Dear Friend,
You need muscle relaxants as well as good NSAID which will control the pain as well as the inflamation.
So you need to discuss that with your doctor.
Regards.
Thanks for your reply.
You mentin that the medication I am currently prescribed is not good enough (I agree as I am still in severe pain). What would you recomend? What sorts of medication should I discuss with my doctor?
Thanks again
Luke
Dear Friend,
Well your doctor is absolutely right. You need a Myelogram in present scenario as the MRI won't show good pictures due to prosthesis present inside the body.
The present medications prescribed by your doctors is not good enough to control the pain. You need to get the Myelography done soon, as we can have a diagnosis in a real quick time.
Meanwhile get a NCV (Nerve Conduction Velocity) testing done also as it will help to rule out other differential diagnosis of pain, like thoracic outlet syndrome, nerve plasy, etc.
After these investigations only i will be able to help you better as without any physical examination i will not be able to conclude a diagnosis.
Regards.
Feel free to discuss more.