hand.
It is important to note that the above list comprises typical pain patterns associated with a cervical disc herniation, but they are not absolute. Some people are simply wired up differently than others, and therefore their arm pain and other symptoms will be different.
Since there is not a lot of disc material between the vertebral bodies in the cervical spine, the discs are usually not very large. However, the space available for the nerves is also not that great, which means that even a small cervical disc herniation may impinge on the nerve and cause significant pain. The arm pain is usually most severe as the nerve first becomes pinched.
Treatments for a Cervical Herniated Disc
The majority of the time, the arm pain from a cervical herniated disc can be controlled with medication, and conservative (non-surgical) treatments alone are enough to resolve the condition.
Once the arm pain does start to improve it is unlikely to return, although it may take longer for the weakness and numbness/tingling to improve. If the arm pain gets better it is acceptable to continue with conservative treatment, as there really is no literature that supports the theory that surgery for cervical disc herniation helps the nerve root heal quicker.
All treatments for a cervical herniated disc are essentially designed to help resolve the arm pain, and usually the weakness and numbness/tingling will resolve with time.
